WatersportsBeaches, lagoons and inlets around the coast offer plenty of opportunity for safe swimming, supplemented by hotel swimming pools.
Grand Baie, north of Pamplemousses Gardens, is a popular beach for diving. Further good dive sites can be found around
Flic-en-Flac on the west coast of Mauritius, and on
Rodrigues Island. The Mauritian Scuba Diving Association can provide further information (tel: 454 0011; website:
www.msda-cmas.org). There is good coastal and inland deep sea fishing around the island.
Tamarin Bay is an ideal place to see black and long-beaked dolphins. At Belle Mare there is a Waterpark.
GolfThis is becoming increasingly popular on Mauritius, with an annual
Golf Open held in December. Golf courses offering 18 holes are at
Belle Mare Plage in the northeast and the
Le Paradis at the
Le Morne in the southwest, and the
Ile Aux Cerf golf course. Smaller rounds can be played at
St Géran Hotel,
Trou aux-Biches,
La Pirogue,
Sugar Beach and
Maritim which offer nine holes.
OtherThere are many opportunities for trekking in the interior of the island. Many of the best walks are in the
Réserve Forrestière Macchabée and
Rivière Noire National Park. Rodrigues Island also has some lovely hiking country, with coastal and mountain walks, notably to the island’s highest points,
Mount Limon and
Mount Malartic. The Hippodrome at the
Champ de Mars has meetings at the weekends between May and October where spectators can watch horse racing (website:
www.mauritiusturfclub.com).
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