Mauritius Travel Guide

Mauritius — Things to Do

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Diving

The warm, crystal clear, tropical waters of Mauritius provide a wonderful experience for divers from across the globe and divers should make sure they bring their diving card or certificate with them when visiting this exotic destination. The island offers a wonderfully diverse range of marine life and diving sites with everything from colorful coral reefs teeming with life and old rusty shipwrecks boasting buried treasures to dark and mysterious underwater caves and endless drops. Expect to see angelfish, batfish, soldier fish, scorpion fish and moray eels. Head to the Blue Bay and Balaclava Marine parks for a day you won't soon forget. As the water temperature reaches around 79°F (26°C) in the summer months, wetsuits are optional while in the winter months the average water temperature drops to around 71°F (22°C) and wetsuits are advisable. Diving courses are available to beginners from PADI and CMAS and there are at least 20 dive centers located across the island. Those who prefer to stay a little closer to the beach can enjoy some fabulous snorkeling in the clear, calm waters where the coral reef and its colorful inhabitants can be explored.

Honeymoon and Wedding

A honeymoon or wedding in Mauritius is a lovely experience; this tropical island's azure waters, white beaches and volcanic mountain backdrops lend themselves beautifully as the setting for a romantic wedding or honeymoon getaway. An assortment of hotels and resorts make a wedding and honeymoon in Mauritius an even more attractive option. Mauritius Honeymoon and Wedding DestinationsThis island nation has year-round good weather and abounds with unique wedding and honeymoon venues, offering everything from private island bookings, or colonial plantation houses, to weddings and honeymoon trips on board a catamaran. Some of the best wedding and honeymoon destinations include Grand Baie, Ille aux Cerfs and Turtle Bay, to mention just a few. Aside from getting married there are many things to do in Mauritius, including horse riding on the beach, visiting the huge tortoises in Turtle Bay and diving the three shipwrecks off the north coast. Mauritius Wedding FormalitiesThe requirements for civil and religious ceremonies in Mauritius do vary and should be researched further.

Game Fishing

Renowned for being one of the best big game fishing destinations in the world, what better activity is there while on vacation in Mauritius than jumping aboard a speedboat and heading out into the pristine azure waters to enjoy tackling anything from Blue and Black Marlin and Tuna to Sailfish and Skipjack. Probably the most highly-prized game fish, with its discernable spear-like snout, rigid dorsal fin and sheer size, catching a Blue Marlin is no easy task, but if you can land one of these giants your Mauritian holiday will be that much sweeter. Tuna abound during March and April, while Wahoo, reputed to be the fastest fish in the sea, run in September. For the ultimate trophy fish, the best months for Marlin are between October and April and Dorado is abundant all year round. There are plenty of fishing charters that operate daily from Mauritius and boats are equipped with rods, reels, lifejackets and everything else you could possibly need for your day out - but don't forget your camera for the money shot! Full and half-day excursions are available and most charters encourage the catch and release of pelagic fish species, especially big game fish like Marlin, whenever possible.