Mauritius

• Black River Gorge National Park - new (2002) Visitor Centre in the Black River Valley at the NW end of Park. A new (tarmacked) road leads to the Centre from Grande Rivire Noire on the west coast, 25 km south of Port Louis on the A3. Mahebourg might be a good place for a base hotel.
• Cape Malareux
• le aux Aigrettes Nature Reserve - nice island just outside Mahbourg. Only accessible with an organized tour - a lot of small islands with ruins of anciens defensive castles. You can hire a fisherman who is going to take you to the Island, visit the places, see a lot of beautiful birds, you can fish and prepare nice local dishes with him.
• The couloured earths of Chamarel, also a tall waterfall
• Trou aux Cerfs - spectacular view over Curepipe, the sugarcane fields and the mountains in the far distance.
• Tamarin(d) Falls - Plaines Wilhems region
• Grand Bassin - crater lake is a sacred pilgrimage site for hundreds of thousands of Hindus. Ever since 1897 they have come to pray to Shiva on Maha Shivaratree which has become the largest Hindu festival outside of India.
• Casela Bird Park Situated on west coast, near Flic en Flac (beach). This park contains many different species of birds such as parrots, pheasants, and pink pigeons which are highly endangered. There are also other animals to see such as monkeys, tortoises, leopards, tigers and fish.
• Port Louis central markets most trinkets can be cheaper in Grand Baie, pickpockets
• Rochester (basalt) Falls - drive 3km on a bumpy dirt track into the sugar cane fields, last 500m to the fall are only manageable on foot. Starting point is town of Souillac whose port laguna is also worth seeing. Road to the falls is signposted.
• Natural history Museum, among the numerous stuffed animal species, one can observe the only copy of "Dodo"
• Restaurants

oVerangue sur Morne restaurant which still amazes me how it hangs off the side of the mountain

oChez Dewa, in Rose-Hill that one can taste the best Dollhs Puris

oLa Colombe: Great Chinese & Creole dishes - Rue Hollandais, Mahbourg

oNamaste - Indian - Caudan Waterfront

oSiro Cane - only restaurant in La gaulette,along the southern coast, which is the most remote place of Mauritius

oCocoteraie Restaurant - Mont Choisi