Mauritius Articles

You can learn a lot about Mauritius from one table. A bowl of fragrant briyani. A paper-wrapped dholl puri still warm from the griddle. Chinese-style noodles, Creole curry and a plate of pink-iced biscuits for later. It sounds like several different meals. In Mauritius, it’s just lunch.

Indian, Creole, Chinese and French influences have all landed on the island and have, over generations, become something unmistakably Mauritian. The result is bold, comforting, colourful food – and some of the best Mauritian food comes from a busy market stall, with sauce running down your fingers.

If you’re wondering what the famous food of Mauritius is, there’s no single answer. But this list of the best Mauritian dishes is a good place to start.  

Enjoy!

Picture yourself face-down, mask on, in water so clear you could count each grain of sand below you. It's warm. Like bath warm. One fish darts past you into the coral. Then another. Then a turtle glides past you, effortlessly, like nature’s chillest dude.

That might sound like something out of a movie, but on Mauritius, it’s probably just a Tuesday.  

Mauritius sits inside a giant coral reef system, creating sheltered lagoons that are warm, calm, full of marine life and perfect for snorkelling in.

In this post, we’re going to run through some of the best snorkelling spots in Mauritius. So, book the plane tickets, pack the flippers and mask, and get ready to explore it.

Crashing waves on reefs. A mouth full of sea water. That elation of almost being able to gybe before you take a tumble.

It's not the usual images your mind conjures up when you think about going on holiday to Mauritius, but they're the ones you'll still be talking about long after you've gone home. The ones that will have you itching to get back out there.

Windsurfing in Mauritius may not be the main reason people visit the island. But once someone has gotten a taste of it, it's the reason they keep coming back.

Because Just behind those reefs sits one of the best windsurfing setups anywhere in the world. On the inside, the lagoons run flat, shallow and warm. On the outside, there’s chop, there are bumps, and if you go looking there are waves that'll get the heart racing.  

If that alone doesn't convince you, then this guide will tell you everything that you need to know, until you're at the point you're trying to cram a wetsuit into your suitcase.

It’s just after sunrise. The lagoon is flat as glass, fish dart beneath your board and the water is warm enough to make falling in feel more like a little treat more than a mistake. There's no engine. No rush. Just you, a paddle and beautiful views.

That's the thing about paddle boarding in Mauritius. It's pure bliss.  

The island’s calm, reef-sheltered lagoons are beginner-friendly, while rivers, mangroves and reef breaks give those who are steadier on their feet plenty to explore.

So, whether you’re SUP-curious or at your happiest paddle in hand, here are seven reasons to give paddleboarding in Mauritius a go.