Mauritius will enchant you, will uplift your soul, making you feel that you belong to the chosen few. Every visitor enjoys personal attention. Every encounter is an opportunity to discover a friendly face. Behind each smile lies the promise of a unique holiday. The contrast of a multitude of colours and tastes, the island, set in its turquoise sea, is an oasis of peace and tranquillity. Mauritius, a melting pot where past and present are smoothly blended together, offers an essential beauty that will compel to return to its shores time and time again. May your stay with us remain engraved in your memory forever.

If you are looking for a very special place to spend your wedding or honeymoon, Mauritius is definitely the place for you. Every hotel on the island offers extensive wedding and honeymoon packages. They can also help you in organising every single detail of the ceremony.

Everything is possible. You can choose to have an intimate, private occasion or a more adventurous way of exchanging vows.

On a sunny beachside, under the sea or in the sky, Mauritius will transform your wedding or your honeymoon into an unforgettable moment.

The North
Grand, ancient trees establish royal dominion over well-kept lawns. Palms, some 200 years old, border the alleys. Floating like bluish-green enamelled trays in a rectangular pond are huge Victoria regia water-lilies, their leaves some 60 cm (2 ft) across. The largest can bear the weight of a newborn baby. You may nevertheless not wish to entrust your own offspring to the test, for if you look carefully at a leaf you'll see the underside protected by sharp spines. On the coast north of Pamplemousses lie some of the island's most inviting beaches gleaming with powdery white sand, with Grand Baie, one of the most splendid, as the centre for many sea-related activities-sailing, windsurfing, snorkelling and diving. In Grand Baie itself, visit the local Art Gallery with interesting exhibitions by Mauritian artists. If you go to Trou aux Biches, look out for the lovely Hindu temple nearby and visit the excellent Aquarium with 200 types of fish, live coral, and fascinating exhibits, wonderfully presented.

At Mont Choisy, one of the most popular beaches on the island, you'll find perfect safe bathing with plenty of windsurfing and sailing possibilities. Péreybère, with its lovely clear blue waters, is another paradise for swimmers. At the very far north is Cap Malheureux, which supposedly got its name from the fact that it was the spot where the English landed in 1810 to conquer the island. On a calm day there's a wonderful view out to sea, especially of the island of Coin de Mire with its massive, plunging cliffs.

The East
Excellent beaches abound on the east coast. To the north lies Roches Noires, much appreciated in summer because of the constant sea breezes and the excellent fishing. Further south, Belle Mare has its addicts, drawn to its magnificent sweep of beach round to Palmar and Trou d'Eau Douce. The Ile aux Cerfs, reachable from Touessrok (a 20-minute ferry crossing), has deer roaming wild, while the pristine beaches and lagoon are near-perfect for children.

South of Mahébourg, Blue Bay is surrounded by a semi-circle of casuarina (or filao) trees, whose branches resemble the feathers of the cassowary bird. The beach is often considered one of the best on the island because of its deep, clear blue waters-an ideal bay for water sports of all kinds. And as a change from the beach, why not visit Le Val Nature Park, in the heart of a valley, surrounded by lush vegetation? You can see carp, fresh water fish, shrimp, and prawns bred in chemically treated water, as well as birds and monkeys.

The South
The rugged south coast is less popular with visitors but conceals plenty of charm. Souillac, the main town, was named after François Vicomte de Souillac, governor of the island from 1779 to 1787; the backdrop of the Savanne Mountains is a fine setting.
The sea lashing at the coast and the powerful wind provide quite a contrast to the tranquil northern beaches, though much new development is going on to encourage tourism. To see the vegetation of the area (an area, alas, often scarred by hurricanes), visit the Telfair Gardens, with their gigantic Indian almond trees and banyans. For a little culture, visit the house-cum-museum of the Mauritian poet Edward Hart, who lived on the cliff sculpted by the waves till his death in 1954. For an invigorating whiff of sea air, go to the cliffs at Gris-Gris, the furthest point south on the island. The beach is dangerous, but fishermen obstinately go out laying lobster and crayfish pots. Just outside the town, through the fields of sugar-cane, lie the Rochester Falls, where the waters have carved the basalt into curious, mostly upright shapes. The actual cascade crashes down from about 10 m (33 ft) above.

The West
A small town on the west coast, with the delightful name of Flic en Flac, provides an excellent example of the cosmopolitan mood of the island and boasts a typical beach with gentle white sand fringed with filao trees.
Tamarind trees grow pro-fusely along the west coast, and gave their name to Tamarin, a clean and pleasant little resort with a beautiful beach (one of the most popular with Mauritians), that also has Mauritius's main salt flats. At La Mivoie, visit the Shellorama Museum for some local and less local shells. Note in particular the Harpa Costata, a type now rapidly disappearing.
Chamarel, a few kilometres further south inland, is famous for its coloured earths: test tubes of multicoloured samples can be bought from freelance vendors or from the local shops. The best time to visit the area is at dawn. The colours-violet, blue, purple, red, green, brown and yellow-never fade despite tropical rainfall, and for geologists in particular this lunar landscape is fascinating. Nearby, the dramatic Chamarel Falls stand in total contrast to that landscape, with rich vegetation and humid air.

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WHEN TO GO

Mauritius is a tropical island and it is very green. For sure, there must be some rain coming down here as well…
Usually in winter (means May to October) the highest temperatures vary between 20°C and 26°C in the coastal regions. In summer (November to April) it's slightly higher, meaning 26°C to 32°C .The water temperature of the Indian Ocean can go up to 28°C. Usually wind is blowing quiet steady from easterly directions.

Important to know: Mauritius has a micro-climate: it could rain cats and dogs where you are. Only a few kilometers away sun is shining and no cloud in sight.
If you wake up in the morning with a gray sky, don't worry. Go for your shower, have breakfast and after the sky will be blue.