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Wednesday, April 7, 2010



Mauritius Food Mauritian Cuisine
Mauritius is a mix of culture and also of cuisine. The Mauritian foods has its origins from three continents.
You will be able when you are in Mauritius to have in your plate everyday a different cuisine.
-Mostly French Cuisine
- Mauritian Cuisine is a mixture of Creole, Chinese, African, European and Indian.
Here are some of the must try:D
-Creole Curry (which is a quite spicy cuisine, and very hot)
Some other Mauritian Cuisine are:
- Daube de Poisson
- Curry de curf
- Briani
- Beef black beans
- Fried rice
Some MAURITIUS SNACKS!
- samoussas
-"dholl puries" or "rotis".



MAURITIUS DRINKS!
of course all general drinks, as lemonades, coke and Juices are found on the Island.
BUT the main drink in Mauritius and you must not miss to drink it, is the famous RUM which is produced from sugar cane. Rum is a drink with high quantity of alcohol, Mauritian like drinking it pure but you can use it in cocktails too. It is quite cheap & it taste good when drunk with ice & coke.
Of course, children is advice not to drink alcohol.

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Places Of Interest[14]

Jardin Botanique de Pamplemousses
The jewel of the crown! The gardens are known to naturalists throughout the world for their countless species of indigenous and exotic plants, including the giant Victorial Regia water lilies, and the talipot palm, said to flower once every sixty years and then die. The garden was created by Pierre Poivre in 1767 in the Estate of the French Governor Mahe de Labourdonnais. The latter's Chateau de Mon Plaisir, built in 1735, can still be seen there.

Coloured Earths of Chamarel
Among the oddest sites of the island are the seven-coloured dunes at Chamarel, believed to result from the weathering of volcanic rocks. These undulating and vividly contrasted layers of earth are a short drive away from the beautiful Chamarel waterfalls.

The Bird Garden of Casela
Set in a magnificent site between Bambous and Tamarin in the Riviere Noire district, the Casela Bird Park hosts some 140 varieties of birds from around the world. The main attraction remains the Mauritian Pink Pigeon, one of the rarest birds in the world, still fighting to avoid the fate of the dodo. One of the giant tortoises is 150 years old. The park is open every day from 9 am to 5 pm and the entrance fee is Rs 125/150 on weekdays/weekends

Ile aux Cerfs
There are no stags (cerfs) remaining on this small island which now belongs to Le Touessrok Sun Hotel and attracts large numbers of holiday-makers on the east coast. The ferry runs several times each hour between 9 am and 4 pm and costs Rs 80 per person return, although this is expected to increase. Le Touessrok Sun Hotel residents travel for free. What you get when you step off the ferry is a sheltered, crowded beach and lagoon for water sports or sunbathing, restaurants and several souvenir stalls. You can walk only around the seaward half of the island, that is, clockwise from the landing site. On the island, there is a boat house where you can hire water skis, pedalos, sailboards, surfcats, Laser dinghies and canoes. Two-hour boat trips are offered to the Grande Rivière Sud-Est waterfall; and there's also a tour around Île aux Cerfs.

Domaine Les Pailles
Ten minutes south of Port-Louis lies the nature park of Domaine Les Pailles, stretching over 3,000 acres at the foot of the Moka mountain range. You can choose between touring the park in a Land-Rover, riding in a horse-drawn carriage or in a train. The gardens also feature a replica of an ancient sugarmill, an "alambic" - an apparatus formerly used in distilling rum, a spice garden and a natural spring.

Aquarium
Situated between Pointe-aux-Piments and Trou-aux-Biches, hosts some 200 species of indigenous fish, invertebrates, corals and sponges, providing the visitor with a unique opportunity of admiring the fauna and flora of the Indian Ocean.

Domaine du Chasseur (Anse Jonchee, Vieux Grand Port)
Situated in the south-east of the island, near Mahebourg, in the heart of abundant greenery, Le Domaine du Chasseur covers about 1,950 acres. It is also an exciting natural hunting ground with its herds of some 1,000 deer and hundreds of wild boar. Lovers of leafy walks can chose between 5 and 15 kms long, allowing them to admire rare kinds of trees and protected species, such as the famous windhover kestrel. A panoramic restaurant with a very good typically Mauritian menu completes the attractions of this unusual trip, which has become a must for hunters, walkers and... gourmets.

Le Val Nature Park
Situated in the south-east of the island at Cluny, Le Val offers a view of the natural aquatic life of shrimps, eels and freshwater fish. The park also hosts anthurium green-houses, watercress ponds, deer parks, as well as monkeys and various bird species.

The Well-known Creole Houses
on the road from Port-Louis to Curepipe through Montagne-Ory. Now a museum.

Tamarin Falls
These falls are awkward to reach, but it's worth the effort for a beautiful, deep, cool bathe at the bottom of the series of seven falls. You can see them from the Vacoas side, if you follow the sign from Henrietta. From Curepipe or Quatre Bornes, take a bus to Henrietta, then walk to Tamarind Falls. If you're coming from Tamarin, turn right about 3Km north of Tamarin, at the round about to Magenta and Yemen. A tarred, bumpy road through cane fields leads to the Magenta and Tamarind Falls turn-off. Continue through all the 'Private Estate', 'Permit Needed' and 'Prohibited Entry' signs, down towards the power station. Leave your car or bike and walk along the river up to the falls. The path is quite heavily overgrown and you must cross to the other side and boulder-hop the last 300m along the river bed to reach the top, but you will richly rewarded!

Trou aux Cerfs
Possibly the main attraction of Curepipe for tourists, apart from the shopping, is the Trou aux Cerfs crater. It's been extinct for a long time and the crater floor is now heavily wooded, but the crater affords lovely views around the island. A tarred road leads gently up to and around the rim. There are benches for rest and reflection, and a radar station for keeping an electronic eye on cyclone activity.

Karting
In December 2001, Kart Loisir entered the world of karting with a superficy of 7 acres. An attraction parc for young and old. Situated at La Jouliette, Petite Riviere. Corinne Barrier will show you how delightful karting and quad biking is. Kart Loisir gives you the opportunity to discover a new sport in Mauritius. Enjoy the excellent Italian & Mauritius cuisine at our open restaurant with the magnificient landscape of Port Louis. For all music lovers, the "Wild Monkeys" is certainly a must. Kart Loisir also caters for your cocktails, wedding ceremonies and conferences.

Vanilla Crocodile & Tortoise Park
Enter this glittering forest and discover a haven of luscious tropical flora: find a variety of endemic and exotic plants. In these lush green surroundings where banana and palm trees as well as giant bambous grow, more than a thousand Nile crocodiles are bred. On a guided tour, you will meet these animals in their breeding ponds, in perfect safety.

Waterpark
Black hole, Giant slides, Kids' Pool, Mushroom shower, Candy Spot, Adults' pool, Jaccuzi, Pirates' Feast Fast food, Lazy River, Food kiosk, Crazy River, Multi Slide, Mountain skull, Wave pool, Pirates' Plaza, La Malle aux Tresors Logo Shop.

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Positive: an adverse impact on infrastructure, biodiversity and economic sectors such as agriculture, tourism and fisheries which all contribute significantly to the livelihood of their communities.

Negative: Accelerated sea level rise is expected to result in land loss, beach erosion, damages to coastal infrastructure, degradation of coral reefs, and loss of wetlands. Agricultural production in general will be affected through higher climate variability resulting in changes in crop development and phenology, and higher incidences of crop diseases. Coastal agriculture in particular will be affected by land degradation. The impact of Climate Change in Mauritius varies from the erosion of beaches to coral bleaching and disasters such as inundation, and droughts.

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010







Climate
Tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May); Natural hazards : Tropical cyclones (November to April);but most cyclones usually occur from the end of December until March. Mauritius has only two seasons, winter and summer. There is not much temperature differences between the two seasons of the year. The climate on the central plateau is cooler than on the coastal areas. The West coast is much wetter and more humid than the East coast.
Hottest part is the west coast
Windiest part is the East coast
December to February are the hottest month of the year
The driest month of the year is October
Coolest months are from June to August
Mauritius Weather - Actual weather report from the Mauritius region.




Mauritius is typically tropical in the coastal regions with forests in the mountainous areas. Seasonal cyclones are destructive to the flora and fauna but it recovers quickly.



There are two seasons,which makes it a perfect year-round destination.
The rainy season begins in December and ends in April, in this period, the average maximum temperature is 31°C, while the average minimum temperatures is around 24°C. Tropical cyclones can sometimes affect the island during the months between January and March. The most cool and dry period runs from May to October, in these months the average maximum temperatures vary between 29°C and 26°C, while the average minimum ranging between 19°C and 21°C.
The amount of rainfall varies greatly between areas of the island, in fact, the average annual rainfall is around 1 400 mm along the east coast, while along the west coast the average is only 600 mm and in the interior highlands reaches 4 000 mm.

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From Singapore to Mauritius you can only go

By plane

Some Info: [Air Mauritius is the home carrier and operates a network of routes to the local islands and to international destinations in Africa, Australia, Europe and Asia. Visitors are required to provide accommodation details to the immigration service on arrival. If you arrive in Mauritius from a country where malaria is endemic, you may receive a visit from the government health service and be required to give a blood sample for malaria screening. Some airlines may refuse boarding if the passenger's passport has 6 months, or less, validity remaining from the return date, leading to monetary loss for the passenger]

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Officially the Republic of Mauritius (French: République de Maurice) is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the Republic includes the islands of Cargados Carajos, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascaren
Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (120 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km (350 mi) to the northeast.

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