Mauritius and Mauritian Tourism

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A few African countries has developed its tourism sector, and one of those countries, is Mauritius. Located in the Indian Ocean, with a population of 1.298 million (World Bank,2013), Mauritius is a volcanic island nation known for its beaches, reefs and lagoons. An interior view encompasses Black River Gorges National Park, with rain-forests, waterfalls, hiking trails and native fauna like the flying fox.
 Mauritius is mostly appreciated by tourists for its natural beauty and man-made attractions, multi-ethnic and cultural diversity of the population, tropical climate, beautiful beaches and water sports. These characteristics posits this small nation to be a place to be for all tourism-loving people. 

Some of the tourism attraction sites in Mauritius include, Champs de Mars horse track, colonial Eureka plantation house and 18th-century botanical garden.

CHAMPS DE MARS HORSE TRACK

The Champ de Mars Horse Track is a thoroughbred horse race track in Port Louis, Mauritius. The Racecourse was inaugurated on 25 June 1812, by The Mauritius Turf Club (MTC) which was founded earlier in the same year by Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, who was the first British Governor of Mauritius. The Mauritius Turf Club is the oldest horse-racing club in the Southern Hemisphere and the second oldest in the world. The race track follows a very selective right hand oval path and is relatively small in size, with a circumference of 1,298 meters (4,258.5 ft) and width between 12 and 14 meters (39 and 46 feet). The home-straight extends uphill and is 225 meters (738 ft) long. When Mauritius gained independence on 12 March 1968, the event including the flag hoisting ceremony was held here. Since then and for many years, the racecourse has seen the annual celebration of the accession to independence.
Champ de Mars Horse Track
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
Champ de Mars Horse Track
Photo Credit: Wikipedia
Today, the Champ de Mars attracts tens of thousands of people on each racing day during the racing season from late March to early December and has become the ultimate meeting place for racing fanatics from all over the island and even from abroad. The track has also played a fundamental role in propelling horse racing as the most popular sport and form of entertainment among the local population.

Colonial Eureka Plantation House

Mauritius. 'Eureka' is an old plantation house. Colonial house built in 1830 at Moka, on the road from Port-Louis to Curepipe through Montagne-Ory. Now a museum. See photos of the Colonial Eureka Plantation.
Frontal of the Eureka House
Photo Credit: Air Mauritius

 Eureka House is a stately Creole mansion completed in 1830 and originally owned by French and British aristocrats. Formerly a sugar plantation, a visit to the immaculately preserved house reveals the well-chronicled 19th century colonial past of Mauritius, and its interior rooms brim with period furniture, ebony and mahogany antiques, finely painted chinaware, old ceramics, books and rugs, and photographs of daily life. With its 109 doors and windows and wide wraparound verandah, it’s thought to be one of the largest houses in the country.
The Gardens of the Plantation House
Photo Credit: Air Mauritius

A visit to Eureka wouldn’t be complete without sampling some of the rich and spicy flavours at La Maison Creole, the museum’s own restaurant. Here you can try dishes drawn from the island’s diverse blend of cultures, including various curries and the traditional ‘rougaille’ – a piquant tomato sauce simmered with onions, garlic and thyme. Or simply find a spot in the garden or on the verandah to enjoy a cup of refreshing Mauritian tea. 

Sample Mauritian flavours at La Maison Creole
Photo Credit: Air Mauritius
Choose from vanilla, mint, lemon and other flavours and pick up a box of your favourite in the souvenir shop, along with local spices, jams, chutneys, textiles and scarves. Eureka House is open from Monday to Sunday from 9am – 5pm and on Saturdays from 9am – 3.30pm. Visit their website for more information: Eureka House Read more about Mauritian architecture.

18th-Century Botanical Garden


The magnificent botanical garden, located in the proximity of Port-Louis, has come to be known under various names, ranging from “Jardin de Mon Plaisir”, to “Jardin des Plantes” or still, “Jardin Botanique Royal”. Finally, in 1988, it has been renamed to “Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden”, in honour of the man who led the country to independence and who once, was the Prime Minister of Mauritius. Although this name is quite a recent one, it seems to be scarcely used, even ignored by the visitors. The garden is frequently known as “Jardin de Pamplemousses” (Garden of Pamplemousses), which clearly originates from the adjoining village.

Photo Credit: Expatior


Photo Credit: Expatior


Photo Credit: Expatior
Mauritius is surely an amazing place to be. Whenever you feel like going on a weekend gateway, think no other but Mauritius. Because in Mauritius, its all about nature at its finest form. Cheers!!!















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