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"Mauritius was created before Paradise came into being, and served as a model for the latter".
Mark Twain, April 1896.
Mauritius is a world of experience. From the elegant Colonial sugar cane plantation houses to the unique thatched roofs of the modern hotels. The magnificent Hindu Temples and Oriental style gardens are a testament to the flavour contributed by the islands recent settlers.
The natural beauty is perhaps the finest strength of this island. Once active volcanoes, to the ever flowing waterfalls, forests, lagoons, beaches and coral reefs. We at Voyana Mauritius have the pleasure of recommending some of the most interesting attractions the island has to offer.
Mauritius is often referred to as the Eden of the Indian Ocean, a luxury holiday destination which is 'out of this world'.
Your visit to Mauritius will linger on in your memory as an unusual mixture of scenes and experiences leading past mountains and deserted beaches. It will be a heterogeneous blend of Indian mystery and brightly transparent lagoons, the exuberant Creole character encountered in the market-place, the astonishing variety of deep-sea fauna, mysterious primeval forests with their exotic fragrances, and the delicious combinations found in Mauritian cooking, the excitement of water sports, and the charm of an incomparable hotel industry.
Mauritius is one of the Mascarene Islands, which also include Reunion and Rodrigues. Since its discovery in the sixteenth century it has seen the arrival of settlers from several ethnical origins. Indeed, this cultural variety has become the island's pride: its Indian, Chinese, Creole, African, European, and Malagasy populations live together in perfect harmony, respecting one another's traditions and remaining true to their own. Nowadays the island's three major sources of income are sugar cane, the textile industry, and tourism.
Tourism is subject to strict regulation by the authorities so as to avoid repeating the same mistakes made in those countries where unchecked development of the tourism sector has led to catastrophic results. This is why Mauritius has earned a reputation as an exclusive destination that has steered clear from the excesses of mass tourism. This unique characteristic is reflected not only in the landscapes - glorious beaches, rare plant and animal species, the majestic solitude of the mountains -, but also in the quality of the hotels from the simplest to the most luxurious - and in the impressive standards of service maintained on the islands national airline, Air Mauritius, whose in-flight service has already become legendary abroad. Yet all of this would be meaningless without that magical ingredient that makes Mauritius stand out from the rest: the refinement and courtesy of its inhabitants, which many a visitor will recall with fondness.
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