Lifestyle
Mauritius provides the perfect island destination for the discerning traveller, a fact demonstrated by the many global travel awards it has received.
• 2020 Mauritius bags four awards at the 27th edition of the World Travel awards (WTA)
• 2018 Meilleur Office de Tourisme Etanger Travel d’Or
• 2018 Top Ten Overseas Travel Destination and Top Ten Island Tour Destinations - Ctrip (China)
• 2017 Indian Ocean’s Leading Honeymoon Destination - World Travel Market
• 2017 Lonely Planet - Best in Travel
• 2017 We Like Travel - Meilleure destination touristique étrangère 2017 sur les réseaux sociaux
• 2017 Best luxury holiday destination - Travel Bulletin Star Awards
• 2017 ITB - Most beautiful hotels in the Indian Ocean
• 2017 ITB - Best Destination 2016 - luxury trade magazine
Mauritius offers world-class leisure activities and is rated as one of three top island destinations in the world by Conde Nast Traveller.
• Championship level golf courses
• World class windsurfing and kite surfing
• Destination diving
• Mountain biking
• Hiking and nature excursions
• Horse racing
• Deep-sea fishing
• Waterskiing
• Shooting
• Sailing
The island boasts stunning natural resources and is fringed by a coral reef and turquoise lagoon. The coastal plains rise to a central plateau reaching 600m above sea-level and three miniature mountain chains, the highest rising to 827m above sea-level, provide the island’s dramatic topography.
