Places

Housed in a colonial-era building, this museum focuses on Mauritius’s maritime and naval history.

This family-run factory in Mahébourg has hand-made manioc biscuits since 1870.

Built in the late 19th century, this is the oldest and most prominent mosque in Port Louis.

This estate near Port Louis blends colonial history with restaurants, a rum distillery and horse riding.

Established in 1770, this is one of the oldest botanical gardens in the southern hemisphere.

This restored 19th-century defensive tower once guarded the west coast against potential invasion.

Built by the British in the 1830s, this hilltop fort overlooks Port Louis and its harbour.

This museum at Caudan Waterfront holds two of the world’s rarest postage stamps, the Blue and Red Penny.

Mauritius’s oldest museum houses a well-known reconstructed dodo skeleton among its exhibits.