Places

This crater lake is considered a sacred Hindu site, believed to be linked to the Ganges River.

Housed in a former sugar factory, this museum traces the crop’s central role in Mauritian history.

This colonial-era estate combines a restored plantation house with a working rum and vanilla distillery.

Bois Chéri is home to the island’s oldest and largest tea plantation and factory.

Eureka is a grand 19th-century Creole mansion near Moka, filled with period antiques and colonial furnishings.

This restored 19th-century colonial mansion sits amid orchards in the island’s north.

Champ de Mars is the oldest horse racing track in the southern hemisphere, dating to 1812.

This harbourside development mixes shopping, dining and a casino along Port Louis’s waterfront.

The Central Market has traded fruit, spices and crafts in the capital for well over a century.

Le Morne Brabant’s slopes were once a refuge for slaves who escaped into its caves and cliffs.