Places

Flyboarding uses water propulsion to lift riders above the surface of Grand Baie’s lagoon.

The trek up Le Morne Brabant climbs steeply to caves once used as refuge by escaped slaves.

Designated trails through Black River Gorges National Park offer scenic, forested mountain biking routes.

A real passenger submarine descends along Mauritius’s reef slope, reaching depths of over 30 metres.

Trou aux Biches’s wide, calm lagoon is a popular spot for jet ski rental and guided tours.

Several stables along the west coast offer guided horseback rides through fields and along the shoreline.

Yemen’s rolling hills and sugarcane trails make for an energetic guided ATV safari.

Helicopter flights offer a rare aerial perspective of Mauritius’s lagoons, mountains and reef lines.

Blue Bay’s marine park protects one of the island’s healthiest remaining coral reef systems.