Mauritius Trip

Mauritius enjoys a typically tropical climate with year-round heat, although the southeast trade winds help it to never feel too muggy. The best months to visit Mauritius are from May to early December. January and February, the peak cyclone months, are best avoided by water-sports enthusiasts and divers. Cyclones rarely hit Mauritius (but Rodrigues has suffered far more regularly than the mainland).

Hardly a week goes by in Mauritius without some celebration. On Rodrigues, the main cultural event is the Festival Kréol, which takes place over three days at the end of October.

Apart from the Christmas-New Year peak, Mauritius doesn’t really have high and low seasons. The situation is more dependent on outside factors (such as the French school holidays, which cause a big increase in demand and prices in August).

Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius. It is a port on the Indian Ocean, and the nation’s largest city and main port. It is located in the Port Louis District. The population is 147,688 (2003 census).

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius, French: République de Maurice, is an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres (560 mi) east of Madagascar. In addition to the island of Mauritius, the republic includes the islands of St. Brandon, Rodrigues and the Agalega Islands. Mauritius is part of the Mascarene Islands, with the French island of Réunion 200 km (125 mi) to the southwest and the island of Rodrigues 570 km to the northeast.