Lonely Planet Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles

by Masters, Tom

• ISBN13: 9781741047271
• ISBN10: 1741047277
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Lonely Planet

Summary

Travellers wanting to explore a region in-depth or repeat visitors returning to a favourite destination find these regional guides indispensable travel companions. Extra features include a full-colour fold-out regional map, inspirational front sections for planning and information for driving and travelling with a family.This sixth edition of Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles features hot new recommendations from locals and a new chapter on the world-class diving and snorkeling for which this region is renowned."The trusted companion for a generation of independent travellers." (New York Times)

Table of Contents

On the Road	p. 5
Local Voices	p. 7
Getting Started	p. 16
Itineraries	p. 21
Diving in Mauritius, Reunion & Seychelles	p. 27
Mauritius	p. 35
Mauritius Snapshots	p. 36
History	p. 37
The Culture	p. 39
Food & Drink	p. 47
Environment	p. 49
Mauritius	p. 54
Climate & When to Go	p. 55
Port Louis	p. 55
History	p. 55
Orientation	p. 56
Information	p. 56
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 56
Sights & Activities	p. 55
Walking Tour	p. 60
Sleeping	p. 61
Eating	p. 62
Drinking	p. 63
Entertainment	p. 64
Shopping	p. 64
Getting There & Away	p. 64
Getting Around	p. 65
Around Port Louis	p. 65
North Mauritius	p. 66
Balaclava & Baie de l'Arsenal	p. 66
Trou aux Biches & Around	p. 68
Grand Baie	p. 72
Northern Islands	p. 78
Pereybere	p. 79
Cap Malheureux	p. 81
Grand Gaube	p. 82
Pamplemousses	p. 83
Central Mauritius	p. 85
Hiking the Central Plateau & Black River Gorges	p. 85
Curepipe	p. 90
Around Curepipe	p. 92
Quatre Bornes	p. 92
Rose Hill	p. 93
Moka & Around	p. 94
East Mauritius	p. 95
Trou d'Eau Douce	p. 95
Ile aux Cerfs	p. 98
Belle Mare & Around	p. 98
Centre de Flacq	p. 101
West Mauritius	p. 101
Flic en Flac & Around	p. 103
Tamarin	p. 107
La Preneuse	p. 107
Grande Riviere Noire	p. 108
La Gaulette & Around	p. 109
Le Morne Peninsula	p. 110
South Mauritius	p. 111
Mahebourg	p. 111
Around Mahebourg	p. 115
Vieux Grand Port to Bambous Virieux	p. 117
Mahebourg to Baie du Cap	p. 118
Rodrigues	p. 122
Port Mathurin	p. 125
Around Rodrigues	p. 128
Offshore Islands	p. 131
Mauritius Directory	p. 132
Accommodation	p. 132
Activities	p. 132
Business Hours	p. 134
Children	p. 134
Climate Charts	p. 135
Customs	p. 135
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 135
Embassies & Consulates	p. 136
Festivals & Events	p. 136
Food	p. 137
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	p. 137
Holidays	p. 138
Insurance	p. 138
Internet Access	p. 138
Legal Matters	p. 138
Maps	p. 138
Money	p. 138
Photography	p. 139
Post	p. 139
Shopping	p. 139
Solo Travellers	p. 149
Telephone	p. 149
Time	p. 150
Tourist Information	p. 150
Travellers with Disabilities	p. 150
Visas	p. 150
Women Travellers	p. 150
Transport Around Mauritius	p. 151
Reunion	p. 155
Reunion Snapshots	p. 156
History	p. 156
The Culture	p. 158
Food & Drink	p. 162
Environment	p. 165
Reunion	p. 168
Climate & When to Go	p. 169
St-Denis	p. 169
History	p. 169
Orientation	p. 169
Information	p. 169
Sights	p. 172
Sleeping	p. 173
Eating	p. 174
Drinking & Entertainment	p. 175
Shopping	p. 175
Getting There & Away	p. 176
Getting Around	p. 176
The West	p. 177
St-Paul	p. 177
Les Hauts de St-Paul	p. 179
Le Maido & Around	p. 180
Boucan Canot	p. 181
St-Gilles-les-Bains & L'Hermitage-les-Bains	p. 182
St-Gilles-les-Hauts & Around	p. 188
La Saline-les-Bains & Around	p. 188
St-Leu	p. 189
Around St-Leu	p. 192
Les Avirons & Le Tevelave	p. 193
Etang-Sale-les-Bains	p. 193
St-Louis	p. 193
Les Makes	p. 194
Entre-Deux	p. 194
The Cirques	p. 195
Cirque de Cilaos	p. 197
Cirque de Salazie	p. 202
Cirque de Mafate	p. 206
Les Hautes Plaines & the Volcano	p. 208
Plaine-des-Cafres & Around	p. 208
Piton de la Fournaise (The Volcano)	p. 210
Plaine-des-Palmistes	p. 211
Around Plaine-des-Palmistes	p. 212
St-Pierre	p. 212
The Wild South	p. 217
St-Pierre to St-Joseph	p. 217
St-Joseph	p. 220
Les Hauts de St-Joseph	p. 220
St-Joseph to St-Philippe	p. 222
St-Philippe	p. 223
Le Grand Brule	p. 224
The East	p. 224
Ste-Suzanne & Around	p. 225
St-Andre & Around	p. 225
Bras-Panon	p. 227
St-Benoit & Around	p. 228
Ste-Anne	p. 229
Ste-Rose & Around	p. 229
Hiking in Reunion	p. 231
When to Hike	p. 232
What to Bring	p. 232
Information Sources	p. 232
Maps	p. 233
Books	p. 233
Tours & Guides	p. 233
Sleeping & Eating	p. 233
The Haut Mafate	p. 234
Tour Des Cirque	p. 238
Piton de la Fournaise	p. 241
More Hikes	p. 243
Reunion Directory	p. 245
Accommodation	p. 245
Activities	p. 247
Business Hours	p. 249
Children	p. 249
Climate Charts	p. 249
Customs	p. 249
Dangers & Annoyances	p. 250
Embassies & Consulates	p. 250
Festivals & Events	p. 250
Food	p. 251
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	p. 251
Holidays	p. 251
Insurance	p. 252
Internet Access	p. 252
Maps	p. 252
Money	p. 252
Photography	p. 252
Telephone	p. 252
Tourist Information	p. 253
Tours	p. 253
Travellers with Disabilities	p. 253
Visas	p. 253
Women Travellers	p. 253
Transport Around Reunion	p. 253
Seychelles	p. 255
Seychelles Snapshots	p. 256
History	p. 256
The Culture	p. 258
Food & Drink	p. 261
Environment	p. 262
Seychelles	p. 266
Climate & When to Go	p. 267
Mahe	p. 267
Victoria	p. 267
Beau Vallon & the North Coast	p. 272
Morne Seychellois National Park	p. 275
East Coast	p. 276
West Coast	p. 278
Praslin	p. 280
Information	p. 281
Sights & Activities	p. 281
Sleeping	p. 284
Eating	p. 286
Entertainment	p. 288
Shopping	p. 288
Getting There & Away	p. 288
Getting Around	p. 288
La Digue	p. 289
Information	p. 290
Sights & Activities	p. 291
Sleeping	p. 292
Eating	p. 293
Drinking	p. 293
Shopping	p. 286
Getting There & Around	p. 294
Seychelles Directory	p. 295
Accommodation	p. 295
Activities	p. 295
Business Hours	p. 296
Children	p. 297
Climate Charts	p. 297
Embassies & Consulates	p. 297
Festivals & Events	p. 297
Food	p. 298
Gay & Lesbian Travellers	p. 298
Holidays	p. 298
Insurance	p. 298
Internet Access	p. 298
Money	p. 298
Photography	p. 299
Solo Travellers	p. 299
Telephone	p. 299
Tourist Information	p. 299
Travellers with Disabilities	p. 299
Visas	p. 299
Women Travellers	p. 300
Transport Around Seychelles	p. 300
Regional Transport	p. 302
Getting There & Away	p. 302
Transport Around the Region	p. 305
Health	p. 307
Language	p. 313
Glossary	p. 322
The Authors	p. 324
Behind the Scenes	p. 325
Index	p. 329
World Time Zones	p. 338
Map Legend	p. 340
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