Culture & Museums
Cultural Attractions:
Ylang Ylang distillery for essential oils
Address: Route Royale, Anse Jonchée
Phone: +230 6345 5557
Opening Hours
: Owner's discretion
Balaclava Ruins fortress ruins, history of the Baie aux Tortues
Address: Maritim Resort & Spa,
Balaclava
Phone: +230 204 1000
Opening Hours
: Arrange beforehand
Saint Martin Jewish Cemetary jewish cemetary
Address: Saint Martin Jewish
Cemetery, Raymond River Street, Bambous
Chateau de Bel Ombre imposing castle estate
Address
: Chateau de Bel Ombre in the Domaine de Bel Ombre
Phone: +230 623 5522,
website
Opening Hours
: Daily from 09:00 - 22:00 (reservation required; adults only)
The Chateau de Bel Ombre is an attraction as well as an impressive restaruant
Grand Bassin ‘Ganga Talao‘ crater lake, temple, and the largest Hindu pilgrimmage site on Mauritius
Address: Black River Gorges National
Park
Ganga Taloa is an important Hindi pilgrimmage site on Mauritius
Chapel of Notre Dame Auxiliatrice
Address: Cap Malheureux
Opening Hours
: Mass in the chapel: Sat (18:00) and Sun (09:30)
The beautiful chapel Notre Dame Auxiliatrice in Cap Malheureux
Gouzous - Street Art Graffiti orange figures spray-painted by French artist Jace
Address
: Across the island; one of the street art pieces can be found on the wall of a kiosk in Cap Malheureux
Voiliers de l'Océan handmade model ships
Address: Winston Churchill Street,
Curepipe
Opening Hours
: Mon - Sat: 09:00 - 18:00
These small model ships are built as replicas of real boats!
La Domaine des Aubineaux restored colonial house on the Bois Chéri tea plantation
Address: Royal Road, Forest Side
Opening Hours
: Mon - Sat: 09:00 - 17:00
Librairie Petrusmok bookshop with Mauritian works, including so-called Sirandanes
Address
: In the lobby of the Hennessy Park Hotel, 65 Ebène Cybercity
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 18:00, Sat: 10:00 - 16:00
Le Rendez-Vous artistic souvenirs made in Mauritius
Address: Grand Baie, La Croisette
Phone: +230 5933 5081
Opening Hours
: Mon - Sat: 09:30 - 19:00, Sun: 09:30 - 14:00
Batterie de l’Harmonie colonial house ruins combined with street art
Address
: In Grand Rivière Noire bay on a small peninsula
Martello Tower old defence tower
Address
: On the beach La Preneuse
Tours: Arranged by phone,: +230 5471 0178
Biscuiterie Rault Maniok biscuit factory, 200-year-old traditional biscuit factory
Address: Biscuiterie Rault, Les
Délices, Ville Noire, Mahébourg
Phone: +230 631 9559
Opening Hours
: Arrange beforehand
Chateau Labourdonnais impressively-restored house with Mauritian colonial architecture
Address: Rivière du Rempart,
Labourdonnais-Mapou
Phone: +230 266 9533
Opening Hours
: Daily: 09:00 - 17:00
Flying Dodo The island's only craft beer brewery
Address: Bagatelle Shopping Centre,
Moka
Opening Hours
: Daily: 09:00 - 00:00
Maison Eureka colonial villa built in 1830; the ‘House of 100 Windows‘
Address: Eureka Lane, Montagne Ory,
Moka
Phone: +230 433 8477
Opening Hours
: Daily: 09:00 - 17:00
The Maison Eureka is an architectural delight
Memorial for the Prince of Kandy tomb of the Sri Lankan prince and part of the island's cultural heritage
Address
: Intersection between Powder Mills Road and Plaine des Papayes Road, Pamplemousses
Cimitière des Blancs (Cemetery of Whites) historic cemetery in Pamplemousses
Address: Poivre Road, Pamplemousses
Slave Cemetery memorials to the numerous victims of slavery
Address: Old Cemetery Road,
Pamplemousses
Sculpture of Paul and Virginie sculpture built in 1884 of the models of Prosper d'Epinay
Address
: Paul and Virginie sculpture in Pamplemousses, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Poivre Road, Pamplemousses
Sanjay's Beach Atelier artist Sanjay creates sculptures out of sand on Pereybère beach
Facebook: Sanjay Jhowry
The Seven Pyramids mystical ruines in sugar cane fields
Address
: Plaine Magnien at the corner of Blue Bay, Trois Boutiques, and the A2 motorway
Aapravasi Ghat used to be the immigration centre for Indian workers
Address: 1 Quay Street, Port Louis
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 16:00, Sat: 09:00 - 12:00
Mauritius Opera old colonial-style theatre and one of the most important cultural institutions on Mauritius
Address: Place du Théatre, Port
Louis
L'Atelier Littéraire bar and café with famous island art on the walls and a small library
Address: 12 Saint Louis Street, Port
Louis
Phone: +230 208 2915
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 16:00
Champ de Mars the oldest racetrack in the southern hemisphere
Address: Rue Frère Félix de
Valous/Rue Dr. Eugène Laurent, Port Louis
Phone: +230 659 0659,
website
Port Louis Central Market market with groceries, textiles, and souvenirs
Address: Rue Sir Newton, Port Louis
Opening Hours
: Mon - Sat: 06:00 - 18:00, Sun 06:00 - 12:00
A visit to the market in Port Louis is a highlight for any holidaymaker
PEM Open-Air Atelier sculptor Phillipe Edwin Marie create figurines out of wood
Address: Caudan Waterfront, Marina
Quay, Port Louis
Baudelaire's House old house of the Bragard family
Address: 8 Rue des Tribunaux, Rue
Guibert, Port Louis
S.S. Patten Indian jewellers, artistic jewellery made of silver
Address: S.S. Patten Jeweller,
Emmanuel Anquetil Street, Port Louis
Phone: +230 242 6048
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 16:00
Jummah Mosque the oldest mosque in Mauritius in a traditional style
Address: Royal Road, A1, Queen
Street, Port Louis
L'Edikasyon pu Travayer creole language school, also available to tourists
Address: L'Edikasyon pu Travayerm,
153 Main Road, Grad Diver North West, Port Louis
Phone: +230 208 2132
Lespri Ravann traditional music shop with original instruments
Address
: In the craft market in the shopping centre of the Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis
Opening Hours
: Daily, 09:00 - 22:00
Kwan Tea Pagode the oldest Chinese temple on the island - another temple (Pagode des Ancetres) is located on the other side of the motorway
A traditional pagoda on Mauritius
Pagode des Ancetres temple for ancestors
Citadelle, Fort Adelaide historical fortress on Petite Mountain
Address: Sebastopol Street, Port
Louis
Vortex High-Energy Spots with alleged healing powers
Address
: Right on the B9 coastal road in Riambel Surinam
Laundry Coast traditional spot where locals come to wash their clothes in the river
Address
: Rivière des Créoles, west of Mahébourg, north of the B84
French Insitute cultural meeting point in a modern architectural building
Address: 30 Avenue Julius Nyerere,
Rose Hill
Opening Hours
: Mon: 09:00 - 16:00, Tue - Fri: 09:00 - 17:30, Sat: 09:00 - 16:00
Subramaniya Temple colourful Hindu temple at Corps de Grande
Address
: South-west of Rose Hill
The temple at Corps de Grande
Demeure Saint Antoine manor house built in 1835 by the family of Edmond de Chazal
Address: Route Royale, Goodlands,
Saint Antoine
Phone: +230 282 1823
Tomb of Père Laval the place of rest for some of the first pioneers of Mauritius
Address: Père Laval Church, Sainte
Croix
Opening Hours
: Mass times Mon - Thu: 06:00, Fri: 06:00, 11:00, Sat: 17:00, Sun: 06:00, 08:00, 09:30, 17:00
Saltworks historical saltworks for sea salt
Address
: On the B9, Rivière Noire Road, Tamarin
Opening Hours
: Mon - Sat: 07:00 - 11:00
Patrick Mavros Atelier trendy jewellers
Address: Bhugeloo Building, Royal
Road, Terre Rouge
Phone: +230 249 1333
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 09:30 - 16:30, Sat: 09:30 - 12:30
Chinatown Chinese quarter in Port Louis with shops and restaurants
Address
: Royal Road, Port Louis, between the Jummah Mosque and Franklin Temple Street
Cathedral of St. Louis Catholic cathedral with a water spring
Address: Bourbon Street, Port Louis
Maheshwarnath-Temple Bedeutender Hindu-Tempel aus 1819
Address: Trou aux Biches Road,
Triolet
Sagar Shiv Mandir Hindu temple above the water
Address: Goyave Island, Poste de
Flacq
Church of St. Anne Catholic church
Address: Plaine Champagne Road,
Chamarel
The Catholic church of St. Anne near Chamarel
Albion Lighthouse red and white lighthouse built in 1910 and rising 30 metres into the sky
Address: Pointe aux Caves
Phone: +230 623 5522,
website
Museums:
Aventure du Sucre historical park with locomotive and sugar museum
Address: Aventure du Sucre, Beau
Plan, Pamplemousses
Opening Hours
: Daily: 09:00 - 17:00
Sugar cane manufacturing has a long history on Mauritius, and you can learn about it by visitng the sugar museum
Curious Corner mini museum concerning the world of illusions
Address
: On the B104 in Chamarel
Opening Hours
: Daily: 09:00 - 17:00
Floreal Textile Museum textile museum, unique textiles and souvenirs
Address
: Corner of John Kennedy / Floréal Square, Floréal, Flic en Flac
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 10:00 - 16:00, free entry
Naval Museum situated in a colonial house, exhibitions about ships and pirate treasure
Address: Royal Road, Mahébourg
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 16:00, Sat - Sun: 09:00 - 12:00
Blue Penny Museum information about the most famous stamp in the world
Address: Blue Penny Museum, Caudan
Waterfront, Block A, Port Louis
Opening Hours
: Mon - Sat: 10:00 - 16:30
Le Musée de la Fotografie photography museum with old pictures, negatives, and cameras
Address: Rue du Vieux Conseil, Port
Louis
Phone: +230 211 1705
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 09:00 - 15:00
Museum de Chazal situated in a colonial house, exhibitions about ships and pirate treasure
Address: Rue du Vieux Conseil, Port
Louis
Opening Hours
: Mon - Fri: 10:00 - 15:00
Natural History Museum museum about natural history; highlight is the dodo room
Address: La Chaussée, Port Louis
Opening Hours
: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 09:00 - 16:00, Wed and Sat: 09:00 - 12:00
Trinket Museum museum trinkets from history
Address: Miss Droom Lane, Rose Belle
Opening Hours
: Arrange beforehand
Robert Edward Hart Museum museum about the well-known Mauritian poet Robert Edward Hart
Address: Savenne Road, Souillac
Opening Hours
: Mon, Wed, Fri: 09:00 - 16:00, Sat: 09:00 - 12:00
Frederik Hendrik Museum shows the history of the Dutch occupational period
Address: Royal Road, Vieux Grand
Port
Phone: +230 623 5522,
website
Opening Hours
: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat: 09:00 - 16:00, Wed: 11:00 - 16:00, Sun: 09:00 - 12:00
