http://www.odyssei.com Mauritius, - lately on the site en-us Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:50:57 +0100 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 21:50:57 +0100 pet@odyssei.com (Piotr Jaworski) pjm@odyssei.com (Pawel Jaworski) http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24712.html Required travel documents for Mauritius: passport [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24712.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24291.html Electric power: 230V / 50 Hz [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24291.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24032.html Area code to Mauritius +230 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/24032.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17403.html Species include the blue or black marlin, all types of sharks, the Bonitos, yellow tuna, the "emperor", the "bécune", the "pélerin", or the barracuda. Huge fishes like the Blue Marlin roam the island seas and hunt around from November to April, and ver [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17403.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17402.html Mauritius is quite a paradise for those who want to enjoy the sea or just to soak up the sun. Here is some of the island’s finest public beaches: Grand Bay (one of the best areas for sailing, windsurfing and water skiing), Pereybere (one of the finest ba [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17402.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17401.html You can visit this interactive and ultra modern exhibition situated in the centre of an ancient sugarmill and discover the fascinating history of Mauritius and its sugarcane adventure exposed over 5000 square meters. Check out tropical boutik with its uni [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17401.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17400.html It may not be the largest game reserve on the island, but there is still much to see. You will be able to get close to the herds of deer and admire some splendid species of Mauritian fauna. A few rustic kiosks placed in the reserve provide an unobstructed [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17400.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17399.html A few metres from Baie aux Tortues, which 17th century sailors named after the many tortoises in the area, you can found the ruins of the old Balaclava estate. Visitors are be able to see the sea walls, whose initial foundations were laid down by Mahé de [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17399.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17398.html Trees and skies on the island are rich with birdlife, although many of the most spectacular species are following in the footsteps of the Mauritius' most famous one-time resident, the dodo. On the endangered species list are the pink pigeon, the Mauritius [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17398.html http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17397.html Mauritius is a volcanic island, measuring 58km from south to north and 47km from west to east. It lies in the Indian Ocean, about 800km east of Madagascar, 3860km south-west of India and 220km north-east of its nearest neighbour, Réunion. With about 600 [...] http://www.odyssei.com/travel-tips/17397.html