Insight Guides - Insight Guides Mauritius, Réunion & Seychelles (Travel Guide eBook)

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Getting around the e-book

This Insight Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Mauritius, Runion & Seychelles, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editors Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Mauritius, Runion & Seychelles. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Mauritius, Runion & Seychelles are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

Youll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Mauritius, Runion & Seychelles. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.

About Insight Guides

Insight Guides have more than 40 years experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.

Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

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Mauritius, Runion & Seychelless Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction 1

Piton de la Fournaise, Runion. One of the most active volcanoes on the planet, producing blood-red fire fountains and rivers of lava. Hike through lunar landscapes to reach the summit. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 2

Valle de Mai, Praslin, Seychelles. Mistaken for the Garden of Eden by British general Charles Gordon in 1881, this is the primeval forest that time forgot, dense with coco de mer palms and their suggestive fruit. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 3

Grand Baie, Mauritius. A vast, horseshoe-shaped turquoise bay dubbed the Creole Cte dAzur is the islands tourism hub, with plenty of beaches and excursions to choose from and aprs-sol entertainment. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 4

The Cirques, Runion. Three huge caldera-like valleys, the remains of an extinct volcano, form a landscape of lush gorges, waterfalls and jagged peaks all the more stunning when seen from a helicopter. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 5

The Outer Islands, Seychelles. A plethora of remote beaches, each one as stunning as the last. Most islands are uninhabited and remain largely unexplored; wildlife experiences are superb, from Aldabra giant tortoises to whale sharks. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 6

Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius. Hiking in the forested interior, criss-crossed with walking trails, is a must for nature lovers, with waterfalls and rare endemic plants and birds. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 7

A trip to Rodrigues, Mauritius. This rustic island, just a 90-minute flight hop, is Mauritius best-kept secret. Go for hiking, table dhtes, tranquillity and laid-back Creole charm. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 8

Le Morne Brabant, Mauritius. Former hideout of runaway slaves, the forbidding bulk of Unesco-listed Le Morne mountain rises from a hammerhead peninsula fringed with fine sands and luxury resorts. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 9

Adrenalin-pumping adventure, Runion. The dramatic terrain of Runion was made for all manner of activities, from white-water rafting and canyoning to horse trekking, paragliding, bungee-jumping and scuba diving. For more information, .

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Top Attraction 10

Anse Lazio, Praslin, Seychelles. Consistently tops the polls as the best beach in the world for its butter-soft sands and sculptural boulders. For more information, .

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