La Belle Maurice

By district

Plaines Wilhems

The guide’s addresses in this district of Mauritius, section by section: where to stay, what to do and what to see, to shape your time on the island.

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Volcanic crater

Trou aux Cerfs

Curepipe · Plaines Wilhems

A dormant crater on the edge of Curepipe, 605 metres above sea level, lined with forest, with a small lake at the bottom and a panorama over the island’s mountains.

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Glassblowing workshop

The Mauritius Glass Gallery

Phoenix · Plaines Wilhems

In Phoenix, a workshop where wholly recycled glass is blown before visitors’ eyes, and from which one may leave with a cast of one’s own hand.

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Canyoning and thrills

Canyoning at Tamarin Falls

Henrietta · Plaines Wilhems

Tamarin Falls approached by canyoning, which descends part of them.

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Guided hike

Half day at Tamarin Falls

Henrietta · Plaines Wilhems

Half a day at Tamarin Falls, in Black River Gorges National Park.

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Guided hike

Hike to the Seven Cascades

Henrietta · Plaines Wilhems

The hike to the Seven Cascades, starting from Henrietta.

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Guided hike

Guided hike to Tamarin Falls

Henrietta · Plaines Wilhems

A guided hike to Tamarin Falls, in Black River Gorges National Park.

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Hotel

Hennessy Park Hotel

Ébène · Plaines Wilhems

One hundred and eight four-star rooms in the heart of Ebene Cybercity, held together by contemporary Mauritian art, with a sushi bar, a rooftop pool bar and four covered padel courts.

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Hotel

Gold Crest Hotel

Quatre Bornes · Plaines Wilhems

A town hotel in the centre of Quatre Bornes, turned towards business travellers, with a restaurant, a conference room, a spa and a gym.

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Hotel

Palms Hotel

Quatre Bornes · Plaines Wilhems

A city hotel in the heart of Quatre Bornes, with three places to eat, including a Chinese table and a restaurant on the twelfth floor, and conference rooms.

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Hike

Tamarin Falls, from Henrietta

Henrietta · Plaines Wilhems

Seven waterfalls in Black River Gorges National Park, the highest of them 45 metres, starting from Henrietta.

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Hike

Monvert Nature Walk

Plaines Wilhems

Two trails of 2.8 and 2.5 kilometres through 73 hectares of state forest at Forest Side, with a fernery, an arboretum and a platform above the canopy.

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Restaurant and caterer

La Potinière

Curepipe · Plaines Wilhems

A restaurant and caterer on Charles Lees Street, in Curepipe: a monthly menu, and take-away dishes delivered to the door.

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City-centre restaurant

Wapalapam Les Arcades, Curepipe

Curepipe · Plaines Wilhems

The Wapalapam table in Les Arcades Currimjee, at Curepipe, on the island’s central highlands.

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Garden

Curepipe Botanic Garden

Curepipe · Plaines Wilhems

Twenty-seven acres of camphor trees, rhododendrons and rare plants two kilometres from the centre of Curepipe, with a palm of which there is no other specimen in Mauritius.

The localities in this district