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Hello and welcome
to Mauritius
Travel to Mauritius Cheap
Are you planning for a nice holiday under
the tropics,in the Island of Mauritius? Make your dream come true and
get there for less. Please spend some time to study our holiday bargains
offers,vacation rentals by owner left to you at competitive prices. See
our new affordable ,studios,bungalows,villas and appartments located in
the town of Flic en Flac, a long time developed tourist area having all
the amenities and infrastructure to make your stay a memorable,troublefree
and easy one.
Back to Paradise
Lost in the middle of the
Indian Ocean ,halfway from the East coast of Kenya,Tanzania ,South
Africa and below the Maldives Island,the Seychelles and India, Mauritius
form part of the Mascarenhas Achipel with Rodrigues and Reunion Island,
a French DOM TOM.This bewitching island,its luxurious vegetation,its
fine sand beaches, it's shallow turquoise lagoons,its burstling cities
and its people are all awaiting for you. Because hospitality is a way of
life in our island and because every day is like being on holiday,it is
our commiment to offer you only the best .
Situated on the west coast of the island, 50 kms from the airport, Flic
en Flac has the nicest beach of Mauritius. You can find within walking
distance, plenty of restaurants, shopping centres, supermarkets, bars,
night-clubs, car rentals, watersports and most of all, hundreds of
meters of tropical white sand beach.
Merely 50 metres from the beach, Alpha Villa offers several most
beautiful, cosy and fully furnished self-catering apartments and
studios with all the necessary amenities.
Weather Condition:
The western coast enjoys warm and stable weather conditions
Accommodation:
- 4 self catering 2-bedroom appartments
- 3 self catering 1-bedroom appartments
Alpha Villa
remains the ideal location for singles, couples & families wishing to be
independent and discover Mauritius.
Each one
bedroom apartment is equipped with:
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Double bed
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Dressing table
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Wardrobe
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TV
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Terrace or balcony
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Kitchenette with
fridge, gas stove, kettle, utensile
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Bathroom with shower
/ WC
Can
accomodate 2 persons + 1 infant
Each two
bedroom apartment is equipped with:
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2 bedrooms with double bed
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Tables and chairs
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Dressing table
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Wardrobe
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TV
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Terrace or balcony
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Kitchenette with
fridge, gas stove, kettle, utensile
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Bathroom with shower
/ WC
Can
accomodate 2 persons + 1 infant
Restaurants, supermarkets, car and bike hire, shops and other
services are readily available in the region.
Travelling inland :
From
Flic en flac to Port Louis, the Capital city
and Harbour
30
minutes(17km) By bus (Route N°123) One way ticket £0.30
Connection by bus to other parts of the island
15 mins by Taxi at the cost of £7.00
- Bike rent : – £2/day
- Car rent – £20/day
including insurance.
For further details
and reservation, please contact us through
Tel in UK : 0845 200 65 80
Email :
Tel in
France : 33 1 40 30 54 20
or 33 8 73 06 60 20
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General
information to the Traveller en route to Mauritius
Just inside the Tropic of Capricorn and some 1.200 miles off the coast of
Africa lies the beautiful island of Mauritius. The stunning white sand
beaches offer a superb choice of watersports, and the 330 kilometre
coastline is almost entirely surrounded by one of the largest unbroken coral
reefs in the world, perfect for diving and snorkelling. The landscape of
Mauritius is rich and varied, mountains dominate the islands interior,
surrounded by gorges, lush fields of sugar cane and the beautiful sandy
coves. The people of Mauritius are as varied as the landscape, a fascinating
blend of people from Europe Africa India and the Far East have created a
unique cosmopolitan island culture. The standards of accommodation,
facilities and service are very high in Mauritius, and there are many top
class hotels. Evening entertainment is centred around the hotels and is
mainly local folklore shows, Creole music and sega dancing. The island is
deceptively large and it is very easy to spend your holiday in the proximity
of your hotel, however there is plenty to see and do other than relaxing on
the beach.-
Short History
17th century
Mauritius, as the island is named, in honour of Holland's Stadtholder Prince
Maurice of Nassau, is a useful stopping-point for ships on their way to
Dutch bases in Java. Attempts at agriculture on Mauritius fail.
18th century
The French assume control in 1715 and change the name to Ile de France. Six
years later their first colonists arrive. Slaves are brought in to work the
sugar plantations and to man naval vessels. Mahé de La Bourdonnais, Governor
from 1735 to 1747, establishes the first sugar factory.
19th century
The island has become a key spot in the Indian Ocean. The British find this
irresistible, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars, since it is close to
the brightest jewel in their imperial crown—India. They take over in 1810
(more officially in 1814 at the Treaty of Paris) and, having reestablished
the name Mauritius or Maurice Island, attempt to apply British traditions
and the English language.
The inhabitants accede politely but continue speaking their Creole tongue
and leading a French lifestyle. In 1835, abolition of slavery is finally
imposed, and slave owners are paid off by Britain. Asian workers are brought
in to provide cheap labour. Sugar is king in the 1850s, while in literature
and in real life, Mauritius is at the height of fashion. But the opening of
the Suez Canal (1869) isolates it from shipping routes. The island suffers a
series of disasters, including cyclones and epidemics. By the end of the
century Mauritius is falling into decline.
20th century
During World War II, Mauritius is a British naval and air base. In 1968, the
island becomes an independent member of the British Commonwealth, and a
Republic in 1992.Open Monday to Friday 9.30 a.m.–2.30 p.m., on Saturday to
11.30 a.m.
Mauritius is the sugar-cane island of the Indian Ocean. Fields of cane
cultivation, broken only by small villages, stretch over a wide plateau
above the tropical white sand beaches, breezy bays and glorious seascapes.It
was also the island of the dodo, a large, flightless bird whose good-natured
simplicity resulted in the poor creature's total extinction.The island forms
part of the Mascarene Archipelago, all that remains of an ancient land mass
which once united Asia and Africa. To the southwest lies Réunion Island,
with its savagely beautiful volcanic landscape, while some 560 km (350
miles) east appears Rodrigues Island, a mere dot in the ocean, surrounded by
even smaller islets and reefs, and an integral part of Mauritius.
Small as Mauritius is, covering only 1,865 sq km (720 sq miles), it is one
of the most densely populated places in the world and supports some 1
million people, most of them descendants of Indians brought in to work the
sugar plantations after the abolition of slavery. There's also a large
Chinese community and a number of Creoles, descended from French colonists.
Africans and Malagasy add to the mixture of races and religions, one happy
result being that there's nearly always a festival going on in one of the
great variety of Hindu or Chinese temples, mosques or Christian churches.
On the jittery world market of today sugar is an uneasy staple commodity.
Increasing tourism partially helps to counteract unemployment and low
incomes: a good airport, magical beaches and the flowery loveliness of the
resorts beckon visitors in ever greater numbers. Inland, mountains rise in
lonely splendour and you may glimpse a Java deer vanishing into the bushes.
Bamboo thickets, lagoons, plunging waterfalls and delicately pretty Creole
buildings are all part of the Mauritian scene.
On this island the French writer, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, some 200 years
ago, set his idyllic and tragic romance of two love-struck adolescents in
Paul et Virginie, a novel that helped usher in the Romantic movement.
Mauritius knew its most glittering moments in the middle years of the 19th
century. Joseph Conrad and Mark Twain both dropped by at different times.
Baudelaire visited for three weeks, and wrote of a port filled with masts
and sails and air haunted by the scent of green tamarinds. Darwin, naturally,
couldn't resist this naturalist's paradise, and the HMS Beagle put in here
on her famous voyage. Seen from grey, drizzly Europe, it appeared like a
dream of rare flowers, foaming cascades, airy colonial houses and balmy days.
Independent since 1968, Mauritius is hard at work now keeping down its
population growth and pushing up its income. The friendly inhabitants of all
the rainbow of races will confide their problems but will also express their
optimism in the progress being achieved by their welcoming, Indian Ocean
homeland. For Mauritius has a fascinating past, an inviting present and a
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