This travel guide is full of up-to-date travel information and travel inspiration for first-time visitors to Mauritius, the tropical island, in the Indian Ocean.
The Republic of Mauritius is an island country. The island of Mauritius lies off south-eastern Africa 800 km east of Madagascar and is about the size of Berlin. Mauritius and Rodrigues are the larger islands of the Republic, there are also many smaller ones. The volcanic island is surrounded by coral reefs. When standing on a beach, there are 160-kilometres of soft white sand, you can see waves on the horizon. These giants mark Mauritius' outer limits.
