La Plantation Balaclava

Just back on the ship from paradise!! Had an amazing time in
Mauritius…it went too fast!! Mauritius is a small island off the coast of
Madagascar.  You can get around the whole island in about an hour. We were only there from Thursday to Saturday. Everyone compared this port to Spring Break because we just finished midterms and it is spring in Mauritius. Most people on SAS rented villas to stay in. Nine friends and I rented one in ...

... blue seas. If you are into some fine luxury you can even hold a party with your friends and family or even organise a wedding.

Lifestyle

Mauritius lifestyle adds some further authenticity to your vacation. When driving around Mauritius in your chauffeur driven cars provided by Panache Holidays or a self driven car which again can be organised through Panacheholidays you can see the real Mauritius, some old ...

"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" - Céline Dion J'ai compris tous les mots, j'ai bien compris, merci Raisonnable et nouveau, c'est ainsi par ici Que les choses ont changé, que les fleurs ont fané Que le temps d'avant, c'était le temps d'avant Que si tout zappe et lasse, les amours aussi passent Il faut que tu saches J'irai chercher ton coeur si tu l'emportes ailleurs M ...

... to Ile aux Cerfs. On the way the boat and its documentation were inspected by the Coast Guard - I think we passed, but I'm not sure. We had to take a very circuitous route to the island due to where the channels are and got to check out Le Touessrok, the hotel that owns the island, fairly well. It looks rather nice, really. The side of l'Ile aux Cerfs we reached first was very sheltered and nice for lying on the beach but at the time it was low tide and ...

... After finding our way through the busy streets we ended up in the back streets, where we parked up and fumbled our way with different directions to the foot of the mountain. We started scrambling up and evntually reached a road, so we cheated for a little and used the road! Even from low down there were still amazing views over the city. After some pictures, a few corn curls and some water we continued, this times on a rocky trail dotted with aloe vera ...

... the visiting a huge Hindu temple on the way. It was very busy with people praying and giving offerings. A very tall Shiva statue made of bronze stood guard over the whole area. From there we drove to a viewpoint next to the Chamarel waterfall which plunges more than a 100m down. The view of the coast way below us was worth a visit. From there was a little drive to Chameral coloured earths. For 75Rs each we entered an area of landscape which had at least 7 different ...

... delicious). We all met up again on the ship and went to grab a quick bite to eat in a food court back at the waterfront before standing in line for an hour and a half to make phone calls and hauling ass to make it back on the ship before 9pm dock time. We made it at 8:55. I felt really bad having to hang up so quickly on my parents after it was finally my turn to use the phone (we all waited until the last minute to call because apparently none of us 700 ...

... The driver points out the town names, and local points of interest, but his English is only fair, and his French accent very difficult to understand. The coastline is quite pretty, with a very wide lagoon, and waves breaking on the reef edge out on the horizon. There are a lot of fishing boats, mainly all wooden, narrow, rounded shape, with high sides. There are a number of boats out sailing, with small lateen rigs, in bright colours. There are a ...

... and we in no way wanted to go back to the ship, so we hopped in a cab and headed down to Blue Bay. We found a cute little bed and breakfast right on the crystal water. We dropped off our bags and took a nice long walk down the white sandy beach. After getting some lunch at the local grocery store we put on our bathing suits and headed out in front of our hotel for some snorkeling. Oh My God!!! All the beautiful fish and coral was just ...