- Port Louis
- Vacoas
- Plaine Magnien
- Port Mathurin
- Aapravasi Ghat
Aapravasi Ghat ('The Immigration Depot') is a building complex located in Port Louis, Mauritius, the first British colony to receive indentured, or contracted, labour workforce from many countries. From 1849 to 1923, half a million Indian indentured labourers passed through the I
- Trou aux Cerfs
Trou aux Cerfs (also known as Murr's Volcano) is a dormant, crater lake, cinder cone volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300 and 350 meters in diameter, and is 80
- Frederik Hendrik Museum
Frederik Hendrik Museum, also known as the Fort Frederik Hendrik, is part of the Vieux Grand Port National Heritage Site in Mauritius. It includes the archaeological ruins of the first Dutch East India Company fortification on the island, built in 1638, along with later French co
- St. Gabriel Cathedral, Rodrigues
The St. Gabriel Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Gabriel de Rodrigues) is a religious building that serves as the cathedral of the Catholic Church's Apostolic Vicariate of Rodrigues. It is located in the town of St. Gabriel (Saint Gabriel) on the island of Rodrigues, the third
- Le Pouce
Le Pouce (French: [lə pus]; English: "The Thumb") is the third highest mountain in Mauritius, at 812 meters (2664 feet). Only Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m) and Pieter Both (820 m) are taller. It is named Le Pouce because of the thumb-shaped peak of the mountain. It can
- Collège du Saint-Esprit
The Collège du Saint Esprit is a state funded private catholic secondary school in Mauritius. It is one of the most prestigious and competitive secondary education institutions in the country. The school consists of a boys-only department in Quatre Bornes where students are prepa
- National History Museum of Mauritius
The National History Museum of Mauritius (fr: Musée National d'Histoire), also known as the Mahebourg Museum or formerly the Naval and Historical Museum (fr: Musée naval de l'île Maurice), is a national museum located in Mahebourg, Mauritius. Housed in an 18th-century French colo
- Anse aux Anglais
Anse aux Anglais or English Bay is a small coastal village located in the north of the Mauritian island of Rodrigues in the Indian Ocean. Its name, French for "English Bay," is apparently linked with the fact that English troops landed on its beach in 1809 during the Napoleonic W
- Eureka House
Eureka House (French: Maison Eureka or La Maison Creole), also known as the House of 109 Doors, is a historic Creole colonial mansion located in Moka, Mauritius. Built in 1830, it is one of the island's best-preserved examples of 19th-century plantation architecture and operates
- Rempart Mountain
Rempart Mountain is a mountain near Tamarin in the Rivière Noire District, western Mauritius. Rempart Mountain is the fourth-highest peak in Mauritius, after Le Pouce. It is notable for its prominence, which is due to its three distinct peaks. The westernmost peak, known as Big G
- Mare aux Songes
The Mare aux Songes (English: "pond of taro"; French: [ma.ʁ‿o sɔ̃ʒ]) swamp is a lagerstätte located close to the sea in south eastern Mauritius. Many subfossils of recently extinct animals have accumulated in the swamp, which was once a lake, and some of the first subfossil remai
- Mont Limon
Mont Limon is the highest point on the Mauritian island of Rodrigues. It is located roughly in the center of the eastern part of the island and has a height of 389 metres (1,276 ft). Some sources give a higher elevation of 398 m (1,306 ft). It is located approximately four kilom
- Radio One (Mauritius)
Radio One (R1) is the first private radio station in Mauritius, owned and broadcast by Viva Voce Ltd. It started operations in 2002 with a Private Commercial Free to Air FM Radio Broadcasting Licence issued by the Independent Broadcasting Authority- Mauritius. Radio One is popula
- Île aux Aigrettes
Ile aux Aigrettes is an islet off the south-east coast of Mauritius. It functions as a nature reserve and a scientific research station. It is also a popular visitors attraction—both for tourists and for Mauritians.
- Hermitage Island
Hermitage Island (French: Île Hermitage) is a small island lying south west of Port Sud-Est in Rodrigues, Mauritius. It is reputed to be the location of buried treasure and is a popular destination for tourists.
- Jummah Mosque (Mauritius)
The Jummah Mosque (Arabic: مسجد جمعة) formerly "Mosque of the Arabs", is a mosque in Port Louis, Mauritius dating from the 1850s. The building combines Indian, Creole and Islamic architecture. The Jummah Mosque houses the remains of Jamal Shah (a pir from Kutch, India) in a marbl
- Vallée de Ferney
La Vallée de Ferney is a forest and wildlife reserve situated in the Bambou mountains north of Mahébourg in Grand Port District, Mauritius. It is managed by the La Vallée de Ferney Conservation Trust.
- Intercontinental Slavery Museum
The Intercontinental Slavery Museum is a museum located in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. Dedicated to the history of slavery and indentured labor, it opened on 4 September 2023, and is housed in the city's former military hospital, built in 1740 during the French colonial
- Blue Penny Museum
The Blue Penny Museum, a museum dedicated to history and art of Mauritius, is situated at Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius. It opened in November 2001.
- Mauritius Postal Museum
The Mauritius Postal Museum is the Postal museum in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius.
- Natural History Museum, Port Louis
The Natural History Museum is a museum in Port Louis, Mauritius.
- Pieter Both (mountain)
Pieter Both, sometimes referred to as Peter Botte Mountain, is the second highest mountain of Mauritius, at 820 metres (2,690 ft) tall. The mountain is slightly shorter than Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire by eight metres. It is named after Pieter Both, the first Governor-Genera
- St. Louis Cathedral, Port-Louis
St. Louis Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Saint-Louis de Port-Louis, Mauritian Creole: Katedral Sin Lwi) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Port Louis, Mauritius, the seat of the bishop of Port-Louis. Several churches have been built in succession at this location. Between 1752 and 1
- Moka Range
The Moka Range is a mountain range in Mauritius. It contains two of Mauritius's three tallest peaks, Pieter Both and Le Pouce. It was formed from a basalt lava dome ten million years ago. The Moka Range forms a semicircle around the capital of Mauritius, Port Louis.
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