http://www.simplymauritius.com Simply Mauritius Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:09:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mauritius is famous for its tourism, its beautiful beaches and hotels.It is an ideal destination for your vacations. Mauritius is a tropical island in the Indian Ocean. It is situated in the south of the equator and just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. It is about 800 km to ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/general/mauritius.html 2005 Public Holidays New Year - Saturday 1st ans Sunday 2nd January Thaipoosam Cavadee - Tuesday 2 5th January Abolition of Slavery - Tuesday 1st February Chinese Spring Festival - Wednesday 9th February Maha Shivratree - Tuesday 8th March National Day - Saturday 12th March Ougadi - Saturday 9th April Labour Day - Sunday 1st May Assumption - Monday 15th August Ganesh Chathurthi - Thursday ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/public-holidays/public-holidays-in-mauritius.html The Sega is the most typical folkloric dance of Mauritius . The traditional instrumentation includes the central ravane drum and triangle and maravane. The Sega evolved among slaves, and is primarily a fusion of African music with European dances like the quadrille and polka. Popular sega Les Windblows is the most well-known sega ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/music/sega-music.html Mauritius doesn't only offer wonderful beaches, also the inland region and the towns are fascinating and exotic. Here are some remarkable places : Black River Gorges National Park with its original jungle and bird life which exists only in Mauritius (the Pink Pigeon, the Echo Parakeet and the Mauritius Kestrel; all ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/places-of-interest/places-of-interest.html (Click to enlarge) Caudan @ Night Ile Aux Benitiers Sunset @ Trou aux Biches http://www.simplymauritius.com/pictures/coins-notes.html (Click on each stamp for full view) http://www.simplymauritius.com/stamps/stamps.html UK H.E. Mr M GOBURDHUN Ambassador, Mr M.I DOSSA, First Secretary London 32-33, Elvaston Place London S.W.7 - 5 NW United Kingdom Belgium H.E. Mr S GUNESSEE Ambassador Mauritius Embassy, Brussels 68, rue des Bollandistes Etterbeek 1040 Bruxelles, Belgium Tel: (32) 2 740 1930 Fax: (32) 2 734 4021 Australia ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/embassies/embassies.html A valid passport, or an internationally recognised travel document, and a valid return or onward passage tickets are required. Visitors should have adequate funds to cover the duration of their stay. Extension s of stay may be applied for at the Police Immigration Department, Line Barracks, Port Louis, with two ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/travel-requirements/travel-requirements.html Dental and medical facilities are very good and most practitioners speak English. The cost of treatment is substantially less than European countries although it is advisable to take out private medical insurance to cover repatriation expenses. The services of opticians and contact lens practitioners are widely available and of good ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/health/health.html (Latest information from the British High Commission in Mauritius) Further information can be obtained from the British High Commission, Consular and Immigration Section, Les Cascades Building, Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis (tel: +230 211 1361; fax: +230 211 1369/212 8470). The crime level in Mauritius remains low, ... http://www.simplymauritius.com/travel-advice/travel-advice.html