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Top Family Activities in Mauritius

With so many of the land and water sports included in the cost of your holiday, there's plenty to keep the whole family entertained throughout your holiday in Mauritius.

Learn to sail, have a family golf lesson or stand up on a water ski for the first time, at the Beachcomber Hotels with so much included you really can come back from holiday having achieved something for the first time.

All of the hotels have a sports team with sailing, windsurfing, waterskiing and tennis coaches who can either hone skills or teach the family the basics.

If you are really keen to learn how to sail then Shandrani has a superb sailing school, if Kite surfing is your thing then the hotel also has a kite surfing school. If it's golf you want to master then staying at Paradis or Dinarobin will give you access to the Paradis Golf Academy.

Alternatively enjoy the superb beaches and take up a sand castle building challenge!

Although we are sure the majority of our families will not venture far from the resort due to the amount of sports and leisure activities on offer we thought we would put together a list of some of the most popular family activities outside our hotels:

Jardin Botanique de Pamplemousses
The gardens are known to naturalists throughout the world for their countless species of indigenous and exotic plants, including the giant Victorial Regia water lilies, and the talipot palm, said to flower once every sixty years and then die.

Coloured Earths of Chamarel
Among the oddest sites of the island are the seven-coloured dunes at Chamarel, believed to result from the weathering of volcanic rocks. These undulating and vividly contrasted layers of earth are a short drive away from the beautiful Chamarel waterfalls.

The Bird Garden of Casela
Set in a magnificient site between Bambous and Tamarin in the Riviere Noire district, the Casela Bird Park hosts some 140 varieties of birds from around the world. The main attraction remains the Mauritian Pink Pigeon, one of the rarest birds in the world, still fighting to avoid the fate of the dodo. One of the giant tortoises is 150 years old.

Domaine Les Pailles
Ten minutes south of Port-Louis lies the nature park of Domaine Les Pailles, stretching over 3,000 acres at the foot of the Moka mountain range. You can choose between touring the park in a Land-Rover, riding in a horse-drawn carriage or in a train. The gardens also feature a replica of an ancient sugarmill, an "alambic" - an apparatus formerly used in distilling rum, a spice garden and a natural spring.

Aquarium
Situated between Pointe-aux-Piments and Trou-aux-Biches, hosts some 200 species of indigenous fish, invertebrates, corals and sponges, providing the visitor with a unique opportunity of admiring the fauna and flora of the Indian Ocean.

Domaine du Chasseur (Anse Jonchee, Vieux Grand Port)
Situated in the south-east of the island, near Mahebourg, in the heart of abundant greenery, Le Domaine du Chasseur covers about 1,950 acres. It is also an exciting natural hunting ground with its herds of some 1,000 deer and hundreds of wild boar. Lovers of leafy walks can chose between 5 and 15 kms long, allowing them to admire rare kinds of trees and protected species, such as the famous windhover kestrel.

Le Val Nature Park
Situated in the south-east of the island at Cluny, Le Val offers a view of the natural aquatic life of shrimps, eels and freshwater fish. The park also hosts anthurium green-houses, watercress ponds, deer parks, as well as monkeys and various bird species.

Trou aux Cerfs
Possibly the main attraction of Curepipe for tourists, apart from the shopping, is the Trou aux Cerfs crater. It's been extinct for a long time and the crater floor is now heavily wooded, but the crater affords lovely views around the island.

Karting
An attraction park for young and old. Situated at La Jouliette, Petite Riviere. Corinne Barrier will show you how delightful karting and quad biking is.

Vanilla Crocodile & Tortoise Park
Enter this glittering forest and discover a haven of luscious tropical flora: find a variety of endemic and exotic plants. In these lush green surroundings where banana and palm trees as well as giant bambous grow, more than a thousand Nile crocodiles are bred. On a guided tour, you will meet these animals in their breeding ponds, in perfect safety.