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Mauritius - Watersports

OFFSHORE AND COASTAL EXCURSIONS The excursion to Ile aux Cocos, around 4km off the west coast, is unquestionably the most popular day trip available and should cost around Rs700 (including the permit fee for the island). It is a shallow sand bar with coconut palms, casuarina trees and colonies of terns and noddies.

Most hotels and tour operators organise full-day trips, which include a barbecue lunch. Apart from admiring the seabirds you can relax on the unspoilt beach and swim and snorkel in the shallow lagoon.

Certain areas of the island are bird nesting sites and so are off-limits to visitors.

On the return trip the boats head into the wind and the crossing can be long, wet and cold. Some boats now come ashore at Pointe Diable to meet a minibus, which is a more comfortable option.

Discovery Rodrigues (Rue de la Solidarité, Port Mathurin; % 832 1062; e discoveryrodrigues[at]intnet.mu) organises excursions to Ile aux Cocos.

An operator who is regularly recommended as being very flexible and accommodating is Andy Albert (% 875 8457; e andyspirit7[at]yahoo.com; kiterodrigues.skyblog.com).

Ile aux Chats (Cat Island) is an uninhabited islet in the vast lagoon fronting the Mourouk Ebony Hotel. A full-day excursion there organised by the hotel or a tour operator costs around Rs800 and includes a beach barbecue. You can stop off for diving/snorkelling at Gouzoupa en route .

SPORTING ACTIVITIES The companies listed in the Inbound tour operators section, page 212, can arrange activities such as hiking, fishing and bike rental.

Mauritius - Watersports

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