Africa · Jewish travel

Mauritius

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Places to explore

Grand Baie — The northern resort town is known for beaches, boat excursions, restaurants, shops, and its role as the main base for many visitors and community services.

Port Louis — The capital is known for the Central Market, waterfront, museums, colonial architecture, Chinatown, and the layered history of Indian Ocean migration.

Black River Gorges — Mauritius’s largest national park is known for forest viewpoints, waterfalls, endemic wildlife, and hiking routes in the island’s mountainous interior.

Le Morne — The dramatic peninsula is known for beaches, mountain hiking, wind sports, and a UNESCO cultural landscape connected to the history of resistance by escaped enslaved people.

Chabad of Mauritius — Grand Baie — Active Jewish traveler and community center in the Grand Baie area.

Aapravasi Ghat — UNESCO immigration depot in Port Louis central to the history of indentured labor and Mauritius’s population.

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