Getting There and Away By air

Getting There and Away By air

Rodrigues is linked by air only with Mauritius; it has no international air services of its own. Two Air Mauritius flights with 48 seater planes are scheduled daily. The main aircraft serving the island is the ATR72 of Air Mauritius. There are daily flights to Rodrigues Island.

The journey lasts for one and a half hour and the plane leaves the island only forty-five minutes later after having landed. There is no refuelling and you can watch your luggage being loaded as you move to board the aircraft.

The MV Mauritius Pride and Mauritius Trochetia ships also make regular voyages to the island and can carry cargo as well as passengers. They dock at the harbour in Port Mathurin which is also the capital of Rodrigues.

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Tourist Office - Rodrigues Island
La Residence
Rue de la Solidarite
Port Mathurin
Rodrigues Island via Mauritius
Port Mathurin
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MAURITIUS
mariana.rodrigues@orange.mu
www.tourism-rodrigues.mu
Tel: +230 832 0276
Fax: +230 832 0174
Port Mathurin
It is a natural base for visitors. Ponte Coton on the East Coast has the best beach on the island. There are other beaches at St. Francois, Trou d' Argent and Petit Gravier.

Also read: Port Mathurin - Rodrigues Island
About Rodrigues Island
The island is entirely surrounded by reefs, which offer some of the best beach underwater experiences available in the Indian Ocean. A vast lagoon (200sqkm) shelters some of the best beach and reef areas. Among its many coral caves is the often- visited, 795m-long Caverne Patate, near Plaine Corail.
MSC Coraline Ship Agency Ltd.
The MSCL CORALINE Ship Agency Ltd was established as a subsidiary company of the Mauritius Shipping Corporation Ltd (MSCL) which has been established in 1986 as a private government company to initially monitor the freight costs of the M/S "Mauritius" on Rodrigues Trade.

The MSCL was also acting as a ship agency to ships carrying cargoes for the account of the State Trading Corporation - a parastatal organisation responsible to import rice, petroleum products and cement.
Getting There and Away By sea

The ship "Mauritius Pride" runs regular trips from Mauritius. Tourists are not expected to go by ship and first class cabins are difficult as they are usually taken up by officials. There is also second-class. The voyage takes two days from Mauritius to Rodrigues but only one day for the return.
Port Mathurin - Rodrigues Island
As the administrative, commercial and industrial hub of the island, Port Mathurin is the natural base for visitors.
Hiking- Rodrigues Island
The island is hilly and hiking is good around Mt Limon and Mt Malartic, the highest points at more than 390m above sea level. The best coastal hiking is from Port Mathurin, around the east end of the island, to Port Sud-Est.