Mauritius Museums

Mauritius Museums

Eureka House In Moka, Mauritius
Historical Museum In Mohabourg, Mauritius. Tel: 230 6319329
Mauritius Herbarium In Reduit, Mauritius
Mauritius Postal Museum In Port Louis, Mauritius. Tel: 230 208 2851
Nature History Museum and Mauritius Institute In Port Louis, Mauritius. Tel: 2302120639
Port Louis Museum, In Port Louis, Mauritius
Robert Edward Hart Museum In Port Louis, Mauritius. Tel: 230 6256101
Shellorama Museum, In La Preneuse, Mauritius.

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Euruka House Museum
Eureka House at Moka is an independent museum featuring antiques, furniture old lithographs and other objects from private collection. There is also public museum with collections of natural history, naval, historical and literary items, which came under the aegis of the Mauritius Institute.
Eureka House
Eureka la maison Créole in West Moka stands about 4km from Le Reduit, on the other side of the Port Louis Curepipe motorway, just off the road to Moka. This country house, lying under Montagne Ory, was restored and opened to the public in 1986 as a museum. It was built in the 1830s and purchased in 1856 by Eugene Leclezio, the first Mauritian Master of the Supreme Court. Like Le Rediut, and any of the properties around this area, it has terrific views across the river valley.
Travel Highlights
1. Deep sea fishing: Some of the finest game fishing available occurs in the deep water surrounding Mauritius.
2. Maha Shivaratree Festival: In February or March the Hindus honour Lord Shiva by making a pilgrimage to Grand Bassin Lake.
3. Snorkelling: Snorkelling on the coral reefs
National Historical Naval Museum
Mauritius Postal Museum
This little museum, next door to the main post office, houses a collection of Mauritian stamps and assorted philately. In November, 2001, The Mauritius Commercial Bank has opened a museum known as the Blue Penny Museum. This is the first philatelic museum in the country. Items on display include a range of old stamps, telegraph machines, printing plates and other interesting postal paraphernalia.The museum (tel; 208 2851) is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm and also on Saturday from 9 to 11.30 am.
Shellorama Museum
On the road from Tamarin to Grande Riviere Noire at La Preneuse, the Shelloramma Museum boasts the biggest private collection of shells in the Indian Ocean. The museum is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm and on Saturday from 9am to 1pm. Entry is free.
Leisure and Entertainment
Beaches
No island on earth offers such a variety of beautiful beaches and lagoons. On the west coast are the public beaches of Tamarin, (well-known to surfers for its big waves), Flic en Flac, which provides a fine lagoon with shallow waters, Albion, pointe aux Sables, Baie du Tombeau and others. The northern coastline has many delightful beaches - Pointe aux Piments, famous for its underwater scenery, Trou aux Biches, Mont Choisy, one the most popular: Grand Baie, the main center for yachting, fishing, water skiing and Pereybere - probably one of the best bathing beaches.