Port Mathurin - Rodrigues Island

Port Mathurin - Rodrigues Island

As the administrative, commercial and industrial hub of the island, Port Mathurin is the natural base for visitors.

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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.

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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
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.
Banks - Rodrigues Island
Barclays Bank (Tel 8311553), Indian Ocean International Bank (Tel 8311591), State Bank (Tel 8311642) , Mauritius Commercial Bank (Tel 8311833) All have offices in Port Mathurin.
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.
Post Office - Rodrigues Island
The main post office (Tel 8312098) is on Rue Mann in Port Mathurin. The Overseas Telecommunications services (OTS) (Tel 8311816) office on Venus is open weekdays from 7.30 3.30 pm and on weekends from 8 am to noon.
Ile Aux Sables
Ile Aux Sables is a recognised nature reserve islet for a few pairs of fairy terns and setting foot on the island is forbidden. The permits required to visit ÎIe Cocos and its even smaller neighbour, Île aux Sables, can be obtained from the Administration Office (Tel 8311504) on Rue Jenner, Port Mathurin.