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.
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
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
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
The Riviere Noire district has many attractions. The southwest coast is the centre for big game fishing and to a lesser extent diving and surfing. It boasts good long beaches and the islands best
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,
Most tourists visit the Museum and Institute, on Chausee St, to see the stuffed replica of the dodo, the abnormal member of a group of pigeons, which become extinct. Between 1981 and 1989, the dodo
Robert Edward hart (1891-1954) was a renowned Mauritius poet, appreciated by the French and English alike. He wrote in French and translations of his poetry are hard to find. He lived out the last