Guide to Mauritius: The Mascarene Isles [Paperback]

Royston Ellis (Author)

Book Description

Series: Bradt Travel Guide Mauritius, Rodriques & Reunion: The Mascarene Isles | Publication Date: February 1, 2000

For both tourist and business use, this is a complete guide to the Mascarene Isles - Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion - with an expanded natural history section covering all the islands' nature reserves. It includes advice on the structure of business on the island as well as the sun, sea and sand for which Mauritius is renowned, with the very best of accommodation, food and watersports. The Mascarenes, about 500 miles apart off the east coast of Madagascar, have become a mecca for honeymooners and those attempting to get away from it all.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A splendid treasure house of practical, historical and geographical information. Sun International, Mauritius.

From the Back Cover

Mauritius, Rodrigues and Reunion together make up the Mascarene Islands. Some 800km apart in the Indian Ocean, the islands have become a mecca for honeymooners and those in search of the perfect destination to get away from it all. Yet there is more to the Mascarenes than idyllic beaches and moonlit terraces. Each island has its own unique attractions. Nature lovers will be drawn to the stark beauty of the Mauritian mountains, the volcanic landscape of Reunion or the coral reefs of Rodrigues, while opportunities to explore off the beaten track include cycling, mountain hiking and abseiling. Discover it for yourself with this invaluable Bradt Guide. Inside is detailed information on hotels and restaurants for all budgets; first-time coverage of the French Island of Reunion; expanded natural history section; people and culture; conservation and nature reserves; canyoning, caving and other adventure activities; diving snorkelling and deep-sea fishing. (5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 128 pages, b & w maps, full color photographs)

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides; 4th edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1898323879
• ISBN-13: 978-1898323877
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,885,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #64 in Books > Travel > Asia > Mauritius

More About the Author

ROYSTON ELLIS is a British-born author of some 50 published books who has lived in Sri Lanka since 1980 where he writes in a century-old cottage overlooking the Indian Ocean. His first book, a sequence of poems called Jiving To Gyp, was published by Scorpion Press in 1959, when he was 18. Until 1961 he performed his poems on stage and TV to rock music (Rocketry) backed by The Shadows, Jimmy Page and a group that later became famous as The Beatles (whom he named). After living in the Channel Islands and the Canary Islands he moved to Dominica in 1966 where, as Richard Tresillian, he wrote the best-selling Bondmaster series of historical novels. He specialises now in books with Indian Ocean settings, including the Bradt guides to Mauritius, Maldives and Sri Lanka. (www.roystonellis.com)