The paradise island of Mauritius can be found
out in the Indian Ocean and some 2,400
kilometres east of the Africa mainland.
This makes this territory the easternmost member of
the Southern Africa bloc and about a 12 hour flight from
Northern Europe and 4 hours from Johannesburg.
Over the years the island has developed an enviable and
very well-deserved reputation as a high quality vacation
and golf destination and the island has one of the highest
densities of 5 star hotels in the World.
MTPA (Mauritius Tourism and Promotion Authority) has
intensified and broadened its efforts to promote the island
to Africa and Asia prompted by the initial fall in revenues
from its traditional markets in Europe from 2010 in the
aftermath of the global financial crisis
Within Mauritius’ overall attraction as a luxury destination
golf is a key niche market, but quite naturally the resorts
and estates’ are designed for mixed use and therefore
must also market and promote themselves in terms of
much broader and more general vacation audiences.
All of this combines to make Mauritius a destination which
has something for everyone.
Perhaps as an Englishman and my being an islander I am
a soft touch, but it seems that some places on Earth just
seem to lend themselves to vacations.
Mauritius’ combination of an island with white sand, blue
skies and a warm gentle onshore breeze coming in across
a blue lagoon to rustle the palms is a glorious sensory
cocktail and when you throw 9 great golf courses into this
mix, it could be just the stuff dreams are made of.
These images will undoubtedly have a very special
resonance if you are in the middle of your region’s winter
with both the sight of the sun and a blue sky just a very
distant memory!
From my own personal experiences, having been fortunate
to have visited Mauritius many times, the warmth of the
climate is matched by the warmth of the welcome you will
receive as a holidaymaker.
The resorts will have an aquatic related activity to suit
every taste from snorkelling to paragliding and surf skiing
to marlin fishing.
Should your choice of pursuits be of a more relaxed nature,
then to paraphrase the famous anonymous quote about
golf, it might be said that ‘a game of golf in Mauritius is a
good day at the beach spoiled!’
The Seven Coloured Earths, popular
tourist attraction. C/O Mauritius Tourism
That said on some of the courses I have seen several errant
players spend more time looking for their golf ball on the
beach than on the golf course – so perhaps you can enjoy
both at once!
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