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IT’S HARD TO MATCH A FAMILY
HOLIDAY IN MAURITIUS, AND WITH
SUMMER ON THE HORIZON RICHARD
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ISLAND RESORTS WITH SOMETHING
FOR EVERYONE.
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“Whoohoooooo!”
yells six-year-old David, as spray
washes over the bow of our Venture
sailing dinghy. Coral reefs and
waving sea grass fly along beneath
us, as the gusting southeasterly
trade winds push the boat ever
faster across warm tropical seas
towards a shoreline of waving palms
and whistling pines. We skid up
onto the sandy beach, drenched
with seawater and all smiles. The
sailing bug has bit.
I come from a long line of
sailors, and as a place to instill a
love of water sports in the next
generation, it’s pretty hard to beat
the cerulean waters of the Le Morne
lagoon.
Here the calm seas and steady
breezes make it a haven for watery
adventure, from wobbling around
on stand-up paddleboards to learning
to sail or kayaking across clear
coral-strewn waters.
And I should know. I tried them
all during my four days at Paradis
Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa,
the famously family-friendly resort
on the southwest corner of Mauritius.
The five-star resort is set on the
Le Morne Brabant peninsula in the
shadow of the rugged and iconic
Le Morne mountain – a World
Heritage Site that soars 500 metres
above the beach, and which was once
used as a shelter by runaway slaves
and Maroons in the 18th century. With
more than 200 rooms, suites and villas
scattered along the shoreline, it’s a
resort of two faces. In the north the
newly renovated Ocean rooms and
suites offer bright, modern décor a
few steps from the sea. On the other