5 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Mauritius - Atlas Obscura

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Chamarel, Mauritius

Seven Coloured Earths

This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.

Moka, Mauritius

Le Pouce (The Thumb)

The “Thumb” of Mauritius provides a 360 degree view of the entire country.

The Last Two Bois Dentelle Trees

Only two of these trees remain in the natural world, found high in the cloud forest of a Mauritius island.

Port Louis, Mauritius

Champ de Mars Racecourse

The oldest racecourse in the Southern Hemisphere.

Le Morne, Mauritius

Slave Route Monument

This monument sits at the foot of a mountain from which legend says slaves jumped to their deaths.

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About Mauritius

The composite skeleton sold for a little more than $621,700.

Sold: A Nearly Complete Skeleton of a Dodo

The remains of the long-extinct, flightless bird from Mauritius are waddling off to a new home.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

A dodo at the Natural History Museum in London.

What the Dodo Means to Mauritius

The extinct bird is a national symbol. But why?

by Meg Charlton

December 4, 2018