What if someone tells you that ‘lets go for a trip to Mauritius’. You will definitely think about it and why not Mauritius is a well-known tourist destination and offers so much of its glory to the people that they gets attracted here from around the world. If only the name itself attracts people then there must be something special. Isn’t it? You should go and explore Mauritius at least once in your entire life. And for that you need to search the airport that will take you to the city.
So here is an airport that will lead you to Mauritius and that airport is Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. Quite bigger name but suits the place. It is also known as Plaisance Airport and serves the island of Mauritius. It lies in the Plaine Magnien close to the Plaisance which is at a distance of 26 nautical miles that is of 48 kilometre to the southeast of Port Louis which is the capital of Mauritius.
This airport is the base of Air Mauritius and has only one terminal with the airport code as MRU. This airport also has its own official website called aml.mru.aero. The building of the terminal is of two storeys and is attached with an outdoor parking lot. Planning for another terminal is on way that will connect the present terminal.
The airlines that operates from this airport are Air Austral, Air France, Air Madagascar, Air Seychelles, Air Mauritius, British Airways, British Airways that is operated by Comair, Catovair, Condor Flugdienst, Corsairfly, Emirates, Kulula.com, Meridiana which operates by Eurofly, South African Airways and Virgin Atlantic Airways.
You will plenty of facilities in the terminal to serve you. Restaurants like Embalao, Le Village, Voyage a la Carte, Le Bar du Voyageur and Embalaba are available. Duty free shop like Mauritius Duty Free Paradise Co Ltd and Made in Mauritius are available. Book shop, flower and handicraft store, state bank, Barclays Bank Mauritius, the Mauritius Commercial Bank, Shibani Finance, A Taste Of Paradise, Thomas Cook, HSBC, Post Office, AML Lounge – VIP and Air Mauritius Lounge are available to serve you at the airport. For shopping you can try the Cauden Waterfront Complex which is a modern shopping and entertainment complex with boutiques, fine restaurants, hotels, casino and even live street entertainment.
You can drive from Mahebourg and reach to the airport. You have to follow the signs for the airport. Parking facilities are available outside the airport and the area can easily cover some 600 cars. For that you have to pay fees. Bus services are also available between the airport and Port Louis. Well the services are much frequent. Besides this, taxis are also available to serve your purpose and could be found outside the terminal.
For any information you have information desk in the terminal building at Tour Operators’ Hall. You will get ATM’s outside the arrival hall and currency exchange could also be done. You will get a post office at the same place. Other services like restaurants and stores are also available in the arrival and departures area and shopping can also be done in a large scale.
Facilities are also available for the disabled people like toilets and parking space. For assistance the disabled person can contact their airline. Well, there are no hotels at the airport but close to it you will get the Blue Lagoon Beach Hotel and Preskil Beach Resort at Mahebourg. Few other hotles in Port Louis are Le Suffren Hotel & Marina, Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel, Hotel Les Cocotiers, Villa Jorico and Auberge de Rose Hill. Few of the restaurants and cafes here are Au Vieux Grimoire, Higher Taste, Café Du Vieux Conseil, Mystic Masala and Restaurant Le Suffren Hotel & Marina.
As Mauritius is situated in the Indian Ocean you will get many attractions like beaches that make a best travel destination. Huge Mountains, island, tropical forests, plants, sandy beaches, open sea and much more wonders make the place spectacular for the tourist who throngs here to experience the mind blowing sites.
About the climate Mauritius has two seasons that is in the month of November to April you will experience hot weather and during May to October the climate will be warm. The average temperature here is 27 degree centigrade.
To the southeast of Mauritius where the airport lies have many attractions worth visiting like Dutch Ruins, By the name you can realize what special will be there, Ile aux Aigrettes, Mahebourg, Domaine du Chasseur, Souillac and La Vanilla Reserve des Mascareigenes. These are few wonderful attractions where you can visit from the airport.
Though Mauritius is a set of colors and spread its glory overall you can easily explore this place the way you want. Transportation facilities are well developed so you can experience entire Mauritius. You can also book a private tour that will take you around Mauritius and make your holidays a memorable one. So without hesitating, just book a ticket to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and start exploring the exotic locations by doing various activities. This could be done only in Mauritius.
