Mauritius as told by Guide Madhuri

I recently got chance to visit Mauritius in the month of October 2013. Trust me Mauritius is one of the best place for spending a holiday specially your honeymoon. Even non-honeymooners would love to visit this place. Such is the charm of the natural beauty and hospitality of the people here that you’d like to visit this place again and again in future.

Our trip was through the travel portal Makemytrip and they have made a wonderful arrangement of our 7 days trip to Mauritius. Staff of makemytrip was very professional especially Nidhi, who was responsible for making the booking like air tickets, hotel vouchers etc. She explained things nicely and was very patient to my questions that were sometimes stupid as well. I’d some communication gap from the operations team but they delivered the e-tickets, hotel vouchers etc well in time as they have promised. So I’d say the team of Makemytrip deserve a good ratings.

Our flight was early in the morning at 7:30 am from Indira Gandhi International airport. The flight is operated jointly by Air Mauritius and Indian Airlines. Flight was of around 7 hours. When you reach near Port Luis international airport named Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport  you got to take the first look of Mauritius from the air and you  are left amazed. Clear blue waters, green mountains and lots of sugarcane fields is all that you see.

Visa on Arrival: Since tourism is one of the main industry in Mauritius you easily get the visa on arrival, all you need is to show the return tickets and hotel vouchers. In case you don’t have a hotel reservation done you might need to show enough of enough currency of around 50$ a day per person.  In any case visa if free and can be obtained on arrival.

Hotel and Beach Resorts in Mauritius: Our stay was at the Jasla Beach resort, and its a nice resorts along the sea. Seaside holidays  cab picked us from the airport and we reached the beach resort after around 2 hours drive along the sea, it was a wonderful experience no signs of fatigue. I remember we were three couples travelling and all were busy clicking the pics and roads and driving there is excellent quality. We never knew when we reached the resort. We got a warm welcome at Jalsa resort, we spend the evening walking around the beach and our itinerary was there was the complete week with us. Next day cab driver Vicky was there to pick us for first day sightseeing and our tour guide Madhuri joned us on the way. Madhuri is an excellent guide who explained all the day’s activities nicely, she told us about history of maurituis and details of the places we visited like the sleeping volcanoes, Shiva temple, Ganga Talao, Grand Bassin, Chamarel etc. Special thanks to Madhuri for the sweets that she offered us on the Diwali eve. Madhuri you made our first Deewali at Maurituis special.

We enjoyed lots of beach activities like under sea walk, scuba diving, para sailing. Also trip to the Casela natural park was great.

Indian Number Plate Vehicles banned in Nepal

The CPN-Maoist party in Nepal has banned the entry of vehicles with Indian number plates in Nepal. This decision is highly criticized not only by Indian tourists but also from the people related to Nepal tourism industry.  Every year thousands of Indian tourists enter Nepal from Bhairahawa border via road using private or vehicles of various tour operators in India.

After the bane number of Indian tourists to Nepal has dropped to nearly half and the hotel and travel operators from Nepal predicts than this can drop further in the peak tourism season of Nepal. The peak tourism season in Nepal is from October to December. 

Those readers who don’t know much about Nepal, I want to tell them that tourism is the main source of foreign exchange revenue in Nepal. Though tourism in Nepal is not highly advertised, the country is highly popular among trekkers and mountaineers. Please note that 8 of the 10 worlds highest mountain peaks are in Nepal, thus this country is a paradise for the hikers, climbers and people interested in Adventure tourism. Most popular peak is Mount Everest.

Birthplace of Lord Gautam Buddha lies in Southern Nepal, thus it is a place for pilgrimage importance for many Buddhists people. The place name is Lumbini and it is a world heritage site.  Lots of Hindu devotes also visit Nepal for pilgrimage to largest temple of Lord Shiva in Kathmanu. Temple name is Pashupatinath Temple and there are mainly other Hindu temples in the region like Gosainkunda, Manakamana temple, Pathibhara to name a few.

Lets see if the CPN-Maoist soften their stand on the India Number vehicles entry in Nepal or do they let country suffer decline in number of tourists during the peak tourism season.

Travel to Maldives - Island full of natural beauty & Luxury

Super beaches, blue waters, white sand, ultimate huts in the seashore, luxury resorts and a warm welcome to the tourists, these are few of many things that make Maldives a favorite destination for honeymooners and the people who love beaches and activities like diving etc.  Maldives Island is placed geographically in the center of Indian Ocean. This is a place with scenic natural beauty and to make it more tempting to the travelers the nation has clear blue skies and sunshine almost throughout the year.  Rainy season is most likely during monsoons that fall from April to September, but June to August is the months for a major rainfall.

 

Tourism is the main industry and over 90% of the government tax revenue comes from the tourism related taxes. Apart from tourism fishing is the main industry here.  Majority of the population in Maldives are Sunni Muslims and the weekend in Maldives are Friday and Saturday; most of the banks and offices are closed on Friday and Saturday.

 

Like many tourism destinations Maldives offers a very easy VISA policy and one can get free 30 days visa upon arrival there. All you need is a valid passport, return tickets and proof of sufficient funds i.e. resorts reservation and approx cash of $50 per day.  Other things a tourist might need to take care while planning a vacation to Maldives is that imports of alcohol, pork or porn stuff is strictly forbidden and similarly when you leave this island you are not allowed to carry any kind of sand, seashells or corals with you. Activities you can enjoy while your stay at Maldives

• Diving
• Snorkeling
•  Surfing
• Shopping
•  Enjoy Maldivian cuisine
• Overwater bungalows is unforgettable experience
• Water sports
• Spa and wellness treat
• Fishing
• World’s only undersea restaurant at Conrad Maldives, Rangali Island - This would be something that you’ll remember throughout your life.
• Glorious beaches

I hope you like this article, please feel free to post a comment or ask for more information on Maldives travel information.

 

 

 

Brett Lee to promote tourism in Australia

If I say that Australia in one of the most traveled country in the world, then I am not wrong. People from all over the globe visit this country for holidays, studying, jobs etc. Presently Australia is home for people from around 200 countries. Australia has some cool places to visits with landscapes, skyscrapers, beaches, mountain and forests etc, that make is a popular destination movie production house from different countries like USA, India, Thailand, China etc. Many blockbusters movies from these countries have been filmed in Australia.

Australia become a nation in 1901 and after participation in two world wars, Australian economy started to boom in 1950s. Since then people from all over the worlds has visited this country for jobs, study and spend holidays etc.

Recently tourism in Australia has faced some bad days due to reporting of racism and attacks related to racism. To rebuild the reputation for Australia as top tourism country the tourism Australia has started a campaign that will include around 160 people to promoted tourism in the country. The start cricketer from Australia, Brett Le is one of those 160 people to campaign for the cause. He’d already started working on this actively and few days back Brett Lees was seen giving a warm welcome to a group of 70 travel agents from Indian. He even took those people to MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground). Brett Lee has a great fan following in India as he has been touring country to play cricket not only for Australia but he’s also a member of Kolkata Knight Rider’s team who recently won the IPL (a tournament very much popular in India).

Mauritius Travel package: 6 Nights & 7 Days in Mauritius

Mauritius is considered as one of the paradise for vacation especially for honeymoon and family vacations. Mauritius is a small beach on the Indian Ocean but it’s definitely one of the best places to travel in the world. When you are there you’ll enjoy sitting around the yet unexploited beaches, coral reef, clean ocean waters, green lagoons, white sand beaches, gardens and true Mauritius hospitality. Despite being rich in forests and wildlife, island is also known for its cultural and archeological heritage among the tourists.  You must be wondering that with so much features vacation at this island must be costlier, let me tell you that Mauritius is among one of the cheapest vacation destinations.  A 6night & 7 Days travel package to Mauritius can range from INR 50,000 to 90,000 depending upon the flight and hotels selected.   Almost all the hotels are beach hotels and some of them have their own private beaches as well.

No matter whichever vacation package you chose for Mauritius, you’ll definitely get good amount of leisure time and enjoy the vacation as well. Packages will consist mainly of South Island and North Island tour with few leisure days in between.

Place to visit in Mauritius:

• NORTH
  Grand Bay
  The Triolet Shivala
  Pereybère
  The Labourdonnais Orchards
  Balaclava Ruins
• EAST
  Flacq Market
  The Waterpark Leisure Village
  Ile aux Cerfs
   
•   SOUTH EAST
  Dutch Ruins
  Ile aux Aigrettes
  Domaine du Chasseur
  Mahebourg
  Souillac
•  WEST
  Martello Towers
  Chamarel
  Salt Pans
  Casela
  Yemen
•  Other
  L’Aventure du Sucre
  Ganga Talao - Grand Bassin
  Black River Gorges 

With so much to see you can also opt for various indoor and outdoor activities like spa, golf, scuba diving, deep sea fishing and shopping etc at nominal costs.  Honeymooner can also enjoy getting married in Mauritian style.

Tips: for your best Travel and Trip.

Traveling is the best exercise of mind and soul. It is best way to keep ourselves learnt and flexible with the environment and people. A wisely chosen trip is confidante to a person’s life and energy. A beautiful sought out trip become an example of beautiful moments of life. Life is too short to finish it in the walls of retarded daily office routines, on the plenty of streets crossed daily. Also regular looking faces and monotonic routines make life turned off. A trip or an outing can help you to take yourself out of such debacle. But an impromptu trip arrangement can become a immediate disaster if not planned wisely.
Here are some steps, tips and tricks to follow while you make your time out with your beloved or friends.

First and foremost things are of choosing a wise destination.
People should think of their own interests and hobbies before traveling out. Beware; keep your partners coordinated while you seek your plan for the good moments of your life. An un-arranged, off the cuff trip could turn into to disaster and enigma of what to do and what not to. As, people around will be not yours and not faithful and sincere too. So wisely choose the destination and confirm the status and updates of the location you are willing to go to. Great itineraries given by internet can be a great help here. Don’t ever feel absence of information and resources, there are things always to cover your specific needs and desires.

We expect a traveler slow down, hurry spoils this curry too.
Too many people try to force too much to visit a particular destination with the fullest and maximum of it. Don’t be one of them. Seeing a place unhurriedly is not so remunerative than considering numerous destinations in a flare. You’ll be strained to a smaller amount, expand a deeper thought of where you are and boast added moment in time to make associations with the public you meet.

Avoid the horde, to get aboard
A large number of natives could get a lot of trouble to a traveler, but places also have a lot to retreat. If you want to flee the crowds in the rambling conurbations, consider heading to the places like countryside, village, mountains, beaches, hill stations and old archaeological monuments and destination of spirituality.

Health is wealth, stay fit and healthy
Avoiding basic unhygienic stuffs around traveling destination could be easy to repent any health issue. Avoid tap water, and any foodstuff that may have been swabbed in. Toilets are disgracefully bad in some areas, and they may have health hazards. Consider galloping best air, best water, and best food in a hygienic area. Wearing tight clothes may be a fashion, but they can also cause physical problem in certain regions of the world.

Keep cool
Places in world are known for their scams and trickiness to foreign travelers. And it includes every country that has been accounted for good traveling area too. So better serve yourself with maps and prior information of the area before flying towards it.
Special alert for women traveler

Traveling is fun, but unlike men, women have her anxieties to be sought before traveling. Prior to everything, women are concerned with safety matters than men. Some women may like to flaunt their best clothing; fancy dress has no place in foreign countries, except when attending special events with security. While, exploring places as a tourist, try to wear clothes that help you merge with the crowd, or at least give the impression that you are not wealthy. Always keep in mind that some countries have dress codes for women. You need to pack clothing that is sensitive to the cultural and religious practices of the country you are visiting.
 
BON VOYAGE

What is the best time to visit Malaysia?

In the last post I posted about Malaysia Travel Information and Vacation Packages

In that post I mentioned in the last line that one can visit Malaysia throughout the year but must avoid the rainy season mainly from the month of October to March. However when I research more about Malaysia and the best time to travel I found some interesting stuff to share with you. But before I let you know the best time to travel to this tourist’s paradise I want to share the reason I was researching more about Malaysia. It’s the fact that Malaysia is one of the countries I’ve shortlisted for my honeymoon destination.

Now let’s quickly let you know the best time to visit this country. You can enjoy visiting Malaysia during May to September and November-January.  Rest months are the one with heavy rains and a beach lover would always avoid that season.  November to January is also the rainy Monsoon season but one can visit this time as it’s the shopping and festival season.  Main festival celebrated during this time of the year in Malaysia is Christmas, New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year and Hari Raya Puasa.