Local Directions:

After a long journey to Mauritius, we strongly recommend we arrange our private chauffeur to personally collect you from the airport. He can meet and greet you, help you with your luggage, then drive you the easiest route North to Villa Ayr for cheaper than you can get an airport cab. If you are new to the island, you will struggle with the roads and lack of signs! Once settled we can hire you car locally for better rates.

If you are familiar with the roads, directions from the airport: follow signs to North, go through Port Louis. Follow Signs to Triolet. Follow signs to Le Maritim, then pick up signs to Balaclava, Pointe Aux Piments and stay on the coastal road till you reach Trou Aux Biches. Keep the sea on your left. 500 m into Trou Aux Biches your find us just after the very pink Hotel and Restaurant Villa Rose on your right - Villa Ayr is clearly visible.
From Grandbay, follow the coast road, keep the sea on your right. Go through Mont Choisi and keep going along the coastal road until you pass the Hotel Diamand Blue. We are on the left hand side. As your driver to call me on +230 7093453 if you get lost!

Taxi, Minibus, Helicopter can all be arranged. Nearest helipad in the Maritim.

Flight Information:
Direct flights from Europe include:

1. London UK (British Airways & Air Mauritius)
(check out: http://www.seabreezetravels.com/direct-flights-to-mauritius)

2. Paris FRANCE (Air France)
(check out: http://www.airfrance.com/cgi-bin/AF/MU/en/common/home/home/HomePageAction.do)

3. Milan ITALY (Meridiana)
(check out: http://www.meridiana.it/en/destinations/transfer_info.aspx?code=mru)

4. Condor & Lufthansa GERMANY
Last year these guys did flights for 258 euros each way - flights to Milan from London were 75euros return.

Worldwide Airlines flying direct to Mauritius include:

1. South Africa Air (SAA) SOUTH AFRICA
(check out: http://www.tripbase.com/Flights_to-Malaysia-fc.html?gclid=CP_VyIWF9qgCFYob4QodGn1CSw)

Emirates (UAE)
(check out: http://www.emirates.com/ir/english/destinations_offers/new_routes/maldives_mauritius_and_seychelles/flights_to_mauritius.aspx

Malaysia Air
http://www.tripbase.com/Flights_to-Malaysia-fc.html?gclid=CP_VyIWF9qgCFYob4QodGn1CSw

Air India
(check out: http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/Webpages/Mauritius.aspx?MID=26)

Air Austral REUNION ISLAND
http://www.air-austral.com/en/where-we-fly/mauritius-island.html

Air Seychelles
(check out: http://www.airseychelles.com/en/home/index.php)
These guys do fantastic bargains from London when they have a full plane! Ask them directly for their specials to Mauritius via Seychelles. It takes around 2 hours to drop off and take off plus airtime to Seychelles.

Air Mauritius to:
AMSTERDAM, ABERDEEN, BARCELONA, BREST, BIRMINGHAM, BILBAO, BANGKOK, BOLOGNA, BANGALORE, BORDEAUX, MUMBAI, BRISTOL, BASEL, CHARLES DE GAULLE (PARIS), CLERMONT, FERRAND, CAPE TOWN, DELHI, DURBAN, DUSSELDORF, DUBAI, EDINBURGH, ROME, FRANKFURT, GENEVA, HONG KONG, JOHAR BAHRU, JOHANNESBURG, KOTA BHARU, KUANTAN, KUALA LUMPUR, LANGKAWI, LONDON HEATHROW, LYON, CHENNAI, MADRID, MANCHESTER, Sydney, MULHOUSE, MONTPELLIER, MARSEILLE, MUNICH, MAURITIUS, MILAN MALPENSA, NAIROBI, NICE, NEWCASTLE,
NANTES, ASTURIAS, PENANG, PERTH, PAU-PYRENNES, PUDONG - SHANGHAI, RENNES, RODRIGUES
ST DENIS - REUNION, SINGAPORE, STRASBOURG, SYDNEY, TOULOUSE, ANTANANARIVO, VIGO, VIENNA.
(check out: http://www.skyscanner.net/airline/airline-air-mauritius-mk.html)

Flight stats for Mauritius: check out Trip Advisor for latest info:
(http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Flights-g293816-Mauritius-Cheap_Discount_Airfares.html)
Right now, 17 airlines operate out of Mauritius.
Mauritius offers nonstop flights to 29 cities.
Every week, at least 21 domestic flights and 294 international flights depart from Mauritius.
The Boeing 747-400 pax is the biggest airplane that flies out of Mauritius.
The longest direct flight from Mauritius is 6,079 miles, while the shortest is just 143 miles.