This 426-page guide to Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles gives a highlighted tour of the islands, cross-referenced with detailed maps. A comprehensive travel tips section at the back of the book, is packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features - incisive essays on history, people and culture, ranging from marine ecology to Creole cuisine; and Travel Tips - practical listings section, including Accommodation, Entertainment, Transport and essential contact addresses and numbers. It includes hundreds of full-colour photographs and 24 maps.
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Höhe: 225 mm
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978-981-234-900-2 (9789812349002)
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Maps: Port Louis; The North; The East; South Coast; West Coast and Plateau; Curepipe; Rodrigues; St-Denis; Reunion; St-Pierre; Volcano; Cirques; Inner Seychelles; Mah , Victoria and Fregate; Silhouette; Praslin; Cousin, Cousine; and Aride; La Digue; Bird and Denis Islands; Amirantes, Desroches and Alphonse; Farquhar Group; Aldabra Group; Inside front cover - Mauritius and Reunion; Inside back cover - Seychelles. Introduction and History; People of the Indian Ocean; The Impact of Tourism; Romancing the Isles; Marine Life; Mascarenes - History; Introduction; Decisive Dates; Sailors and Explorers; Seychelles: History; Introduction; The Origin of Seychelles; Decisive Dates; History of Seychelles. Features: The Mauritians; Sugar and Spice; Bats, Birds and Banyans; Into the Blue; The Reunionnais; Reunion Cuisine; Volcanic Habitats; Island of Adventures; Seychelles- The Seychellois Preserving Nature; Underwater World; Fishing; Creole Cuisine. Places: Mauritius - Port Louis; The North; The East; The South Coast; The West; Plateau Towns; Rodrigues; Reunion - Introduction; St-Denis; The Coast; Volcano and High Plains; The Cirques; Seychelles - Introduction; Mahe and Satellites; Fregate; Silhouette and North; Praslin; Cousin, Cousine and Aride; La Digue; Bird and Denis Islands; The Outer Islands. Picture Stories: Island Blooms; Hindu Festivals; Sugar; Volcanic Activity. Information Panels: Language; Seychelles' Best Beaches; The Dodo; Sega; Endangered Species; Game Fishing; Creole Architecture; Trekking in Reunion; An Arts Tour; Top Dive Sites; Nature Walks; Coco de Mer. Travel Tips - Highlights: Mauritius; Getting Acquainted; Practical Tips; Where to Stay; Reunion; Getting Acquainted; Practical Tips; Where to Stay; Seychelles; Getting Acquainted; Practical Tips; Where to Stay.
