Things to see and do Port Mathurin

This cultural tour of the capital, which lasts about 2 hours and 15 minutes, starts from the beautiful café opened by Claire and Christian in the center of Port Mathurin. Since it all started here, on the spot where the city was later built, this walking tour is one of the best introductions to the country. Like Rodrigues Friendly's other immersive and unique tours (on a day trip), the walk is brilliantly led by Christian who knows how to bring to life every single building and how to make every single reference to the past exciting. Anecdotes and explanations abound throughout the fifteen stops in the alleys of the small pocket capital, built on the water and no bigger than its 2 ^km2. Christian's words bring back to life the men and events that have marked and shaped the destiny of the island. It was in 1691 that François Leguat established the French colony on the banks of a river. Christian recounts the influence of Father Gandy, that of the Creole house "Centre Carrefour" built in 1872 by the Church, the importance of the post office where letters were delivered by auction, the role of the Residence that adorns an object that we all regularly carry in our pockets, the incredible history of the cannon that comes from Mesopotamia or the Rodriguan flag with its nine symbols... and so many other "little stories" that, as the brochure says, "take us far away. Favorite 2023!

A subsidiary of Mauritours in Rodrigues, Rod Tours is the island's most important provider and offers impeccable service. The group has long established in Rodrigues where it has 2 hotels in international standards: Coconut and Pointe Venus. Of course, it's a little less artisan than elsewhere, but it's still far from impersonal mass tourism. A wide choice of services and services is proposed: airport transfer, reservation of stay, wide panel of excursions: Aux Island (boat and picnic) - Saint Gabriel Church/Cave Patate/coral quarry - Port Mathurin/Baie aux Huîtres/Anse aux Anglais/Grand Baie - Escapade escapade boat trip with barbecue on the beach - Saint-François and Silver Hole (transfer and 1 h 30 round trip) - complete island tour - discovery of the seabed with a deep glass of glass. There are also à la carte excursions on request. Cafe at Hotel Pointe Venus, owned by the same group.