Le Souffleur in Mauritius

Blowhole in volcanic cliffs. It “works” only at certain weather conditions – but then the water shoots up to 15 – 18 m high. Most images of the visitors though show a general wave action around the cliffs and not the blowhole.

Caverne Patate

Caverne Patate, Rodrigues Island

The longest cave in Mauritius, 1 140 m long. It is adorned with stalactites and stalagmites. The cave is known since the 18th century and here have been found bones of extinct animals. Legends about the treasure hidden in it.

Wonders of Mauritius

Primeval forest in Black River Gorges, Mauritius

Wondermondo 🢖 World 🢖 Wonders of Africa 🢖 Wonders of Mauritius Territory Wonders of Mauritius   Highlights Several beautiful islands in the Indian ocean form the state of Mauritius. These islands are distant from each other and very diverse. Until recent times highlights of Mauritius (and Rodrigues island) were the large, flightless birds – dodo and Rodrigues Solitaire. Both were exterminated by […]