Det sker i Grand Baie, Mauritius året igennem

Tætpakket — rejsende beskriver det som højsæson, Festive season peak

• Festival

  Thaipoosam Cavadee

  15. jan. – 15. feb. · normaltReligiøs højtid

  Tamil Mauritians walk to the riverside temples carrying wooden cavadee frames after ten days of fasting, cheeks and tongues pierced. A public holiday, and a serious religious occasion rather than a parade. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (15. nov. – 15. maj (normalt)), Festive season peak (15. dec. – 10. jan. (normalt))

Travlt — Maha Shivaratri, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Maha Shivaratri

  10. feb. – 12. mar. · normaltReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims walk in white to the crater lake at Grand Bassin carrying bamboo kanwars. The main roads south fill with walkers for the better part of a week. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Thaipoosam Cavadee (15. jan. – 15. feb. (normalt)), Cyclone season (15. nov. – 15. maj (normalt))

Tætpakket — Maha Shivaratri, Independence and Republic Day

• Helligdag

  Independence and Republic Day

  12. mar.National helligdagLukninger

  12 March is a public holiday marked with flag-raisings and official events; government offices and many shops close, while hotels, beaches and most restaurants carry on as normal. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Maha Shivaratri (10. feb. – 12. mar. (normalt)), Cyclone season (15. nov. – 15. maj (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (15. nov. – 15. maj (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Sæson

  The south-east trades

  15. maj – 31. okt. · normaltVindsæson

  The trade winds blow through the winter and the island reorganises around them. Grand Baie sits on the sheltered north coast, which is why the dive boats and the island-hopping trips leave from here.

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (15. nov. – 15. maj (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: The south-east trades (15. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Humpbacks off the west coast

  1. jul. – 31. okt. · normaltHvalsæson

  Humpbacks pass along the west coast through the winter, and the boats that go out to them leave from Black River, an hour and a half down the coast rather than from Grand Baie itself.

Stadig i gang: The south-east trades (15. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: The south-east trades (15. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Humpbacks off the west coast (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: The south-east trades (15. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Humpbacks off the west coast (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Festival

  Diwali

  15. okt. – 15. nov. · normalt

  Mauritius keeps Diwali properly: clay lamps and paper lanterns down every street in the Hindu villages, sweets handed over the fence, and a public holiday the day after. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: The south-east trades (15. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Humpbacks off the west coast (1. jul. – 31. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Risiko

  Cyclone season

  15. nov. – 15. maj · normalt

  The Mauritius Meteorological Services run their cyclone warning classes from mid-November to mid-May. A class III shuts the island down, shops and boats included, usually for a day or two; January to March is the likeliest stretch. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Diwali (15. okt. – 15. nov. (normalt))

Travlt — Festive season peak, skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Festive season peak

  15. dec. – 10. jan. · normaltJul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  Mauritian families and the European winter arrive at once, and Grand Baie's beaches, boats and restaurants run at capacity. Rates go to their yearly high and the good tables need booking days ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cyclone season (15. nov. – 15. maj (normalt))