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Benares Destination Guide

Touring Benares in Mauritius

Benares in the region of Savanne is located in Mauritius - some 24 mi or ( 38 km ) South of Port Louis , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Benares

Time in Benares is now 01:28 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Indian/Mauritius " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vieux Grand Port, Tamarin, Savannah, Saint Felix, and Frederica. Being here already, consider visiting Vieux Grand Port . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Benares ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

wedding in Mauritius

5:45 min by Rodolphe Lamare
Views: 26287 Rating: 4.50

Video of Angela's wedding in Mauritius made by Photos by Rudy More at www.mauritius-wedding-photographer.com ..

Tortoises making love in Mauritius Vanilla Crocodile Park

2:31 min by WhereisCliff
Views: 7539 Rating: 3.40

I was amazed at the size of these things! One user commented that I should not sit on them, but I did not. I hovered over one and made it look like I sat on it, but never rested my weight on it. But I ..


Mauritius (Ile Maurice) - Chamarel Waterfall - Mauritius

1:59 min by Gerard Peka
Views: 4934 Rating: 5.00

Mauritius Vacation june/july 2008 ..

Catamaran Isle de Cerf

4:39 min by MossbergChannel
Views: 3134 Rating: 3.67

A nice day with a boat from Blue Bay Mauritius to Isle de Cerf ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Souillac, Mauritius

Souillac is a village close to the southernmost point of the main island of Mauritius. It is the capital of Savanne district. It was named after the Vicomte de Souillac, the island's governor from 1779-1787.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -20.52 57.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in Mauritius, Savanne District

Savanne District

Savanne is a district of Mauritius, situated in the south of the island. The district has an area of 244.8 km2 and the population estimate was at 70,471 as at 31 December 2010. The southern part of the island is one of the most scenic and unspoilt.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -20.47 57.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Mauritius, Savanne District

Grand Port District

Grand Port is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island. The name means large port in French. The district has an area of 260.3 km and the population estimate was at 115,546 as of 31 December 2010.

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Located at -20.42 57.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Districts of Mauritius, Grand Port District

Ganga Talao

Ganga Talao or Grand Bassin is a crater lake situated in a secluded mountain area in the district of Savanne, deep in the heart of Mauritius. It is about 1800 feet above sea level. It was discovered by inhabitants of the town of Triolet and not Terre-Rouge as recent intentionally wrong informations tend to support. It is considered the most sacred Hindu place in Mauritius There is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and other Gods including Hanuman, Lakshmi, and others along the Grand Bassin.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -20.42 57.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Indian diaspora in Mauritius, Lakes of Mauritius, Places of worship in Mauritius, Religion in Mauritius, Sacred lakes

Mare aux Songes

The Mare aux Songes swamp is a lagerstätte located close to the sea in south eastern Mauritius. Many subfossils of recently extinct animals have accumulated in the swamp, which was once a lake, and the first subfossil remains of Dodos were found there.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -20.45 57.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Geography of Mauritius, Lagerstätten, Paleontological sites of Africa, Swamps