Africa Safaris Destinations |WildLife Gorilla Tours |East West & South African Travel Guide |Holiday Vacations: Mauritius, Past Revisited: Domaines Les Pailles ================================================================================ adminafrica on 09 February, 2008 11:47:00 Day 1 PAST REVISITED: DOMAINES LES PAILLES Domaine Les Pailles is a place where the past French colonial life and habitat have been reconstituted to create a fascinating jump in the life of our ancestors. The sugar-mill, rum distillery, spice garden, the toy-train, horse carriages, and beautiful created garden will amaze you. You tour begins with a horse carriage ride and you will ascend the hills belting this forgotten valley, for a mini safari in a Land Rover amongst stags, monkeys and a variety of birds in the 1500 hectares of land of the Domaine. Lunch in one of the finest restaurants of the island according to your choice: - Clos Saint Louis: Creole cuisine - L'Indra: Indian cuisine - Le Fu-Xiao: Chinese cuisine - Dolce Vita: Italian cuisine $175/person (1 day excursion) Ref