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There are several daily flights from Europe, Africa and from the neighbouring countries. To and from Europe, there is a trend to consolidate on the major cities of western Europe. Most flights are operated by national companies, namely Air Mauritius, with special agreements with the European National airlines. With the actual determination to further develop the tourism industry, private airlines are landing in Mauritius as from 2006, some more regularly than others.

Asia is regularly served but only via Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong.

There are also regular flights from Perth Australia but like for some private companies it is difficult for us to be specific as regards to service to and from other Australian cities as service seems to be depending on the airlines' moods.

From the American continent, the best connections are via European airports for North America and via South Africa for South American countries.

S/No	Country	Requirement
1	Afghanistan	Visa required prior to travel.
2	Albania	Visa for two weeks on arrival.
3	Algeria	prior to travel.
4	Andorra	Visa required prior to travel.
5	Angola	Visa required prior to travel.
6	Antigua and Barbuda	No visa required.
7	Argentina	No visa required.
8	Armenia	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
9	Australia	No visa required.
10	Austria	No visa required.
11	Azerbaijan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
12	Bahamas	No visa required.
13	Bahrain	No visa required.
14	Bangladesh	Visa required prior to travel
15	Barbados	No visa required.
16	Belarus	Visa required prior to travel.
17	Belgium	No visa required.
18	Belize	No visa required.
19	Belize	Visa required prior to travel
20	Bhutan	Visa required prior to travel
21	Bolivia	Visa required prior to travel
22	Bosnia & Herzegovina	Visa required prior to travel
23	Botswana	No visa required.
24	Brazil	Visa for three months on arrival.
25	Brunei Darussalam	No visa required.
26	Bulgaria	No visa required.
27	Burkina Faso	Visa required prior to travel
28	Burundi	Visa required prior to travel
29	Cambodia	Visa required prior to travel
30	Cameroun	Visa required prior to travel
31	Canada	No visa required.
32	Cape Verde	Visa required prior to travel
33	Chile	Visa for three months on arrival.
34	China	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
35	Colombia	Visa required prior to travel
36	Comoros	Visa for two weeks on arrival.
37	Congo (Brazzaville)	Visa required prior to travel
38	Central African Rep.	Visa required prior to travel
39	Democratic Rep. of Congo	Visa required prior to travel
40	Costa Rica	Visa required prior to travel
41	Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Visa required prior to travel
42	Croatia	Visa required prior to travel
43	Cuba	Visa required prior to travel
44	Cyprus	No visa required.
45	Czech Republic (ex Czechoslovakia)	No visa required.
46	Denmark	No visa required.
47	Djibouti	Visa required prior to travel
48	Dominica	No visa required.
49	Dominican Republic	Visa required prior to travel
50	Ecuador	Visa required prior to travel
51	Egypt	Visa required prior to travel
52	El Salvador	Visa required prior to travel
53	Equatorial Guinea	Visa required prior to travel
54	Equatorial Guinea	Visa required prior to travel
55	Estonia Republic	No visa required.
56	Ethiopia	Visa required prior to travel
57	Fiji	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
58	Finland	No visa required.
59	France	No visa required.
60	France	Visa required prior to travel
61	Gambia	No visa required.
62	Georgia	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
63	Germany	No visa required.
64	Germany	No visa required.
65	Greece	No visa required.
66	Grenada	No visa required.
67	Guinea	Visa required prior to travel
68	Guatemala	Visa required prior to travel
69	Guyana	No visa required.
70	Haiti	Visa required prior to travel
71	Honduras	Visa required prior to travel
72	Hong Kong	No visa required for ninety days.
73	Hungary	No visa required.
74	Hungary	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
75	India	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
76	Indonesia	Visa required prior to travel
77	Iran	Visa required prior to travel
78	Iraq	Visa required prior to travel
79	Ireland	No visa required.
80	Israel	No visa required.
81	Italy	No visa required.
82	Jamaica	No visa required.
83	Japan	No visa required.
84	Jordan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
85	Kazakhstan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
86	Kenya	No visa required.
87	Kiribati	No visa required.
88	Korea (South Republic)	Visa up to sixteen days on arrival.
89	Korea (North)	Visa required prior to travel.
90	Kuwait	No visa required.
91	Kyrgyzstan Rep.	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
92	Laos	Visa required prior to travel.
93	Latvia	No visa required.
94	Lesotho	No visa required.
95	Lebanon	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
96	Liberia	Visa required prior to travel.
97	Libya	Visa required prior to travel.
98	Liechtenstein	No visa required.
99	Lithuania	No visa required.
100	Luxemburg	No visa required.
101	Luxemburg	Visa required prior to travel
102	Macedonia (ex Yugoslav Rep.)	Visa required prior to travel
103	Madagascar	Visa for two weeks on arrival.
104	Malawi	No visa required.
105	Malaysia	No visa required.
106	Maldives	No visa required.
107	Mali	Visa required prior to travel
108	Malta	No visa required.
109	Mauritania	Visa required prior to travel
110	Marshall Island	Visa required prior to travel
111	Mexico	Visa required prior to travel
112	Micronesia	Visa required prior to travel
113	Moldova	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
114	Monaco	No visa required.
115	Mongolia	Visa required prior to travel
116	Morocco	Visa required prior to travel
117	Mozambique	No visa required for sixty days in a calendar year. Not more than thirty days is granted on each trip.
118	Myanmar (Burma)	Visa required prior to travel
119	Namibia	Not more than sixty days on each visit. Not more than sixty days on each visit.
120	Nauru	No visa required.
121	Nepal	Visa required prior to travel
122	Netherlands	No visa required.
123	New Zealand	No visa required.
124	Nicaragua	Visa required prior to travel
125	Niger	Visa required prior to travel
126	Nigeria	Prior to travel.
127	Norway	No visa required.
128	Oman	No visa required.
129	Pakistan	Visa required prior to travel
130	Palau	Visa required prior to travel
131	Palestinian State	Visa required prior to travel
132	Panama	Visa required prior to travel
133	Papua New Guinea	No visa required.
134	Paraguay	Visa for three months on arrival.
135	Peru	Visa required prior to travel
136	Philippines	Visa required prior to travel
137	Poland	No visa required.
138	Portugal	No visa required.
139	Qatar	No visa required.
140	Reunion Island	No visa required.
141	Romania	No visa required.
142	Rwanda	Visa required prior to travel
143	Russian Federation (Russia)	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
144	Samoa (Western)	No visa required.
145	San Marino	No visa required.
146	Saudi Arabia	No visa required.
147	Senegal	Visa required prior to travel
148	Seychelles	No visa required.
149	Siberia	Visa required prior to travel
150	Siberia	No visa required.
151	Singapore	No visa required.
152	Slovenia	No visa required.
153	Slovakia	No visa required.
154	Solomon Islands	No visa required.
155	Somalia	Visa required prior to travel
156	South Africa	No visa required.
157	Spain	No visa required.
158	St Kitts and Nevis	No visa required.
159	St Lucia	No visa required.
160	St Vincent & Grenadines	No visa required.
161	Suriname	Visa required prior to travel
162	Sri Lanka	Visa required prior to travel
163	Sudan	Visa required prior to travel
164	Syria	Visa required prior to travel
165	Swaziland	No visa required for sixty days in a calendar year. Not more than thirty days is granted on each trip.
166	Sweden	No visa required.
167	Switzerland	No visa required.
168	Tajikistan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
169	Taiwan	Visa required prior to travel
170	Tanzania	No visa required.
171	Tchad	Visa required prior to travel
172	Thailand	Visa required prior to travel
173	Togo	Visa required prior to travel
174	Tonga	No visa required.
175	Trinidad & Tobago	No visa required.
176	Tunisia	No visa required.
177	Turkey	No visa required.
178	Turkmenistan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
179	Tuvalu	No visa required.
180	Uganda	No visa required.
181	Uganda	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
182	United Arab Emirates	No visa required.
183	United Kingdom	No visa required.
184	United States of America	No visa required.
185	Uzbekistan	Visa for sixty days on arrival.
186	Uruguay	Visa required prior to travel.
187	Vanuatu	No visa required.
188	Vatican	No visa required.
189	Venezuela	Visa required prior to travel
190	Vietnam	Visa required prior to travel
191	Yemen	Visa required prior to travel
192	Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro)	Visa required prior to travel
193	Zambia	No visa required.
194	Zimbabwe	No visa required.

In addition, visas are NOT REQUIRED for those transiting in Mauritius as long as the transit time does not exceed 72 hours.

Those holding passports from countries that are not listed above should take counsel with a travel agency or contact the Mauritian consulate or embassy in their country. In some case, visas need to be obtained prior to departure, in other cases, visas can be delivered on arrival. In any case, all passports must have a minimum validity of 6 months after scheduled date of departure.

Most international currencies are accepted at Mauritian counters but the Mauritian Rupee cannot be traded in any country except occasionally in South Africa and India. Indicative bank rates are proposed in the grid below; rates in hotels are generally higher.

Visa and Mastercard credit cards are accepted almost everywhere, while Diners Club and American Express are accepted in hotels and only in some other places. Automatic tellers are available and in good working condition in almost every village.

Indicative Exchange Rates are as follows:

Exchange Rates			BUYING			SELLING
CURRENCY	CODE	UNITS	TT	TC / DD	NOTES	TT	TC / DD	NOTES
Australian Dollar	AUD	1	25.02	24.89	24.82	26.13	26.13	26.13
Canadian Dollar	CAD	1	26.01	25.94	25.46	27.09	27.09	27.09
Danish Kroner	DKK	1	5.59	5.51	5.41	5.79	5.79	5.79
Euro	EUR	1	40.885	40.779	40.394	42.70	42.70	42.70
Hong Kong Dollar	HKD	1	3.43	3.40	3.32	3.57	3.57	3.57
Indian Rupee	INR	1	0.6239	0.6158	N.D.	0.6499	0.6499	N.D.
New Zealand Dollar	NZD	1	20.24	20.13	19.82	20.97	20.97	20.97
Norwegian Krone	NOK	1	5.11	5.09	4.96	5.30	5.30	5.30
Saudi Arabian Riyal	SAR	1	7.20	7.14	7.05	7.58	7.58	7.58
Singapore Dollar	SGD	1	19.50	19.45	19.35	20.31	20.31	20.31
South African Rand	ZAR	1	3.28	3.26	3.22	3.46	3.46	3.46
Swedish Kronor	SEK	1	4.46	4.42	4.32	4.62	4.62	4.62
Swiss Franc	CHF	1	25.517	25.384	25.25	26.58	26.58	26.58
UAE Dirham	AED	1	7.19	7.10	6.66	7.57	7.57	7.57
British Pound Sterling	GBP	1	51.59	51.415	51.20	53.81	53.81	53.81
US Dollar	USD	1	26.331	26.276	26.01	27.50	27.50	27.64

There are no severe transmissible viruses such as TB or Malarya in Mauritius except for certain rare cases picked up on some frequent travellers. No vaccination is required. The health services are very efficient and closely monitor the arrivals and departures.

The Chikungunya virus has spread out in early 2006, to an extent which is still unknown as official figures differ widely from the rumours. It is certain that the extent was large, causing a sharp drop in tourist arrivals in March and April 2006. As the virus is vectored by a specific type of mosquito, the outbreak gets naturally reduced during the winter (drier) months of May to November. A vast fumigation campaign has been initialised and is being carried out regularly during the winter months, with the aim to completely eradicate the virus.

Mauritians consume tap water and skinless fresh fruits every day, as they are safe. This does not mean that they do not cause diseases, mainly the runs or the "turista" to those who are not yet immune.

For a more comfortable stay, drink only mineral water and accept ice only while in hotels and restaurants treating tap water. Streets are often the best deals and the tastiest. However, they are not always hygienic and often cause diseases. (See "Food & Cuisine.")

Conditions in public hospitals are appalling when compared to European standards but the emergency services are doing fine. The private clinics are generally of good level.

Customs and immigration is very strict in Mauritius. For an unknown reason, while everything is done abroad to attract tourists, it takes several minutes for an immigration officer to check a passport leaving the impression that visitors are not welcome. It is probably worth mentioning that the case is worse for Mauritian citizens coming back home.

Plants and parts of plants have to be declared at customs and some of them might be forbidden. Sugar cane is one of them. Parts of animals are often prohibited and live animals are subject to a quarantine. It is therefore not worth taking your dog to Mauritius as you will be back home already when it will come out of quarantine.

Drugs are totally prohibited and drug traffickers are liable to maximum imprisonment. Getting caught with cannabis (even for personal consumption) or any other illegal substances may be a serious matter and will surely take you to jail. Although the law provides for possibilities of fast-track trials for visitors, the risk of spending a too long time in jail is high.