"TRAVEL ADVICE"
For the latest advice and information, please contact the Mauritian Embassy in your
country. Address and Telephone numbers are in the Embassies Section. Further information
can also be obtained from the British High Commission, Consular and Immigration
Section, Les Cascades Building, Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis (tel: +230 211 1361;
fax: +230 211 1369/212 8470).
The crime level in Mauritius remains low, although incidents of theft and assault
are on the increase. Visitors staying in self-catering accommodation should be aware
of the increase in reported housebreaking. Tourists staying in large hotel complexes
are at less risk.
Care should be taken with bags and valuables when visiting the popular tourist areas
of Grand Baie and Flic en Flac or crowded local markets.
Some pharmaceutical drugs which are freely available on prescription in the UK,
are prohibited in Mauritius (such as the high dosage pain killer, Coproxamal). Importation
of these drugs without a valid prescription results in prosecution and a fine. Visitors
arriving with prescription drugs should keep them in the manufacturer's box with
the pharmacy prescription label ready for inspection by Mauritian customs.
There have recently been two incidents in which speedboats caused serious injury
to swimmers off hotel beaches. Visitors should exercise care and be alert to this
danger particularly outside marked bathing areas.
