Shopping
hours in our main cities range from 9.30 am to 7.30 pm (Monday
- Saturday). Some shops are open till noon on Sundays and public
holidays. Many duty free shops and modern shopping centres (Caudan,
Curepipe, Floréal Square, Happy World House, Orchard Centre)
offer a wide choice of products.
Shopping
Centres do not open on Thursday afternoon.
Grand' Baie
Twenty
kilometres north of Port Louis, Grand'
Baie,
is a charming village with white sand beaches, is among the main
tourist resorts on the island.
It has a host of hotels, restaurants, craftworks
shops and shopping centres, namely the Sunset
Boulevard, the Super U/Richmond
Complex and the Grand Baie
Bazaar. There are also arcades, model boat shops and
a great variety of clothing boutiques and stores along Royal Road,
Grand' Baie.
Port Louis
Port Louis,
the capital city of Mauritius, is also an ideal place for shopping.
The Caudan Waterfront - Port Louis Waterfront,
overlooking the harbour is one of the newest and most impressive
of Port Louis' shopping centres with duty free shops and branches
of the most prestigious names in Mauritius. The handicrafts market
offers a large selection of locally made crafts.
The Air Mauritius Centre and
the Happy World Centre, two
other main shopping areas,are also located in Port Louis. |