Communications

Telephone

Country Code: +230. There are no area codes. There are a limited number of public telephone booths, mainly at the airport and in major hotels. Mauritius Telecom (www.mauritiustelecom.com) offers a good, reliable service and payphones are found in their customer service centres in towns around the island.

Mobile Telephone

Roaming agreements with international mobile phone companies are available and coverage extends over the entire island. Local mobile calls are the same as the price of landline calls, so it's worth buying a local SIM card for your handset if you plan to make more than a few phone calls on the island.

Internet

There are Internet cafés in both main towns and tourist centres such as Grand Baie and Port Louis. Most hotels offer wireless Internet access.

Media

Mauritius has a free press, which means the media is full of colourful debate. The main language is French, but all the languages are represented in a variety of media, from Chinese newspapers to Bollywood movies. Some UK newspapers are available in their international editions at larger resorts and at big price mark ups.

Post

Airmail to Western Europe usually takes seven days; by sea, mail takes four to six weeks.Generally Mon-Fri 0815-1115 and 1200-1600, Sat 0815-1145.

Press

• Of the 10 daily newspapers, two are published in Chinese and the remainder in French.
• L'Express, Le Mauricien and Le Matinal have the highest circulation.
• News on Sunday is the weekly English-language newspaper.

Radio

• MBC stations include Radio Maurice 1 and 2, Kool FM, Taal FM and One World FM.
• Other stations include Top FM, Radio One and Radio Plus.