Description
Maradiva Villas (formerly Taj Exotica) is a beautiful beachside getaway spread over 27 acres, overlooking the calm blue waters of Tamarin Bay on the west coast of Mauritius. This part of the island is famous for its amazing sunsets and its dry and warm climate - even during winter months.
The resort encompasses 46 luxurious villas each one with 24 hour personal butler service. All the villas have their own private terrace, garden and infinity pool with the ocean literally on the doorstep. The resort has a choice of two restaurants offering a rich diversity of cuisine as well as in-villa dining when guests can chose to enjoy an intimate romantic candlelit dinner under an exclusive tent on the beach. The hotel has two bars, the Breakers Bar and the Beach Bar both aptly named.
The crystal clear waters protected by the coral reef offer perfect conditions for a range of water sports including snorkelling, pedal boats, kayaks, water skiing, windsurfing and laser sailing. It's also possible to arrange a catamaran sailing trip or swimming with dolphins is another favourite. Golf is available a 15 minute drive away on an 18-hole championship course with 5 tees on each hole to appeal to all levels of player from champions to beginners.
The Spa is offers a holistic experience for relaxation and rejuvination. They offer a range of Indian treatments and ancient healing therapies. The spa also has a sauna, hamman, chill pool and jacuzzi.
The 'Peter Pan Club' welcomes children from the age of 3 to 12 and there is a babysitting service for those children under 3. The club offers a huge range of activities as well as a playground and a safe shallow swimming pool. Filaos, typical Mauritian trees, provide nice shade areas on the long stretch of sandy beaches.
Accommodation
46 Luxury Beachfront Villa Suites with private pools, 11 Exclusive Suite Villas with private swimming pools and 2 Presidential Suite Villas with private pools. They offer interconnecting villas for small groups or families. Each villa has 24-hour butler service, air-conditioning, alfresco area, private plunge pool and the exhilarating experience of an open-air garden shower.
Childcare
Children are well looked after at Maradiva Villas with a dedicated kid's club with friendly and well trained staff on hand to entertain the children upon request. The 'Peter Pan Club' welcomes children from the age of 3 to 12 and there is a babysitting service for those children under 3. The club offers a huge range of activities as well as a playground and a safe shallow swimming pool.
Facilities
The Cilantro - Pan Asian ‘A la carte’ restaurant is open for dinner, which features Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese and Indian cuisine. The interactive live cooking teppanyaki counter is a must with a convivial ambiance. Coast2Coast an all day dining restaurant, serves Mediterranean, Mauritian and international cuisines in a relaxed ambiance. Next to the beach, with an open terrace, it offers wonderful views on the turquoise lagoon. The Spa is excellent and offers a range of enlivening holistic treatments and massages. The special baths, scrubs and wraps will exfoliate, moisturise and nourish the skin leaving you fresh and radiant.
Activities
Maradiva offers a range of activities including floodlit tennis court, swimming pool, table tennis, fitness centre, yoga classes, aqua gym classes, beach volleyball games and the gym.
Pedal Boats, Kayaks, Glass Bottom Boat and Snorkelling trips (trips twice a day), Water Skiing, Windsurfing, Laser Sailing - all equipments are provided by the boat house.
Paid Activities : Speed boat trips, big game fishing, dolphins encounter or catamaran cruises, Ski or windsurfing lessons, Personal trainer, bikes for rent, off-site golf and the 18-hole championship golf course Tamarina Golf course nearby.
Services
Services on offer include a comprehensive babysitting service and a personal butler for each villa.
When to travel
Mauritius enjoys a typically tropical climate with year-round heat, although the southeast trade winds help it never to feel too muggy. The summer months are from December to April, when it can nevertheless be extremely humid, and the winter, such as it is, runs from May to November, and is cooler and drier.
The best months to visit Mauritius are May to early December. January and February, the peak cyclone months, are best avoided by water-sports enthusiasts and divers. Cyclones rarely hit Mauritius (although Rodrigues has suffered far more regularly than the mainland) but cyclones way out at sea can bring days of squally rain.
Coastal temperatures range between 25°C and 33°C in summer and between 18°C and 24°C in winter. On the plateau it will be some 5°C cooler. The highlands are also the wettest part of the island – it can rain here at any time of year, and even when it’s not raining the area can be cloaked in low-lying cloud. When the winds are at their strongest in July and August it can be blustery on the east coast, though the breeze brings welcome relief in summer.
Apart from the Christmas-New Year peak, Mauritius doesn’t really have high and low seasons. The situation is more dependent on outside factors (such as the French school holidays, which cause a big increase in demand and prices in August).
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Location and directions
Western Coast, Mauritius
Mauritius is located 3000 km off the east coast of Africa just north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Maradiva is ideally situated on the West Coast of Mauritius, part of the island famous for its amazing sunsets and its dry and warm climate - even during winter months.
How to get there
Mauritius can be accessed by a 12-hour international flight from London airport Heathrow. It is also a 4-hour flight from Johannesburg, or a 6-hour flight with from Dubai. The airport is located in the south of Mauritius. The drive from the airport to Maradiva takes under an hour. A chauffeur can be arranged for transfers to and from the Maradiva.
