{"id":139,"date":"2019-04-04T20:09:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T20:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2019-04-09T19:58:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T19:58:34","slug":"mauritius","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/destinations\/mauritius\/","title":{"rendered":"MAURITIUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.2&#8243; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cdf88f_c161b1aeb83945c981d938ad1b611a89_mv2.jpg&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;107px||110px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px|&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;30px|0px|201px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;60px||0px|&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Packages Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|on||on|&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Mauritius<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#ed4441&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; height=&#8221;false&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.2&#8243; max_width=&#8221;150px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;30px|||&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.2&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;25.5938px|0px|17px|0px|false|false&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Package&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.67&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Package Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.2&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Weather<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/thebetterjourney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Screen-Shot-2019-04-05-at-11.03.51-PM.png&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.2&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Package Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Oswald||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1a1a1a&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Highlights<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.76&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Roboto||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;left&#8221; animation_delay=&#8221;100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;10%&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>When I first traveled to the east coast of Mauritius, I immediately fell in love with this chic, relaxing and romantic villa, in which I stayed. A private garden and personal pool surrounded by the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean offers an <span>impeccabile <\/span>opportunity for watersports including windsurfing, waterskiing, kayaking, and snorkeling. Others will revel in the diving excursions or the ocean tours on glass-bottom boats. 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