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Beachcomber Hotels
NATURE LOVERS.
With not a single theme park in sight, guests
at Le Meridien Ile Maurice in Mauritius can
swim with dolphins in a natural environment.
A speedboat takes guests to the lagoon of
Tamarin Bay. After the swim, it’s on to Fond
Blanc for snorkelling and a barbecue lunch.
Bookable at the hotel, the excursion costs
about £363 for a group of up to six people.
The environmentally-conscious Angsana
Velavaru resort in the Maldives invites
guests to help with coral planting in the
local lagoon (left). Holidaymakers can also
PRICES
learn about Maldives coral and other sea life
Cosmos offers one week’s B&B at Kandooma in the
at the resort’s marine laboratory.
Maldives from £1,145. Flights, speedboat transfers,
Rates at Angsana Velavaru start at $720 and activities such as astronomy tours, bicycle polo
per night for a beachfront villa.
and night-time nature walks are included. Watersports
Elsewhere in the Maldives, the luxury
can be booked at the hotel.
■ cosmos-holidays.co.uk
Soneva Fushi by Six Senses resort has opened
its own astronomical observatory (right).
One week’s half-board at One&Only Le Saint Geran in
Set deep in the property’s lush jungle, the Mauritius costs from £1,999 with ITC Classics from
12-metre high observation tower is topped
Heathrow. Kite-surfing lessons costing £120 for two
with a giant dome and telescope.
hours can booked via ITC.
■ itcclassics.co.uk
At Club Hotel Dolphin on Sri Lanka’s
south-west coast, a nature co-ordinator can
Kuoni features one week’s full board at Fregate Island
set up dolphin-spotting and mangrove tours, Private in the Seychelles from £8,465 from Heathrow
with money going to the local community.
in October. Seychelles domestic flights, transfers and
activities such as the Garden Table tour are included.
■ lemeridien.com/mauritius
■ kuoni.co.uk
■ angsana.com
*All prices are per person based on two sharing
■ sixsenses.com
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