HELEN LAMONT discovers stress-busting bliss in the Indian Ocean.

HELEN LAMONT discovers stress-busting bliss in the Indian Ocean

If you can tear yourself away from the idyllic beaches, you'll find spectacular landscapes, quirky wildlife and some top golf courses, says STEVE NOLAN

Former Dynasty actress and Celebrity Big Brother finalist STEPHANIE BEACHAM heads to the mountainous tropical island of Mauritius where she encounters amazing scenery and warm hospitality

ANNABEL MACKIE gets the A-list treatment in the sun-kissed Indian Ocean location, Mauritius

DENIS is a 30-year-old limo driver and he has never stepped foot out of his homeland of Mauritius says IAN TRUEMAN

SARAH MARSH finds that the idyllic Indian Ocean island of Mauritius is sure to please, combining sun, white sand and warm hospitality

They may bless the rains down in Africa, as the band Toto memorably put it, but the lioness sheltering with her cubs in an unseasonably sodden thicket just 30 yards away, looked as disgruntled as a duchess in a downpour at Ascott.

There’s more to Mauritius than idyllic beaches, as Rachel Porter discovers when she travel through the island’s dramatic interior for a taste of local life.

The India Ocean island of Mauritius is a winter-sun haven for celebrities and couples, so Susannah Frieze went to see if it would pass muster as a family destination as well.