Reunion Island and Mauritius Trip

Are you going to Mauritius and Reunion Island next year?

We are starting to organise our next visit to Reunion Island and Mauritius. All students who will be in Years 9-12 next year, especially French and Outdoor Education students, are now invited to submit an expression of interest form to a French teacher by Friday, June 22. See either Madame Smith or Monsieur Keast for the form. The approximate cost of this 18-day trip, during the last week of term one and most of the term one holidays (Sunday, March 31- Wednesday, April 17), will be $3,900. An information night will be held on Wednesday, June 27 at 6pm in room 01.12.

What’s involved?

Take part in a three-day visit to Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean where you will explore the island during two day-long excursions;
Visit attractions on Mauritius Island such as the tea plantation, the famous botanical gardens, the Sugar Museum, a local market and the monument erected in honour of Matthew Flinders who was held captive on the island for four years;
Stay in a luxurious beach-side hotel in Mauritius for three nights;
Spend thirteen days on Reunion Island during which time you will live with a host family, alone or with a friend;
Sit in on some classes at our sister school and help the English teachers teach English to their students;
Learn and practise French at your own level in many authentic settings, especially with your host families and at school;
Participate in an overnight hike in a picturesque landscape of waterfalls, tropical rainforest, peaks and gorges;
Visit the key attractions of the island with the other MFG students, including the volcano (it may even be erupting!), beaches, markets, the amazing valleys and mountains and a vanilla plantation;
Take a boat ride to see the dolphins and eat at a great pizzeria afterwards;
Spend a day in the main city of Saint Denis where you can even visit a mosque, if you would like to, and then complete some last minute shopping.

Michael Keast and Sue Smith