Rodrigues Island holidays

Blissfully isolated, the enchanting island of Rodrigues is a mountainous gem that barely feels connected to its big sister, Mauritius, let alone the wider world. Part of the Mascarene archipelago, some 370 miles off Mauritius' north east coast, this tiny volcanic outcrop is authentic, eco-friendly with no pollution, wonderfully panoramic and a perfect place to disconnect from real life.

Rodrigues is eleven miles long and just under five miles wide with a fifty mile coastline which is encircled by a turquoise lagoon sheltering around twenty secluded beaches. Fringed with coconut palms and casuarina trees, the pristine sands of the east coast are the most celebrated and the best for swimming, as well as watersports such as windsurfing, kite-surfing (May-Sep) and...