A varied choice of accommodation with two top-notch resorts and private luxury villas, 11 restaurants each with its own charm and specialities, a championship golf course, world-class spa facilities, one of the most beautiful nature reserves on the island, a beach with a “hip & chic” atmosphere, a kilometre-long sandy beach as well as a whole range of land and sea activities... All of this in one place!
Whether you prefer your holiday to be active, seeking adventure and discovery, or purely relaxing, the choice is all yours!
GOLFING IN A STUNNING BACKDROP
On the Mauritian greens : Where quality and exception meet
Mauritian golf courses benefit from a very good reputation thanks to the quality of the courses, high level of facilities and services, and very good image of the tourism industry. Most of the island’s golf courses are signed by biggers names in golf, offering a good mix between beauty of the landscapes and technique. The Heritage Golf Club is distinguished from all others by the landscape giving players postcard views over the Domaine de Bel Ombre lagoon!
Golf events in Mauritius
Several tournaments mainly in Pro-Am, punctuate the annual calendar for local amateurs to rub shoulders with the best and also create an emulation among the players of the island. The golf package includes several academies where the young Mauritian generation is trained under the leadership of the Mauritius Golf Federation.
Last but not least, the island has an attractive feature… its climate which allow you to play all year round. Golf passionate will treat themself in Mauritius!
THE “SMALL EDEN” OF TELFAIR
Until 1999, life on the Domaine de Bel Ombre was organised around the sugar estate. With the centralisation of sugar factories in the country to ensure the survival of the industry, the domaine has undergone a gradual transformation into an integrated tourist development project.
History dating back to 1765
At the Place du Moulin, erected on the site of the former Bel Ombre sugar factory, you can still see the remnants of a rich history dating back to as far as 1765. That was the year when these lands were first granted to Simon Rémirac and Claude de la Roche du Ronzet.
The domaine was mentioned as early as 1773 by the author of the famous novel "Paul et Virginie", the French writer Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, in his work “Voyage à l’Isle de France, à l’Isle Bourbon, au Cap de Bonne-Espérance, par un officier du roi” (Journey to Isle of France, Bourbon Island and the Cape of Good Hope, by an officer of the King). It has been visited by prominent personalities of the time, including the French botanist and agronomist, Jean-Nicolas Céré in 1782 and the British Navigator, Matthew Flinders in 1803, after his journey of exploration to Australia.
The significant contribution of Charles Telfair
The personality who had the most significant impact on the development of the domaine was the famous Irish naturalist and botanist, Charles Edward Telfair. He acquired the rights over what he himself called ”the small Eden of Bel Ombre” in 1816 and introduced many innovations, including farming tools and the first horizontal mill on the island in 1819. He also created vast orchards and vegetable gardens on the domaine. It is also known for his humanism ; he has been before the time, a great defender of the cause of the slaves as evidenced by the school, the hospital or the choir he created for them at Bel Ombre.
After his passing away in 1833, the domaine fell into the hands of various successive owners until its purchase in 1910 by James Albert Wilson, Eugène de Rosnay, Edouard Rouillard, Emile Sauzier and Oscar Pilot. This transaction led to the creation the same year of the Compagnie sucrière de Bel Ombre.
An integrated tourist destination
The domaine expanded with the acquisition of neighbouring properties between 1910 and 1961 and today spans some 2,500 hectares. With the interruption of sugar production on the domaine, tourism took over. This led to the development around the Château de Bel Ombre, of the Heritage Golf Club golf course in 2004 and the Heritage Awali Golf & Spa Resort and Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Spa Resort the following year. The Frederica Nature Reserve was opened to the public in 2006 and more recently, the C Beach Club was launched in 2011 to complement an already rich offering.
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