Tucked away on the rugged, but no less beautiful, south-west coast of Mauritius, well away from the busy tourist resorts in the north of the island, Heritage Le Telfair Wellness Resort is a remarkable oasis of luxury.

Mauritius, the Indian Ocean island that claims the globe’s third-largest coral reef, is a value-for-money destination with all the benefits of the costlier Maldives or Seychelles.