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VILLAS VALRICHE FACT SHEET

Background information on the Villas Valriche Estate:

Villas Valriche is situated on the South West Coast of Mauritius close to the Le Morne Peninsula. It is approximately 45 minutes from the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and one hour from the bustling capital of Port Louis.

Villas Valriche is a luxury residential estate consisting of 288 Mauritian Plantation styled freehold villas with shingle roofs, set in approximately 106 hectares of lush landscaped grounds. The estate surrounds the recently completed Peter Matkovich designed, 18-hole championship golf course, which is set in a further 104 hectares.

The villas are set on the hill side with spectacular views overlooking the golf course to the crystal clear Indian Ocean beyond.

Villas Valriche will be a secure lifestyle estate with controlled security access and state of the art communications.

To maintain the tranquility of the estate, movement by golf cart and walking trails will be encouraged.

As Villas Valriche is a Mauritian approved Integrated Resort Scheme (IRS), the buyer of a villa is entitled to Mauritian Permanent Residency (PR) for them and their immediate dependants.

As part of the resident's facilities, a sports club will be constructed consisting of a fully equipped gym, a swimming pool, tennis courts, croquette, boules and a children's play ground.

On the estate is the historic "Le Chateau de Bel Ombre" which dates back to the early 1800's.

Within a short golf cart ride away, a resident's Beach Club will be constructed with restaurants, bars, swimming pools and all water sports activities including skiing, sailing, snorkelling, fishing, kite and wind surfing.

A craft and cultural market together with boutique-style shopping facilities for the residents is planned for the old converted "Bel Ombre" sugar cane factory.

Villa owners will have access to the luxurious Le Telfair and Heritage hotels, including their restaurants, bars and health and beauty spas.

Villas Valriche's own spa, which will be run by internationally recognised operators, will be established in due course.

Residents will also be able to enjoy a fine dining experience at the romantic 'Bel Ombre' Chateau restaurant.

Villas Valriche residents will have access to the adjacent 8 000 hectare Valriche Nature Reserve, from which the estate gets its name. This can be reached by cycling and walking trails, on horseback or by quad, or mountain bikes.

Residents will receive membership to the Le Golf du Chateau Club which gives them access to the championship golf course.

There is the possibility of a second championship golf course being built at a later stage.

A rental pool will be operated by the developers, allowing investment returns to the villa owners.

Background information on Mauritius:

It is only very recently that Mauritius has allowed foreigners to own freehold title to land within Integrated Resort Schemes such as Villas Valriche.

Mauritius is a wonderful mix of cultures and its people are some of the most open, friendly and service orientated, in the world.

As well as a warm tropical climate, it has a varied landscape from tall mountains, rainforests, to some of the world's most beautiful beaches.

Add to this are the fiscal benefits of very low income tax rates, absence of inheritance and capital gains taxes and a number of double taxation agreements. Together with a strong offshore banking and financial sector, Mauritius is fast becoming an economic hub.

It is a successful developing country with advanced IT and telephone links.

Mauritius is a gateway to India, Asia, Africa and the Middle East and has close links to Europe.

It has a peaceful and stable democracy.

There are regular flights to and from Mauritius to all major international destinations.

Mauritius follows European standard health and education facilities.

There is Permanent Residence status and other advantages linked to the Integrated Resorts Scheme when investing in Mauritius.

Mauritius is of an area of 1865 km square, with 330 km of coastline almost completely surrounded by coral reefs with a vast central plateau and impressive mountains.

The population is around 1,2 million people, all of whom come from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This wonderful mix of cultures means that the people of Mauritius are open, friendly and service-orientated.

Summer ranges from November to April and winter is from May to October.

The four main pillars of the Mauritian economy are textiles, sugar, tourism and service sectors. Sugar exports have been the main source of foreign exchange for a long time before the importance thereof diminished with the diversification of the economy. The increasing development of the business and financial sectors along with the use of the marine resources means that these are now the main engines of growth on the island.

The island is volcanic although the main crater, the Trou aux Cerfs is now as extinct as the Dodo, which was unique to the island. The adventurous will discover many rivers and streams as well as lakes, waterfalls and mountains very typical of a volcanic island. Many types of activities can be organised to make the most of these beautiful areas.

The island was primarily discovered by the Arabs, who called it the Dinarobin. Many years thereafter, the Portuguese arrived and named it "The Isle of the Swan", perhaps because of the Dodo bird. Then it was taken over by the Dutch who called it Mauritius after one of their royal members. They were the first to attempt to colonise the island. The French then arrived in 1715 and called the island "Ilse de France". They started trading and cultivating sugar cane maximising the slave trade. A century later, Mauritius regained its Dutch name when the English took over and the island remained a British colony until its independence in 1968.

Mauritius is now a well respected republic and well acclaimed democracy, with seats on various international organisations.

Background information on the South West coast of Mauritius:

Bel Ombre is a historic area from the plantation era, the name of which originates from a sweetwater fish called 'the ombre' which is found in this region.

In the early 1800's, the well-known writer, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre wrote about the origin of the sugar estates in the South of the island that overlooked the Bel Ombre lagoon.

The Domaine de Bel Ombre is accredited to Charles Telfair who, from 1816 to 1833, enhanced the region with his botanical, social and engineering innovations.

Charles Telfair grew new species of sugar cane and plants, and also introduced new concepts in machinery as well as into the social lives of the locals, all of which helped to reform Mauritius.

The South Western region of Mauritius was a French Colonial stronghold, and the property on which the Villas Valriche Estate is being developed, was formerly a sugar cane plantation.

The land owners, Bel Ombre Sugar Estate Ltd, have been involved in the sugar industry in Mauritius for nearly two centuries, and are one of the main investors in the Villas Valriche project.