I arrived on what looked like a sunny morning at the Heritage Golf Club in Bel Ombre, ready to play the new La Reserve Links. The caddie master greeted me, looked at the sky with the expression of someone who knows something you don't, and suggested I might want to consider starting from the 6th tee. Something about rain up high. I didn't quite follow. I thanked him, nodded in the vague way you nod when you don't really understand what's been said, and got in the buggy.

Let's get the pictures out the of the way first. You've seen the aerial view of the course. The Indian Ocean in the background, a lagoon surrounding the course, and emerald green fairways. If you're planning a golf trip to Mauritius, this has probably become one of the more popular pictures from a golf trip to Mauritius.

Leave the lagoons, palm trees, and turquoise waters to the other courses on Mauritius. Avalon Golf Estate is situated on top of a mountain surrounded by tea plantations and gorgeous views, including the southern coastline on a clear day, with ferns and monkeys nearby. You will feel like you are on a completely different island.

Anahita Golf Club in Mauritius promised more than it delivered

The Links at Belle Mare Plage is for some reason considered a second course but honestly, it was much more fun than Legend Course