The Indian Ocean,
covered properly.
Six specialist sites covering Rodrigues, Mauritius, Réunion, guided tours and editorial dispatches — researched on the ground, written without influence from operators, tourism boards or paid partnerships.
A network of independent
travel guides
TideRoam is a collection of six specialist sites covering the Indian Ocean islands. Each site is focused on one destination or travel category — built deep rather than wide, with the kind of specific, practical information that general travel sites can't provide.
The sites are independent in the original sense: no operator or tourism board pays to appear in our content. Affiliate commissions fund the editorial work. When they do, it's disclosed. The recommendations are ours.
Why specialist coverage matters
A general travel site covering 190 countries cannot tell you which beach on Rodrigues requires a 25-minute cliff path walk to access, or why the kite surfing at Anse aux Anglais is genuinely world-class while the beach swimming there isn't. That specificity requires focus. This network is built around it.
What we're reading and recommending
The most useful recent guides across all six sites — updated when content is updated, not when the algorithm suggests it.
RodriguesGo
François Leguat Reserve: What to Expect Before You Go
The tortoise reserve is the single reason most people extend their Rodrigues stay. Practical advice on booking, timing and what a visit actually involves.
Read on RodriguesGo
MauritiusAllure
How to Eat Well in Mauritius on Any Budget
From MUR 50 street food to white-tablecloth restaurants. A complete breakdown of where, what and how much — so you don't spend your whole trip eating hotel food.
Read on MauritiusAllure
StoriedTide
The Island That Time Forgot — Rodrigues in Long Form
A reported piece from two weeks on Rodrigues — tortoise ecologists, fishing pirogues at dawn, and what the Saturday market reveals about an island still operating on its own terms.
Read on StoriedTide
ElderRoam
Solo Travel for Retirees: No Single Supplement on Rodrigues
Why the solo supplement is often waived, how roommate matching works on guided tours, and why Rodrigues in particular works for solo travellers over 60.
Read on ElderRoam
RodriguesGo
Trou d'Argent: Why It's Worth the Walk
The honest case for Rodrigues' most talked-about beach — what it's actually like to get there, what you find when you do, and why most visitors stay longer than planned.
Read on RodriguesGo
ReunionFound
Piton de la Fournaise: The Safe Way to Visit an Active Volcano
Réunion's most visited site requires more preparation than most visitors realise. A complete guide to access, timing, hazard zones and the difference the viewpoint makes versus the crater walk.
Read on ReunionFoundPeople who planned with the network
Feedback from travellers who used TideRoam sites to plan their Indian Ocean trips.
"The RodriguesGo beach guide was the most useful single page of travel advice I've read in years. Trou d'Argent was exactly as described — and we had it almost entirely to ourselves on a Tuesday morning because of the walk."
"The MauritiusAllure food guide changed how we ate for the whole trip. We found a dholl puri stall in Quatre Bornes that had a queue every morning. That's not in Lonely Planet. That's this site."
"The ElderRoam solo travel guide was the reason I went. The no-supplement policy was exactly as described. By day three the group were planning the evenings themselves — I've never been on a tour that social."
The Letter — weekly from the islands
One well-reported dispatch from the Indian Ocean islands every week. No algorithm. No noise. Written for people who travel deliberately and want to know a place before they arrive.
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