Mauritian Wonders 8 Days, Start and end in Grand Baie

You’ll land at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and look for your representative at Desk No. 16, who’ll take you to the hotel. Once you’ve checked in, the day is yours to settle in and rest after your journey.

Included Activities

• • Meet & Greet at airport desk
  • Shared airport transfer to hotel

After breakfast, you’ll head out around 8:00 am for a full-day guided tour through the island’s interior and southern regions. The tour takes you to a volcanic crater with views across the landscape, then to watch craftspeople making traditional sailing ship models. You’ll also see a sacred Hindu lake, stop for lunch at a scenic spot, and visit the Chamarel waterfall and 7 Coloured Earth formation. On the way back, you’ll see Le Morne Mountain before returning to the hotel around 5:00 pm.

Meals

Breakfast (Hotel breakfast), Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant in Black River Gorges National Park with breath-taking coastline view)

Included Activities

• Visit Trou-Aux-Cerfs dormant volcanic crater with 360° panoramic views
• Visit Voiliers de l’Ocean to watch local craftsmen create 18th century sailing ship replicas
• Visit Ganga Talao sacred lake in Plaine Champagne
• Lunch at local restaurant in Black River Gorges National Park with coastline views
• Visit Chamarel waterfall and 7 Coloured Earth geological formation
• Scenic views of Le Morne Mountain and Ile aux Benitiers
• Full-day guided tour with English- or French-speaking local guide
• Air-conditioned shared coach transportation

Start with breakfast at the hotel and spend the day relaxing however you’d like. The hotel has free water sports and beach activities available, so you can swim or try something active. If you want to do more, there are options to book a north coast tour with botanical gardens or a sailing catamaran trip along the east coast.

Meals

Breakfast (Hotel breakfast)

Included Activities

• Free land and water sports activities at hotel

Optional Activities

• Banana ride
• Water skiing
• Scuba diving
• Hotel spa therapies
• Exotic North full-day tour: Cap-Malheureux red-roofed church, Gunner’s Quoin views, Grand Bay, Pamplemousses Botanical Gardens with 500 rare exotic plants and giant water lilies, traditional lunch at l’Aventure du Sucre sugar factory, Blue Penny Museum with 1847 Post Office stamps, Port-Louis market shopping
• Simply Sailing full-day tour: Catamaran sailing along east coast, swimming and snorkeling in lagoon, lunch onboard, stop at Île aux Cerfs, coastal scenery viewing

After breakfast, you have a relaxed day to explore at your own pace or stay put at the hotel. If you’re interested in getting out on the water, you can book the Simply Sailing catamaran tour along the east coast as an optional activity.

Meals

Breakfast (Hotel breakfast)

Optional Activities

• • Simply Sailing full-day tour: Catamaran sailing along east coast, swimming and snorkeling in lagoon, lunch onboard, stop at Île aux Cerfs, coastal scenery viewing

Breakfast comes first at the hotel, then the day is yours to do as much or as little as you’d like. For those wanting to explore, there are heritage sites like colonial mansions, tea plantations, rum distilleries, and a nature reserve. Alternatively, you could book a sailing catamaran tour along the east coast.

Meals

Breakfast (Hotel breakfast)

Optional Activities

• Charms & Flavours full-day tour: Visit Les Aubineaux colonial mansion built in 1872, tea field drive to Bois Cheri Tea Factory with traditional tea break, lunch at Plantation house of Saint Aubin dated 1819, visit anthurium greenhouse with Mauritian vanilla, rum and sugar tasting at Domaine rum distillery, visit La Vanille Reserve des Mascareignes with Nile crocodiles, geckos, monkeys, giant Aldabra tortoises and insectarium
• Simply Sailing full-day tour: Catamaran sailing along east coast, swimming and snorkeling in lagoon, lunch onboard, stop at Île aux Cerfs, coastal scenery viewing

After breakfast, another day to relax at the hotel or explore on your own terms. Optional activities include a guided north coast tour that covers botanical gardens and markets, or you can book a sailing catamaran trip if you prefer being on the water.

Meals

Breakfast (Hotel breakfast)

Optional Activities

• Exotic North full-day tour: Cap-Malheureux red-roofed church, Gunner’s Quoin views, Grand Bay, Pamplemousses Botanical Gardens with 500 rare exotic plants and giant water lilies, traditional lunch at l’Aventure du Sucre sugar factory, Blue Penny Museum with 1847 Post Office stamps, Port-Louis market shopping
• Simply Sailing full-day tour: Catamaran sailing along east coast, swimming and snorkeling in lagoon, lunch onboard, stop at Île aux Cerfs, coastal scenery viewing

You’ll have breakfast at the hotel and then make the most of your final full day on the island. Spend it relaxing at the hotel or book the Simply Sailing catamaran tour one last time to see the east coast before you leave.

Meals

Breakfast (Hotel breakfast)

Optional Activities

• • Simply Sailing full-day tour: Catamaran sailing along east coast, swimming and snorkeling in lagoon, lunch onboard, stop at Île aux Cerfs, coastal scenery viewing

Have your last breakfast at the hotel, then head to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport at least 4 hours before your flight. Your representative will be there to help you with airport check-in and see you off.

Meals

Breakfast (Hotel breakfast)

Included Activities

• • Last breakfast at hotel
  • Shared transfer to airport
  • Flight check-in assistance