MAURITIUS
The best of the island.
The 7 best historical tours in Mauritius. What to expect from each, who runs it, and what you'll pay before you book.
Port Louis markets, Fort Adelaide views, a home-style Creole lunch, and Pamplemousses Garden rare plants on one well-paced Mauritius day.
A 4-hour guided hike up Le Morne Brabant from Slave Route Monument, mixing freedom history, endemic plants, and turquoise lagoon views.
Guided day tour from Grand Baie: Pamplemousses gardens, sugar museum, Citadel views, Odysseo oceanarium, and Caudan Waterfront.
“The tour of pamplemousse gardens with our guide Wendolene ( sorry if misspelt) was excellent the information and history was very interesting and we learnt a lot. The sugar museum was informative and thought provoking as it covered tRead more”
Private 8-hour tour from Grand Baie with hotel pickup: SSR botanical gardens, sugar museum, Fort Adelaide, Odysseo and Port Louis.
“To really appreciate this botanical garden you need to be really interested in trees. There is an area with spice trees and our guide gave us some leqves and talked about them which really was the highlght of the visit. It's a pity that the colonial mansion on the property is not being used.”
A full-day Port Louis tour from Trou d’Eau Douce with hotel pickup, temples, markets, Blue Penny Museum, and Aapravasi Ghat.
“Our guide Vish was lovely, helpful and he gave us an overview of the city, if I come again I would like to go to the colored sands”
Hike Le Morne Brabant in Mauritius for lagoon views, light scrambling, and meaningful stops about escaped slaves—4 hours with an English/French guide.
“Super expérience avec notre guide letithia, des explications sur la nature et de bon conseils pour "l'escalade" du morne surtout et de bon conseil pour mon fils de 8 ans.”
2-hour Port Louis cultural tour with Aapravasi Ghat, Jummah Masjid, Chinatown, Central Market, and street food like dholl puri.
