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The 15 Best Tours in Mauritius

312 tours  ·  from $7 a head

A fortnight or a long weekend, the problem is the same: one small island, far too many boats. The 15 below are the days that earn their place, priced and timed, with the full catalogue underneath when you want to go deeper.

Mauritius: Ile Aux Cerfs Catamaran Trip w/ Lunch & Transfer - A 42-Foot Catamaran With Room to Move
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Mauritius: Ile Aux Cerfs Catamaran Trip w/ Lunch & Transfer

1.Ile Aux Cerfs Catamaran Trip w/ Lunch & Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,922 reviews · 7 hours · from $110Our pick

Spend seven hours aboard a 42-foot catamaran from Trou d’Eau Douce, with a speedboat visit to Grand River South East waterfall, snorkeling, a three-course halal BBQ lunch, drinks, and time on Ile aux Cerfs. English, French, and Hindi guides are available, with hotel pickup across Mauritius.

“We travelled by Catamaran with a great crew to see the waterfall, beach time and snorkel time. Food was OK, the hosts were great, we had a great day out and even saw a dolphin!!”

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Mauritius: Full-Day Catamaran Cruise to the Northern Isles - A BBQ lunch with the boat as your dining room
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Mauritius: Full-Day Catamaran Cruise to the Northern Isles

2.Full-Day Catamaran Cruise to the Northern Isles

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,798 reviews · 8 hours · from $82

Spend eight hours aboard the orange-and-white Wind Dancer from Grand Baie, visiting Flat Island, Gabriel Island, and Coin de Mire. You get a mini breakfast, BBQ lunch, drinks, snacks, snorkeling gear, and English or French guidance. Expect lovely water and beaches, but also a potentially rough open-sea crossing.

“Great captain, great chef, great barista, great food and drinks. Look no further, these guys are the real pros. Special thanks to Paul!”

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Île aux Bénitiers: Snorkeling w/Dolphins Boat Tour & Lunch - The speedboat ride from the west coast
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Île aux Bénitiers: Snorkeling w/Dolphins Boat Tour & Lunch

3.Snorkeling w/Dolphins Boat Tour & Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,635 reviews · 7 hours · from $115

Start with hotel pickup and a speedboat ride from the west coast to see wild dolphins in Mauritius’s southwest lagoon. You’ll snorkel near Crystal Rock with Le Morne behind you, eat a three-course BBQ lunch on Île aux Bénitiers, and relax on the beach. Guides such as Yan, Alex, Lulu, Kevin, and Kavi are known for friendly service and careful dolphin handling.

“Every aspect from pick up to drop off and the activities in between was scheduled beautifully. Great guides, boat, dolphins. turtles and fishes. Awesome relaxed BBQ on the beach and thwy always kept us informed of the schedule. superb. 10/10!”

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Mauritius: Private Southwest Chamarel Highlights Tour - Trou aux Cerfs gives you a quick volcanic beginning
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Mauritius: Private Southwest Chamarel Highlights Tour

4.Private Southwest Chamarel Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,427 reviews · 7h 30m

Spend 7.5 hours exploring southwest Mauritius in a private car with an English or French-speaking driver-guide. Visit Trou aux Cerfs, Grand Bassin, Alexandra Falls, Black River Gorges, and Chamarel’s Seven Coloured Earths. Guides such as Atish, Vivek, Dev, and Dhirahj are praised for safe driving, local insight, and flexible pacing. Entrance fees and lunch are extra.

“The tour was excellent and great value. 7.5 hours flew. A beautiful island. Our guide, Dhirahj, was excellent and talked about a wide range of topics including the island’s history and plant life, right through to the Hindu Gods and proud traditions. Really great day.”

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Mauritius: Private South-West Nature & Viewpoints with Lunch - Chamarel Waterfall: a powerful first stop
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Mauritius: Private South-West Nature & Viewpoints with Lunch

5.Private South-West Nature & Viewpoints with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,129 reviews · 7 hours

Set out from your Mauritius hotel at 9:30 am for a private seven-hour tour through Chamarel, Black River Gorges, Alexandra Falls, Grand Bassin, and Curepipe. You will see waterfalls, colored earth, giant tortoises, Hindu temples, and a dormant volcano, with lunch included. Guides such as Raj, Vikash, Baboo, and Robin are praised for their local insight and careful driving.

“A great day, with Alan, our Mauritius guide. He was very considerate and knowledgeable about his country- thank you.”

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Trou d'Eau Douce: 5 Island Adventure with BBQ & Snorkeling - Ile aux Cerfs gives you the classic beach hour
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Trou d’Eau Douce: 5 Island Adventure with BBQ & Snorkeling

6.5 Island Adventure with BBQ & Snorkeling

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,052 reviews · 6 hours · from $100

Spend six hours on a small speedboat visiting Ile aux Cerfs, Grand River South East Waterfall, Ile aux Fouquets, Ile de la Passe, and Ile aux Aigrettes. French and English-speaking guides such as Rajiv, Oliver, Rajesh, and Wendel lead the trip, with snorkeling, wildlife sightings, drinks, and a beach BBQ included.

“Absolutely fabulous! Highly recommended! Our great guide Wendel (hope I spelled his name correctly) was absolutely fantastic! Super friendly, entertaining, offered to take our holiday photos for us and somehow managed to find us the monkeys, lots and lots of dolphins with babies and even spotted a cheeky barracuda and some gorgeous turtles in the middle of nowhere during our boat trip!! What a superstar! A must do trip!! We enjoyed it a lot!”

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Mauritius: Private South Tour with Pickup - Starting in Curepipe and Floreal
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Mauritius: Private South Tour with Pickup

7.Private South Tour with Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 940 reviews · 7 hours

Spend about seven hours exploring southern Mauritius by private car with an English or French-speaking guide. Visit Trou aux Cerfs, Grand Bassin Hindu temple, Alexandra Waterfall, Black River Gorges, and La Vallée des Couleurs. Guides such as Feroz, Dinesh, Jean, and Ridwaan are known for local stories, careful driving, and flexible stops.

“It was fantastic tour! Our guide Paul was calm but informative. Normally trips like that make me sometimes anxious but this one was pure joy! There was no rush and we could see everything we wanted. We truly appreciate super clean and modern car and great guide. Highly recommend!”

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Mauritius: Catamaran Cruise to Ile Aux Cerfs with BBQ Lunch - Grand River South East Waterfall and Cascade Diamamouve
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Mauritius: Catamaran Cruise to Ile Aux Cerfs with BBQ Lunch

8.Catamaran Cruise to Ile Aux Cerfs with BBQ Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 925 reviews · 6 hours · from $64

From Trou d’Eau Douce, you’ll cruise upriver to Grand River South East Waterfall, stop to swim and snorkel, then enjoy a halal BBQ lunch with soft drinks, beer, wine, juice, water, and local rum. You’ll have 2.5 hours at Ile aux Cerfs before sailing back with Mauritian Sega music.

“Amazing cruise! We enjoyed it so much. Everything was well organized”

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Grand Baie: Catamaran 3 Islands Cruise & Lunch on the Island - The long sail north across changing water
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Grand Baie: Catamaran 3 Islands Cruise & Lunch on the Island

9.Catamaran 3 Islands Cruise & Lunch on the Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 918 reviews · 7 hours · from $70

Spend seven hours sailing from Grand Baie aboard a catamaran to Ilot Gabriel, Ile Plate, and Coin de Mire. You will reach the beaches by dinghy, eat a BBQ lunch on Ile Plate, swim and snorkel at your own pace, and enjoy drinks on board. English and French are spoken. Bring water shoes, sunscreen, and a towel.

“Great day out good locations and excellent bbq with ample food. On the return journey it was a big party with one of the guest sharing her 90th birthday with her extended family and the rest of the past were invited to join in - which was encouraged by the crew. The snorkelling was self guided rather than a more controlled part of the day.”

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Mauritius: Le Morne Mountain Guided Sunrise Hike and Climb - Forest Trails, Birds, and Native Plants
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Mauritius: Le Morne Mountain Guided Sunrise Hike and Climb

10.Le Morne Mountain Guided Sunrise Hike and Climb

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 839 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Climb 470-meter Le Morne Brabant before sunrise with guides such as Kevin, Eric, Ravi, or Matt. Expect rainforest, endemic plants and birds, four rocky scrambling sections, Mauritian history, snacks, and wide sea views from the memorial cross. This is a serious half-day hike, not a gentle nature walk.

“This was at the top of my must-do in Mauritius and it didn’t disappoint. We met at 4:30am and embarked on a fun, challenging yet thrilling hike up Le Morne Brabant to catch the sunrise over the island. The history about Le Morne Brabant and facts about Mauritius which Kevin shared along the way added to the experience. Everyone had a good time. Thank you, Kevin.”

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Hiking Le Morne Brabant - Starting at Wapalapam Island Eatery
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Hiking Le Morne Brabant

11.Hiking Le Morne Brabant

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 661 reviews · from $61Top rated

Join a small guided group for a 3 to 4-hour ascent of Le Morne Brabant in Mauritius. Guides such as Jeremie, Yudish, Fabrice, and Matthieu lead you over steep ground and upper rock sections while sharing the mountain’s slavery history and endemic plant life. Good shoes, moderate fitness, and an early start matter.

“Our guide Gilles was outstanding. So knowledgeable about the area and gave us lots of guidance on climbing safely. It got a bit scary as you scale a rockface for part of it but he was so reassuring and helpful that we all made it to the top. The views were amazing and worth it!”

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Black River: Dolphin Swim and Whale Watching by Speedboat - The speedboat ride along the Black River coast
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Black River: Dolphin Swim and Whale Watching by Speedboat

12.Dolphin Swim and Whale Watching by Speedboat

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 595 reviews · 5 hours · from $129

Set out from Grande Riviere Noire for five hours on a speedboat carrying up to 14 passengers and two skippers. You may swim with spinner and bottlenose dolphins, watch sperm whales year-round and humpbacks from June to October, then snorkel over a coral reef. Guides such as Globis, Conrad, Alan, Ronaldo, and Fabio have been praised for careful animal handling.

“We saw everyhing we could, several sper whales and a lot of dephins! The boat crew was very kind and helpful.”

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Mauritius: Tamarind Falls Highlights 3-Hour Hiking Trip - The first 30 minutes: sugarcane, forest, and volcanic rock
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Mauritius: Tamarind Falls Highlights 3-Hour Hiking Trip

13.Tamarind Falls Highlights 3-Hour Hiking Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 588 reviews · 3 hours · from $58

Meet your English- or French-speaking guide at Henrietta Bus Station for a three-hour walk through sugarcane fields, rainforest, and volcanic rock. Guides such as Yudish, Olivier, and Jérémie are known for careful pacing and safety help. Expect steep, muddy sections, natural pools, waterfall views, and time for photos.

“The guide Henri was great. The tour was not too difficult, although you need good shoes, as it gets slippery.”

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Mauritius: Private Full-Day Iconic Instagram Spots - Port Louis and Umbrella Square
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Mauritius: Private Full-Day Iconic Instagram Spots

14.Private Full-Day Iconic Instagram Spots

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 548 reviews · 8 hours · from $135

This private 8-hour tour links Mauritius’s best-known sights by air-conditioned van, with hotel pickup, entrance fees, and an English- or French-speaking guide. Expect Port Louis markets, Pamplemousses Botanical Garden, Ganga Talo, Chamarel’s colored earth, and its waterfall. Guides such as Nitesh, Deepak, and Rajen also help with photos and local tips.

“This was a great tour to see the main highlights of the island. We took it the day after arrival and it gave us a good orientation to the island. Rajan was a great guide.”

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Mauritius: Exclusive South West Tour - Trou aux Cerfs gives you the first big view
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Mauritius: Exclusive South West Tour

15.Exclusive South West Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 523 reviews · 7 hours

Spend seven hours with a private driver-guide exploring southwest Mauritius. You’ll see Trou aux Cerfs, Curepipe, Grand Bassin, Alexandra Falls, Black River Gorges, Chamarel’s Seven Coloured Earths, and the island’s highest Shiva statue. Guides such as Raj, Nishal, Baboo, and Vikash are known for flexible routes, local insight, and helpful photo stops.

“Baboo was a fantastic guide. We were able to arrange a customized itinerary with all the sights we wanted to see. He planned everything himself, so we never had to wait long. His information was excellent. We also didn't visit any expensive souvenir shops or boutiques. It was a wonderful, personalized tour that I, as someone with mobility issues, was able to manage easily. Many thanks and a 100% recommendation. Greetings from Jürgen in Germany”

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