The 6 Best Tours in Vacoas-Phoenix

1.Tamarind Falls Highlights 3-Hour Hiking Trip

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

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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2.Guided Trip to the Southwest with Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 103 reviews · 8 hours · from $125

Spend eight hours touring southwest Mauritius in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a guide speaking English, French, or Hindi. See Trou Aux Cerfs, Ganga Talao, Alexandra Falls, Chamarel, and Maconde, then visit Casela for an African truck safari, bird aviary, big cats, and the 800-meter Tulawaka coaster. Lunch and hotel transfers are included.

“Very nice trip for those people who don’t want to waist the whole day 😅 We visited so many places, ate a good lunch. Our guide was very nice and polite 😌”

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3.Southwest Mauritius Private Guided Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 78 reviews · 8 hours · from $175

Spend eight hours with a private English or French-speaking guide exploring southwest Mauritius. You’ll see Trou aux Cerfs, Grand Bassin, a naval-model workshop, tea fields, Black River, Chamarel Waterfall, and Seven Colored Earth, with rum tasting included. Guides such as Gulshan, Ibrahim, and Sailen are praised for clear explanations and an easygoing pace.

“Es war ein toller Ausflug. Es war alles wie in der Beschreibung angegeben: Eintritt wurde überall für mich bezahlt. Das Beste war aber mein Fahrer Gulshan: er hat sich exakt meinem Tempo angepasst und hat mir alles gezeigt. Er hat zeitlich nicht gedrängt und hat mir auch etwas zu den Sehenswürdigkeiten erzählt. Außerdem hat es einfach Spaß gemacht sich mit ihm zu unterhalten. Nur zu empfehlen! Insbesondere wenn viele Touren mit versteckten Kosten verbunden sind, ist es schön zu sehen, dass man hier auch wirklich mal das bekommt, wofür man zahlt!”

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4.Wild South West Private Tour with pick up

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 69 reviews · 8 hours

Spend eight hours exploring southwest Mauritius in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a French or English-speaking guide. Visit Trou aux Cerfs, a ship-model workshop, Mare aux Vacoas, Grand Bassin, Black River, Chamarel Waterfall, and the Seven-Coloured Earth. Guides such as Sailen, Ibrahim, and Raj are noted for clear explanations and flexible planning.

“Le circuit est le même quelque soit le guide et le tour operator mais Sailen notre guide a rendu cette expérience très intéressante et enrichissante ! Il nous a fourni beaucoup d’explications et s’est montré aux petits soins Je recommande vraiment ce tour”

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5.The Iconic Waterfalls hike + Mauritian picnic

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 65 reviews · from $59

Explore Tamarind Falls on a three-hour guided hike with local guides such as Andy or Didia. You’ll follow forest trails to four of the seven cascades, cross steep and sometimes slippery ground, swim beneath a waterfall, and stop for rotis, fruit, biscuits, and juice. Transport to the meeting point is not included.

“Guide was Andy and he was great!!! Really well paced for us and was very kind, snacks were great also. Would advise however some aspects for people who struggle hiking/climbing to be warned it’s not an easy walk. Prepared to be dirty using hands rocks and branches to get up as some aspects are very steep and can be slippery. However it was perfect for us and didn’t mind the mud or rain at all.”

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6.7 Cascades Half Day

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 19 reviews · from $58

Join a licensed guide, usually meeting you at the bus station with Prakash, for a two to three-hour Tamarind Falls hike. You will cross forest and basalt rock, visit four waterfalls, swim in natural pools, and enjoy dholl puri, potato cakes, gateaux piment, fruit, and refreshments. Closed shoes and free hands are essential.

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