The best mauritius tour places cover every kind of experience on the island – from sacred lakes and volcanic craters in the south to turquoise lagoons and uninhabited islands off the east coast. Planning your days by region is the most efficient way to see everything without doubling back. This guide covers all ten private day tours available with Taxis Mauritius plus additional locations worth visiting in each region. All tours include hotel pickup, a professional English-speaking driver, and free cancellation.
Best For Families
Catamaran Trip to Île aux Cerfs – calm lagoon, white sand beach, and BBQ lunch. Pickup 07:00 from any hotel.
Best Value Tour
Private South Tour – 7-coloured earth, Black River Gorges National Park, sacred Grand Bassin lake. Activity tickets from €30.
Best Adventure
Five Islands Speedboat Trip – 5 uninhabited islands, 13 hours, open-water snorkelling off the east coast.
The Red Chapel Tour covers the most iconic locations in the north in a single day. You visit the red-roofed Notre Dame Auxiliatrice chapel at Cap Malheureux, followed by the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Botanical Garden at Pamplemousses, home to giant Victoria Amazonica water lilies and over 650 plant species. The day includes time at Grand Baie. Duration 8 hours. Pickup at 08:30. Activity tickets: €49 per adult.
Grand Baie is the commercial hub of the north coast, with a sheltered public beach, restaurants, and water sports operators. Trou aux Biches, a few kilometres west, is consistently ranked among the finest beaches in Mauritius for swimming. A private driver with Taxis Mauritius can include both in any northern itinerary.
The City Tour covers the Caudan Waterfront, the vibrant Central Market where spices, textiles, and street food converge, the Champ de Mars racecourse (the oldest in the southern hemisphere), and Chinatown. The Aapravasi Ghat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is also on this route. Duration 8 hours. Pickup at 08:30. Activity tickets: €30 per adult.
Trou aux Cerfs is a dormant volcanic crater in the central highlands town of Curepipe, 85 metres deep and around 200 metres in diameter. On clear days the rim viewpoint offers sweeping views across the island. Many Taxis Mauritius drivers include this as a stop on south-bound day tours on request.
The Catamaran Trip to Ile aux Cerfs is consistently the most requested day tour on the island. You sail to the uninhabited Ile aux Cerfs for snorkelling in crystal-clear lagoon water, beach time on white sand, and a BBQ lunch on board. Duration 10 hours. Pickup at 07:00. Activity tickets: €48 per adult.
The Five Islands Speedboat Trip runs for up to 13 hours, visiting five uninhabited islands with snorkelling, open-water swimming, and a beach BBQ. Best suited to adventure-oriented travellers and families with older children. Activity tickets: €70 per adult.
Belle Mare runs for around 9 kilometres along the east coast. The sand is consistently fine and white, and there is far less commercial development here than on the north coast. Best reached by private driver – public transport access is limited.
The Private South Tour covers the seven-coloured earth at Valle Adventure Park in Chamarel, the Black River Gorges National Park covering 6,574 hectares of native forest, and the sacred lake of Grand Bassin, site of the annual Maha Shivaratri pilgrimage. Duration 8 hours. Pickup at 08:30. Activity tickets: €30 per adult.
The Tea Route at Bois Cheri takes you to Mauritius’s only commercial tea plantation, established in 1892. The guided factory tour and tasting session are set against some of the finest highland scenery on the island. Duration 7 hours. Activity tickets: €45 per adult.
The History Tour covers the ruins at Vieux Grand Port (the only naval battle inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris), the Mahebourg Museum, and working sugar cane estates. Duration 8 hours. Activity tickets: €28 per adult.
Rochester Falls is a natural basalt waterfall in the south where smooth volcanic columns create a striking curtain of water. Gris Gris is a clifftop viewpoint above open ocean where waves crash directly against volcanic rock. Both can be added to the South Tour itinerary on request.
The Le Morne Tour is a private excursion through the most scenic landscape in Mauritius. The first stop is the Maconde Viewpoint, a clifftop lookout where the barrier reef, the turquoise lagoon, and the peninsula are visible simultaneously. On clear days the optical illusion of an underwater waterfall is visible from this point.
Le Morne Brabant is a 556-metre basaltic monolith declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008, significant as a refuge for escaped slaves in the early 19th century. The beach at its foot is regularly cited among the finest in the Indian Ocean. La Prairie Beach is quieter and ideal for a calm afternoon. La Gaulette is a fishing village with the mountain visible from every angle. Transport from €70 per vehicle. Book via WhatsApp at +230 5794 5443.
The Dolphins and Ile aux Benitiers excursion departs at 06:30 for open water dolphin swimming at sunrise, then cruises to Ile aux Benitiers for a beach BBQ. Duration 6 hours. Activity tickets: €45 per adult.
The Swim with Dolphins at Tamarin is a four-hour morning boat trip to encounter resident pods of spinner and bottlenose dolphins. Sightings are reliable year-round. The shorter format leaves the rest of your day free. Activity tickets: €35 per adult.
Flic en Flac is the main beach town on the west coast and one of the best places for snorkelling directly from shore. The public beach runs for around 8 kilometres with a wide, calm lagoon and a good range of restaurants popular with locals and tourists alike.
Casela is a wildlife and activity park near Cascavelle, home to lions, tigers, rhinos, and over 2,000 animal species, plus zip-lining and quad biking. Taxis Mauritius drivers can include Casela as a half-day stop on any west coast tour on request.
Mauritius is small enough to reach every region from any hotel in a single day – the island measures roughly 65 kilometres north to south and 45 kilometres east to west. The most effective approach is to dedicate one full day per region, with a private vehicle that gives you flexibility at each stop.
All day tours with Taxis Mauritius include hotel pickup, a professional English-speaking driver, and free cancellation. Transport from €70 per vehicle. Contact us via WhatsApp at +230 5794 5443 or visit the official Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority website for island-wide destination guides.
When choosing mauritius tour places to visit first, prioritise the Private South Tour (Chamarel, Black River Gorges, Grand Bassin), the Catamaran Trip to Ile aux Cerfs, and the Red Chapel Tour in the north. These three cover the island’s most iconic natural, cultural, and water-based experiences. All are available as private day tours with hotel pickup from Taxis Mauritius.
A well-planned private day tour covers three to five locations comfortably in eight hours. With a private vehicle you control the pace. Most mauritius tour places are covered across four to six stops per day with Taxis Mauritius.
Le Morne Brabant, a 556-metre UNESCO World Heritage basaltic monolith on the south west peninsula, is consistently cited as the most visually dramatic single location in Mauritius. The Maconde Viewpoint provides a panoramic view of the turquoise lagoon, the barrier reef, and the mountain simultaneously.
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North, south, east, west — our tours cover every region in this guide. Hotel pickup included, English-speaking driver, fixed rates from €70.
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