Southwest Mauritius Exploration: Full-Day Tour with Park Visits and Local Cuisine
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139 Ratings
Trou aux Cerfs
Embark on a full-day exploration of southwest Mauritius, visiting popular attractions such as Trou Aux Cerfs volcano, Seven Colored Earth, and Chamarel waterfall. Indulge in local cuisine and visit a rum distillery for a taste of Mauritian culture.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Trou aux Cerfs - Begin your 7-8 hours southwest scenic tour with a hotel pick-up anywhere in Mauritius. You will meet & be greeted by our certified guide and after boarding to your comfortable vehicle, then set off for your first stop. 

You’ll be heading to Trou Aux Cerfs which is one of the famous natural tourist attractions in Mauritius. The dormant volcanic crater is around 605 meters above sea level, with a diameter of 350 meters & a depth of around 100 meters.

Unlike the typical volcanic features, Trou aux Cerfs’ crater is surrounded by a vast area of lush forest consisting of indigenous plant species and some giant green pine trees. It is believed that the Trou aux Cerfs erupted once and has remained dormant for the last 700 000 years; experts believe that there is a potential chance for it to become active again.

Definitely, one of the main highlights is the 360-degree view of the town, Curepipe & the majestic view of Rempart Mountain, Trois Mamelles, and the Port-Louis- Moka mountain range.

What's Included
  • Entrance at the Seven Coloured Earth & Chamarel Waterfall
  • Beverages during lunch (Non- Alcoholic)
  • Private transportation in a fully Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Bottled water upon arrival
  • Entrance at the Curious Corner Of Chamarel
  • Services of a fully qualified certified private Guide/Driver
  • Entrance at Rhumerie De Chamarel
  • 3-course Lunch (Veg and Non-veg) Note: Halal Food
  • Pick-up and drop-off at any hotel or accommodation in Mauritius
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (Optional)
Additional Information

In this 8 hours private tour, you will explore the southwest of Mauritius including a visit to the Green Dormant Volcano named Trou Aux Cerfs which is a highly popular attraction. Next, you will stop at Mare Aux Vacoas reservoir.

Afterward, head to Maconde viewpoint to see the panoramic stunning view of the sea. Next, head to Seven Colored Earth which is unique because of its multi-colored sand. Then continue to Chamarel waterfall which is undoubtedly the tallest single-drop waterfall. Next, head to the Curious Corner of Chamarel which is the house of fun-packed illusions with adventures

Later, you will enjoy a Mauritian 3-course lunch & head to Rhumerie De Chamarel to visit the rum distillery & rum making. Then, continue to Gorge Viewpoint to see the panoramic unparalleled beauty of the deep dense forest & its valley.

Afterward, head to Alexandra Fall to live a unique experience with nature & its waterfalls. Finally, stop at Grand Bassin to see the gigantic statue of Lord Shiva

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Children ages 3 years and under are free. Please notify of CHILD/ INFANT SEAT at the time of booking
  • Please advise of any food allergies or illness.
  • Please wear non slippery shoes
Location
Trou aux Cerfs
Curepipe,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Michael_m
May 24, 2024
Great tour of SW Mauritius - Manu gave us a great tour of the southwest of Mauritius. The nature park was very nice, especially the waterfall zip line. The tea and rum tastings were great.
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Flyer677770
May 24, 2024
Tropical South West Tour - We were staying in the North West. This was a private tour for just the two of us. Our driver Agi picked us up and drove us down to the south west, explaining what we would see on the way. He was a great guy who drove well and safely and was careful to make sure we were looked after. This was a full day packed with tea tasting, run tasting, visits to National Parks and La Valee Des Colours. The tour gave us an excellent insight in to the south west of the island and we were able to go quad biking and do other outdoor activities at La Valee Des Colours even though it rained a bit. Agi waited for us at each stop giving us clear time guidelines given the amount of ground we had to cover. However, he did not mind that we ran late on one or two of the stops. We were dropped back to our hotel at the end of a very enjoyable day.
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Tim1145
May 22, 2024
Super taxi driver Yash - Taxi driver Yash contacted us via WhatsApp the evening before and was there on time. He told us a lot on the way to the points. The food was great.
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419jurgitaj
May 22, 2024
Fantastic - Everything was great. Our private driver Manu tells us a lot about Mauritius, culture and history. We visited not only the parks, but also went to tea and rum tastings. We recommend!
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Marin_i
May 13, 2024
Great day trip in Mauritius - Tour guide Vimal was excellent, it was beyond expectations. The locations what we visited were all nice and value for the money. The leading provider of incredible tours and authentic experinces.
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493juliem
May 12, 2024
Amazing day with incredible experiences - I booked this excursion with Viator which is part of trip advisor . My daughter and I had an incredible day yesterday 11.5.24 ,the driver was very friendly and professional. The day went as described,the highlight for me was the tea plantation,it was absolutely stunning. Please ignore the negative reviews below, and stick to the itinerary as described , obviously if you want to spend more time in one place than the recommended time, it will be difficult to visit all of the attractions in one day. As mentioned below the coloured earth is disappointing, it does not look anything like the photos,my daughter and I thought that it looked like a coal slag heap,similar to the land in Lanzarote. This tour is excellent value for money,we had a very nice lunch which catered for my daughter’s dietary requirement’s,because she is vegan.
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Gaot908
May 9, 2024
Amazing Solana Beach❤️ - Amazing place loved it and would like to visit again next year, the people are friendly and welcoming, very nice food also
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R7425iballanw
May 4, 2024
A wonderful tour of the south - What can I say …. Over and above expectations. The day was full and very informative.we went to 6 different locations,each one was so enjoyable. Would definitely recommend.
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Artur
May 3, 2024
Zero expectations met. Very disappointing offer! - We booked the tour based on the description in the offer that we would get a TOUR GUIDE. However, it was just a driver who gave us almost no information about the sights. We were dropped off at a stop and were allowed to look at them on our own. In addition, the pictures in the offer do not match the stops at all. The pictures of the "La Vallee des Couleurs" park hardly correspond to reality! The lunch was "OK", a run-of-the-mill bistro (not a 3-course meal) Bois Cheri Tea Factory was very nice! The Gris Gris Beach is very fascinating!!! For the price and the description, our expectations were not met. And you feel like you've been ripped off and the table taken with you. Recommendation: Ask at your hotel for a taxi, you'll have one for the whole day! We were lucky enough to get a great taxi driver who showed us lots of viewpoints!
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Mustafa
May 9, 2024
Better read this before you book this trip - This was probably the worst experience I've had in my entire mauritius trip thanks to Freshverde travels, their guide Ashish and of course to trip advisor as well for listing their AD and supporting this scam of a tour company. The guide Ashish skipped over most of the itinerary, gave us wrong information about how much time we had at each location and outright lied and refused to take us to lunch which was paid for. Then when I got to the hotel and objected to this I had hear him speak in an abusive tone and blame me for not respecting the itinerary. Then when I called his boss Ashutosh at Freshverde to explain the guide's behaviour and how we were cheated they instead of refunding started to blame me as well and said it was my mistake that the guide drove us to the places in the wrong order and didn't finish the itinerary and didn't take us to lunch. Now on top of this all trip-advisor didn't want to reprimand the tour operator and sided with them despite providing them proof in multiple formats of how we were cheated and said "sorry for the inconvenience" So my advice is don't book this tour and for sure anything that is provided by Freshverde or Trip advisor. Best to go speak with the tour agency recommended by the hotel you're staying at in Mauritius.
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