South-West Mauritius Full-Day Tour: Experience Scenic Beauty and Cultural Heritage
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Trou aux Cerfs
Immerse yourself in the scenic beauty and cultural heritage of South-West Mauritius on this full-day tour. Explore dormant volcanoes, visit a Hindu temple, and marvel at stunning waterfalls.
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 in 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
  • Traditional Mauritian Lunch (choice of Veg or Non-veg)
  • Non-alcoholic beverages included with lunch
  • Complimentary pick-up and drop-off at any accommodation in Mauritius
  • Expertise of a certified private guide/driver
  • Travel in comfort with private, air-conditioned transport
  • Admission to Seven Colored Earth and Chamarel Waterfall
  • Bottled water provided on arrival
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

On this picturesque tour spanning 7-8 hours, you will discover the southwestern parts of Mauritius. Your guide will direct you to the lush Trou Aux Cerfs, a dormant volcano that attracts tourists from around the world.

Afterward, you’ll move to the Mare Aux Vacoas reservoir before setting out to Grand Bassin to view the Hindu temple. Then comes a visit to the jungle-like environment around Alexandra falls. A wonderful viewpoint at the Gorge follows, offering breathtaking views of the ancient forest.

Following that, you will be treated to a traditional Mauritian 3-course meal. The multi-colored sand at the seven-colored earth site is next on the itinerary. Afterward, the trip heads to the Chamarel waterfall, admired for being the tallest single-drop waterfall. Next, you’ll get the chance to appreciate the scenery from the Chamarel viewpoint. Lastly, the journey ends at the Maconde viewpoint with its mesmerizing oceanic surroundings.

  • Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking (if 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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Ann_p
Jun 21, 2024
Best tour in Mauritius ! - Hands down the best tour in Mauritius ! We had a fantastic time with Vimal. He was extremely knowledgeable about the places we visited , great company and also gave us a good insight into the history of the island all the way back from 100s of years to modern day . Top tip for this tour is to be prepared well with rain jackets for the unpredictable weather . The Deep South has very wet and windy climate - rains pretty much throughout the tour until we came down to the coast . Vimal was always at hand with umbrellas and took such good care of us and offered to take pictures as well. The itinerary and planning was on point so vimal absolutely maxed out the day for us . Also gave us great recommendations for other tours as well and ensured we had a brilliant time. Can’t recommend this tour enough , specifically ask for Vimal as your guide .
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Kiron_g
Jun 18, 2024
Mauritius South west full day - We thoroughly enjoyed this full day tour along with our guide Mr Vimal from Freshverde Holidays who picked us up right on time from the hotel. His way explanation was the best while driving so carefully and comfortably. Covered all the places as mentioned in the itinerary and no disappointments at all. I highly recommend this tour for anyone making a first trip to Mauritius.
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Christiankg5316ym
Jun 17, 2024
Great Tour - Great Tour with a great Guide Sam! Tour is definitely worth the price. Nice waterfalls and viewing points and a lot of information from Sam about the Island.
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883sofiev
Jun 12, 2024
You should not miss this tour - BEAUTIFUL tour that takes you through the south and where you can see a lot in 1 day! Very satisfied with our driver who told us all kinds of things about Mauritius all the way. Every stop is worth it! Recommended!
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N3052jxdominikg
Jun 12, 2024
Wonderful - highly recommended! - Since our hotel was in the north, the car journeys were long, but of course we were aware of this in advance. But it was worth it! Our guide Vimal was very friendly, courteous and helpful. His English was also perfect! We would do the trip exactly the same again!
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Johnathan_m
Jun 11, 2024
Great time - Unfortunately due to a bad weather we weren't enter the la vallee, we received a refund for the tickets. Kavi the driver was awesome, very friendly, helpful and professional.
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Fearless251507
Jun 11, 2024
South-West Mauritius Private Full Island Tour with Freshverde Holidays through Viator Tours. - We booked this South-West Mauritius, Private Full-Day Scenic island tour via Viator Tours, whom we have used for over 20 years and was contracted to Freshverde Holidays to get a feel of this wonderful island, its people and heritage. We would thoroughly recommend this tour and Ashish, our experienced and very knowledgeable driver.
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Helen_m
Jun 19, 2024
Great experience great driver - The trip was great well organised our driver sahil contacted us the day before to arrange pick up from our hotel he arrived on time and was very friendly and informative. Unfortunately the weather in the mountains was not good the day we went alot of low cloud and rain
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Aad
Jun 12, 2024
Great day - A great experience this day with many sights, including seeing the wild monkeys. If you book a trip I hope you get Manu. A great driver with a comfortable car. Aad
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Nihit_k
Jun 19, 2024
Glorified Taxi - I liked the driver and guide we got, but I do have a bone to pick with the tour operators who organized this it seems as a way to get people into LVCD (Nature Park) and spend the day there. We spent almost 4 hours at the park and it seemed wasteful to have a driver waiting out in the parking lot for more than half the total time of the trip when we had paid so much for it. All the attraction points were covered more or less, but due to the large time spent at the park, we missed out on our lunch as well and as a result from 8:30 AM to almost 6:30 PM when we got back to the hotel we hadn't eaten at all and were all hangry! The guide was very sweet and friendly and even stopped on the way back at a grocery store for us to pick up some snacks and drinks etc. but overall I would not recommend this day trip package to my friends for the amount they charge. Instead, I would suggest taking a taxi to the LVCD park and spending the whole day there (especially the Quad Bikes - they are AWESOME!)
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