Private North Mauritius Tour: Pamplemousses Botanical Garden, Sugar Museum & Rum Tasting
4.1
47 Ratings
Pamplemousses
Discover the wonders of North Mauritius on a private tour. Explore the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden, learn about the island's history and sugar industry, and indulge in rum tasting. Visit Port-Louis and enjoy shopping at the Caudan Waterfront.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • SSR Botanic Garden - In the historical village of Pamplemousses, you will visit the famous Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, where you will get to see the giant waterlilies and 85 varieties of palm trees from around the world. You will also discover the various spices and medicinal plants and learn about the various endemic and imported plants in the garden.
What's Included
  • Professional guide
  • Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to Pamplemousses Garden: approx. Rs. 300 (6 Euros) per person
  • Entrance fees to L’Aventure du Sucre: approx. Rs. 700 (14 Euros) per person
  • Entrance fees to Château de Labourdonnais: approx. Rs. 550 (11 Euros) per person
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Enjoy a private full-day tour of the North of Mauritius visit, explore the famous historical Pamplemousses Botanical Garden. Learn about the rich history of the island and the sugar industry, and sample different varieties of sugar and delicious local rums. Visit Port-Louis, the capital of Mauritius and its popular market and streets and relax and shop at the Caudan Waterfront.

Location
SSR Botanic Garden
Royal Road, Parc
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(47 Ratings)
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Finlay_k
Mar 1, 2024
Satya was awesome, a fabulous trip - Satya was a fabulous guide on our trip, nothing was any trouble for him. Very knowledgeable and a great ride in his lovely clean, airconditioned car. We really enjoyed our trip seeing all the sights and getting some history of the island, the meal we had at ‘Restaurant La Poule D’or was awesome! Some of the best tandoori chicken we have ever tasted! Thank you once again to Satya your have made our Mauritian stay all the more memorable, we would highly recommend him. 👍👍
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Cristina_t
Feb 3, 2024
You won’t regret booking - We experienced A fun knowledgeable tour or the North with San. He shared a lot of insights and stories about the island which made it all worth it!
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Natasha_w
Sep 25, 2023
Enjoyable family day - We loved the history of each place. Our guide at the Botanic Gardens was very funny. A lot of the history a the Sugar factory was the same, so I would recommended only readying the information in regards to the factory and slavery. We spent extra time at the previous attractions so did not get enough time at the sugar factory but we had made that choice earlier in the day. We really enjoyed going at our own place and we were able to be very flexible.
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Nanay
Jan 21, 2023
Botanical Garden - North Bay - Last week we visited this place to see the giant turtle. My teenager son actually loved the placed. Lots of Mangos in the garden. However, the medicine corner needs a lot of touched up. Almost all the plants and herbs are dying. and the labelling of the herbs is in bad condition. The Deer and the Giant turtle are actually healthy and fun to see them walking around. Visitors are just stubborn and luck of discipline , with all the reminders don't feed the animals, (still feeding the deer) In our point of view the place is really nice. A must visit when in Mauritius,
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Bockylaw
Jun 14, 2023
What a nice day…. - Wonderful experience. My driver Satya Reddy did a very good job. Very friendly, punctual and a safe driver. We started with the market in Port Louis, followed by a short stop at a Chinese tea factory (small tasting), then Pampelmousse garden (just ok), L‘Aventure de sucre (very interesting) and finished with Château Labourdonnais (pretty). Had a great day and can hofhly recommend Bonjour Mauritius as a company and Satya as a driver/guide.
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Ceg51
Mar 12, 2023
Great sights, but maybe do on your own. - The places we visited were very interesting. The sugar plantation we stayed out for an hour and 15 minutes including the rum tasting. A very diverse tour and beautiful to see a plantation operation. The sugar factory museum exceeded our expectations and we could’ve spent 2 1/2 hours there. We only had an hour and it was fascinating. The botanical garden was run down and uninspiring so I would’ve preferred to add that hour to the sugar museum. We love botanical gardens, but this one is pretty neglected. The city tour was interesting and able to be done fairly quickly. All told me enjoyed the tour however, our driver operated more like a taxi and did not give us much information about what we were seeing. We never even learned his name and he drove a little too fast for our comfort level. I recommend the tour, but the guy needs to be a little more responsive.
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Davidgail_k
Jan 22, 2024
An Interesting day - Our hotel was located in the south of Mauritius but this tour was to the North. That meant a drive of 1 1/2 hours to get to Port Louis from our hotel. We should have left at 8:30 instead of 9am because of traffic. Our driver/guide, Robert was pleasant and a good driver. We were surprised he showed up in a taxi and asked if he was just a driver or a guide. He was basically a driver and not a guide. His commentary and explanations were just adequate when we asked questions. But we had to ask. At times he was difficult to understand. It was very hot and humid when we got to Port Louis. Our first stop was the Waterfront. Could have skipped this - only some shops. He next walked us to the market which was the usual fruits/vegetables and cheap souvenirs. Could have skipped this as well. We knew the Botanical gardens was closed due to the cyclone the week before and we substituted the Photography Museum. Unfortunately Robert walked us to the History museum (which was also closed due to heavy water damage.) At the closed History Museum they told Robert where the Photography museum was located but it too was closed. This should have been known in advance. Because my wife was affected by the heat Robert left us to get the car. He really wanted us to walk back as he did not want too move the car. We decided to visit the Slavery Museum which thanfully was open. The Slavery Museum is just an acknowledgement that there was slavery in Mauritius. Most of the descriptive text is in French or Creole which made it almost impossible for a comprehensive understanding of the museum. There are no artifacts. The so called museum is free. Our next stop was at the Sucrè Experience a very extensive display of the machinery and process of the sugar industry in Mauritius. You can easily spend 4-hours reading all the displays. At the end of the museum is a gift shop and sugar and rum tasting. We paid admission but it was worthwhile. From there we went to Chateaux Labourdonnais. it is in great condition for a 200-year old mansion. Period furniture and displays made it very interesting. Oh yes save your ticket for (more) rum tasting at the end of the chateaux tour. It was delicious. We paid admission. Our final stop was to the Notre Dame Auxiliatrice (Red Roof Church) which we added since the botanical garden was closed as was the photography museum. Then to the airport for our flight home. Please note due to traffic we did not have time for the lunch break. In the future No Markets.
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Paulsy9882di
Dec 31, 2023
Could have been better.. - Trip was OK if I wanted to know all about our driver and his family,,,unfortunately we booked to learn about the island...driver was very friendly but wanted to rush us in Port Louis until I pointed out we wanted to spend some time here..
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Jeannewhite
Sep 20, 2023
Interesting Day Out. - The overall experience was exceptional. Our driver was exactly that. He drove us from one place to another with very little comment. We are grateful for the extra stop he made at Aapravasi Ghat for us. It was worth the stop and very interesting. Should perhaps be replacing the 2 hours of shopping in Port Louis since it was interesting but of very little cultural value to us. Our stop in Port Louis, we could’ve done without. The market was interesting but disconcerting. The Botanical Gardens were fascinating and beautiful. Our guide, who’s name escapes me, was hilarious, extremely knowledgeable about the trees and plants and his breadth of languages admirable. The Sugar Museum was amazingly well planned and thought out. Very interesting. The High-Light for us was the meal we had at the Sugar Plantation Restaurant. Well Presented and Extremely Flavoursome. Compliments to the Chefs. Our waiter, Vitrash and Vidal were attentive and pleasant. The Rum Tasting was good too. Labourdonnais is a Beautiful Home which was a glimpse into the past of the wealth and affluence that existed due to the labours of places like the sugar plantation. Very well appointed although the staff seemed bored and were uninformative. It was overall a very good day out. The entry prices quoted are out of date as they were all slightly more,
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Doriannejeanr
Sep 6, 2023
Scam and company - So if we are not from the island we pay 300 rupees....shameful mentality Dirty garden where the paths are a mess, the grapefruit pond bin between the photo and reality and very different If you're afraid of spiders, don't look up in the trees. A great scam this garden
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