Snorkeling with Giant Turtles

Experience the thrill of snorkeling with giant turtles in the Indian Ocean before exploring the iconic Red Church, Pamplemousses Garden, and vibrant Port Louis.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plage de Trou aux Biches - Begin your day with an extraordinary experience in Mauritius: snorkeling alongside wild, giant turtles! Embark on a boat from the island’s northwest coast and enjoy snorkeling with turtles in their natural habitat. These magnificent Giant Green Sea Turtles can grow up to 1.2 meters in length and weigh up to 200…
What's Included
  • Snorkeling with turtles
  • Air-conditioned and insured taxi, minibus or coach
  • Hotel pickup, dropoff and transportation in a private vehicle
  • Snorkeling gear (masks and tubes - fins are not allowed)
  • Services of a fully licensed, qualified driver
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees to Pamplemousses Garden are Rs. 300 (6 Euros) per person
  • Lunch or snacks
Additional Information
  • Note: It is forbidden to touch or interact with the turtles.
  • Note: This tour is private except for the snorkeling with giant turtles portion.
  • Note: Typically the swimming with wild turtles portion of the tour is done first, however this may change depending on the tides.
    See the North of Mauritius in a unique way by starting your day snorkeling…
Location
Plage de Trou aux Biches
Costal Road
Cancellation Policy

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

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Lior585
Dec 10, 2024
Relaxed day of sightseeing, with unforgettable dive with turtles - The turtles are the highlight of this trip. They are amazing and majestic creatures, and you can get very close to them (but keep a respectable distance). It was great also seeing Port Louis, the Red Church and Pamplemousses Gardens in the same trip. Our guide was very helpful and clued us up on lots of local knowledge. He was relaxed and gave us more than enough time at each stop.
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Louise_c
Oct 14, 2024
Snorkelling with turtles - The highlight of the trip was swimming in the sea with turtles. It was also wonderful to see The Red Church, Pamplemousses Garden and Port Louis. Our driver Anil looked after us very well.
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Explorer39537137016
Oct 11, 2024
Lovely excursion - San was a lovely guy and really informative about the island. Leisurely tour and no rushing and given plenty of time at each stop. Unfortunately turtles didn’t come out to play but still enjoyable trip. Would highly recommend.
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D5958vemeganr
Nov 17, 2024
Snorkelling with turtles worth it - Snorkelling with the sea turtle was a once in a lifetime activity! Our taxi driver was lovely although on the way home dropped us off at a cashmere shop unsolicited which we didn’t want. Apart from that the sight seeing of the north was good.
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Emmasmith713
Oct 6, 2024
We saw a few turtles, or one, we couldn't tell - Very mixed bag of a day but all in all i found it to be a good day out! Firstly, our driver arrived to pick us up 30 minutes before we were expecting (totally not his fault he showed us the agency booking he received, there was a issue of the agency telling him one time and the trip advisor booking telling us another). Our driver was just amazing, he was so friendly, passionate and engaging with us. We were staying on the south end of the island so it took us around 1.5 hours to get to the first location but the drive and car were pleasant. First stop was the red church which was beautiful. Located on the coast, it boasted a very picturesque beach view. There is a small dock just to the side which you can walk on and see various fish etc swimming about. You can enter the church by pulling the cage door open (it does look closed but try the door!). Once inside there are signs asking for quiet while people look around as it is still a place of worship. Snorkelling with turtles was definitely a highlight of the trip. Once dropped off at the beach, you are met by a guide who goes through the safety rules (don't touch, don't chase, don't dive etc) and then you are shown onto a boat (BRING WATER SHOES!). He the again went through the rules while driving to the location. This is where the trip took a bit of a turn, it was very suddenly a rush to get in the water, very GO GO GO now! there was our boat and around 4/5 others within the same area and around 10 other people, all shouting and directing us where to go while others in the water were doing everything we were told not to do. Our boat driver then told us when we were done to get onto the glass bottom boat when we were done as that is where he would leave our stuff and then quickly left before we could confirm what boat he was referring to. There was a mixture of trying to find where the turtles were, listen out for directions, not hit other swimmers, not swim into the boats around all while fighting the current. All in all, this experience, although great because we got to see turtles, was very stressful and if you aren't a strong swimmer, I would not recommend. Pamplemousses gardens were very nice and pretty but didn't have a lot of plant variety. But it was nice to walk around and relax. Finally Port Louis - quite a chaotic city and smells very heavily of fish. Our lovely driver offered to accompany us around due to haggling in the markets which was massively appreciated. We started at the craft market which was very nice and we did pick up some souvenirs, while our driver stayed in the background, only jumping in to support us when asked. We then walked 30 minutes in what felt like a convection oven (no air and all heat) to the fish / veg market. Honestly, I wouldn't bother unless you are intending on buying fish or veg.
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Leonie
Oct 24, 2024
Except for the turtle swimming a nice day - Very nice driver (Anil) who has adapted to our needs regarding the stay times and stops. The turtle swimming was questionable, 8 boats, a turtle and tw one chased snorkeling between running engines... Otherwise, a nice day that also led us to one or the other place where we would not have lost our way by all means:)
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Traveler_o
Oct 11, 2024
Decent tour - The turtle experience was amazing and also the other stuff, the only problem was the rude driver that brought us everywhere. And also it's not a real tour because you will be alone and without a guide so at the end you are just paying the turtle thing and the taxi because he stay with you all the day. I hope you will get a different driver then mine.
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Jenny_o
Sep 17, 2024
Disappointed. - My partner and I booked this and had a great time during the gardens, the guide was knowledgeable and engaging. However the rest of the tour felt rushed and not very well organised. We unfortunately ended up coming back early and not visiting some parts of the tour that was in the description. Was disappointed overall.
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208muneeraa
Nov 14, 2024
**Disappointing Trip** - I was really looking forward to this trip, but it was a letdown. Our driver (manoj) talked too much and rushed us at every stop, giving us only 40 minutes at the port and taking us to just one shop. We felt pressured to buy without any choice. The skipper mostly spoke French, ignoring the English-speaking guests, which made us feel excluded. We saw one turtle—nothing else worth mentioning. I wouldn’t recommend visiting the Red Church, and while the botanical garden is nice, it's too hot to enjoy fully. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this trip.
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693ludovics
Sep 10, 2024
Catch you scumbags running away! - Lamentable! You're a scumbag, a tourist stalker who thinks you're a wallet. Duration of the excursion 10H of which 7H transport?!!! 45 minutes visit to Port Louis instead of the 2H scheduled... a restaurant catches tourists (ocean restaurant) on which the driver receives financial compensation, which was confirmed to us by the waiter himself. A driver, a private individual who replaced the supposedly sick, inexperienced driver who is afraid to drive... imagine the night since he brought us back at 6:45 pm... and still receives compensation on the number of hours spent. You can see why he made this nightmare last. Run away! To see turtles, it's free to swim 50m from the beach! A SHAME
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