Perfect experience - Beautiful hike and my guide was very friendly and professional. The last part is a little bit difficult.

An unforgettable adventure: Culture, nature and stunning views! - Our tour guide, Andy, was absolutely brilliant! He was incredibly knowledgeable and made the entire experience both educational and fun. Andy taught us survival tips, like how to drink water from a baobab tree in an emergency, while also showing us how to do it without harming the tree. He also introduced us to a native bush that serves dual purposes: you can scrape the underside of its leaves to treat mosquito bites, and the locals use the leaves for cooking since they have a peppery flavour. One fascinating moment was when Andy showed us a flower, which I believe is called safflower, that native women traditionally crush to extract pigment. They use this pigment to decorate their “third eye” in a vibrant orange-red colour. It was incredible to see these cultural details brought to life. Along the way, we dipped our feet into a small crater pool on the rocks where tiny fish, known as doctor fish, nibbled at the dead skin on our feet. It was both hilarious and slightly gross—definitely a unique experience! Next, we embarked on a stunning 2-mile hike to see gorgeous waterfalls. If you’re planning this trip, I highly recommend bringing water shoes to navigate the slippery areas where you can swim. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any, and it was quite tricky. A lightweight shammy towel and a small backpack are also great to bring along for convenience. Don’t forget your camera or phone—the scenery is breathtaking and well worth capturing. We took breaks to enjoy local snacks, including a delicious cheese samosa and, later, a picnic of fresh pineapple and roti filled with beans or a similar tasty filling. It was simple yet hit the spot perfectly after all the activity. The climb back up to the starting point is a bit steep—about 10 minutes—so make sure you’re reasonably fit for it. On our way up, we were lucky enough to spot a native macaque monkey lounging in a tree, which was an unforgettable highlight of the day! Overall, this was an amazing adventure filled with cultural insights, stunning views, and memorable experiences. I can’t recommend this tour enough! My only regret is I didn’t have any MUR on me to tip him as a way to say thank you! I think he works very hard and everyone should remember to bring a little something to say thank you!

We loved it! - Amazing tour guides, they knew so much about the jungle and everything you see on the way. Atmosphere was amazing, we got the chance to swim under the waterfall and saw the most beautiful sights we will never forget. Bonus points for the photos and videos they take of you, influencer worthy so your followers will be impressed ;) overall amazing experience and we would definitely recommend this tour and these tourguides.

Not to be missed - Motrek and especially Freddy and Jeez were fantastic guides. They put us at ease immediately with their humour and singing! We were issued brand new equipment for the day and everything was explained clearly. The trek itself was immense! The abseiling and cliff jumping are definitely not to be missed and we could see all the other people watching us with jealousy as we went down the waterfalls. Could not recommend highly enough, a fantastic day.

The perfect way to see the beauty of Mauritius 🇲🇺 - 100% recommend a visit and so worth the, at times, challenging climb to see this natural beauty. Would recommend getting a guide to help navigate the tracks safely. We contacted our guide directly via WhatsApp after finding his contact details on here as a recommendation. Sanjeev was so helpful from start to finish, even providing us with a delicious home cooked veggie wrap when we stopped for a cooling dip and rest. Contact details for Sanjeev are +230 5815 4375

Breathtaking landscape - Our Guide Nana listens to our expectations, our rhythm and she is passionate about the site. A "woman" Guide is really nice. Without it the hike would have been different

Swimming in beautiful waterfalls - A group of 7 of us did the half day waterfall trail. Our guide Nana did an amazing job navigating us through the forest and even brought with her some delicious Mauritian lunch. And to top it all up, we swam in 2 of the waterfalls :). A great experience through and through.

Mauritius in August - well worth it for an adventurous family holiday - Flights are very easy from the UK and arranging a hire car was very simple too, although taxis are plentiful and will take you all over the island at a reasonable cost. We L anded, picked up our car and sped off to Gand Baie. The west side of the island is less windy and you are sheltered from the prevalent easterly winds when on the beaches by the many palm trees. We found it really easy navigating around the island doing day visits to the Severn waterfalls (an amazing walk although it’s quite sever with some scrambling but it’s so worth the views and adventure). Guides at the main parking areas will take you although we did it ourselves but it’s easy to get lost if you’ve no experience tracking routes. Guides will charge 50 Euros per person. We then visited Le Morne beach and saw the most impressive sunset whilst splashing about in the beautiful pure clear warm sea. Currents can be strong between the reef and shore. Our break just got better each day. Walking in Black River Gorge is a must, but take good foot ware - it is a real jungle but again so worth it. Blue Bay is awesome for swimming and snorkelling but you’ll need to pay to join a boat trip to take you out beyond the currents to the reef - it’s cheap (10 Euro each) and utterly worth it. Grab a boat around 4 pm to avoid the crowds. Beaches are phenomenal and you can snorkel to the reef which is generally only 100m out - watch out for crossing speed boats though. Also watch out for the breakers when the water depth is only a meter or so down to the reef! We also got a small boat to see whales and swim with dolphins - a lifetime highlight for us all! People in Mauritius are kind, honest and friendly. It feels like a very safe place. Avoid walking in towns as pavements are limited. The culture and food is an amazing mix of Indian, African, South Africa and French - you will not go hungry. The local beer and rum are good too. Hotels are mostly of a great quality. Note that the public beaches can get crowded but you’ll also find some shacks that do great, cheap local food. Many beaches are served by clubs for 20 Euro a day per person but they’re worth it for sunbeds, pools, lunch and drinks. We were at a club and noticed a commotion in the sea, we went for a look and spent the next 30 mins swimming with a turtle. We loved our 2 weeks there. Prices are roughly the same as the UK for shopping and groceries. Going in August meant it was cooler (mid 20oC) a bit cloudier as it’s their winter. Mauritius is investing in better roads and picking up a lot of plastic pollution too.

All 7 waterfalls is for the die-hards, the first 5 are beautiful enough! - Absolutely recommended to do the small round along the first 5 waterfalls. It takes a while to find the starting point (go past the bus station for another 2 km) but with a walking app (I used all trails) you can find this. With us were Guide and not very intrusive (just ignore) and the walk is good without guide to do. Make sure you have sturdy shoes with good grip, because it is climbing and descending (with us it was dry). The reward is great, beautiful waterfalls and beautiful views! By mistake we walked the big round (all 7 waterfalls) but that is not worth the effort. The path is getting harder and harder and you have already had the best view. This round lasted more than 4 hours and is tough. Main advice: apply mosquito repellent several times;-)

Not quite the challenge we had expected - Not quite the trek we were expecting. Obviously weather has a big part in how good a waterfall is and as such, the water level was low so the whole trip was a little underwhelming for us.