The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Port Louis, the bucket-list move is Île aux Cerfs: Private Catamaran Cruise & Snorkel Day. Below: 4 bucket-list things to do on a Port Louis port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
Sail a private catamaran to Mauritius's most breathtaking coral-fringed island, snorkelling turquoise lagoons and lunching on the beach. Bucket-list because the Indian Ocean light and emerald water here are simply incomparable.
Book itMauritius: Ile Aux Cerfs Catamaran Trip with BBQ Lunch and Drinks$71 per person
Journey into Mauritius's volcanic interior to witness the surreal multicoloured dunes of Chamarel Geopark and the island's grandest national park. A once-in-a-lifetime landscape found nowhere else on Earth.
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Take to the skies with Mauritius's premier helicopter operator for a panoramic flight over turquoise lagoons, volcanic peaks, and sugar-cane plains. The island's beauty from 1,000 feet is genuinely life-changing.
Book itPrivate Grand Baie Mauritius Fishing Experience Tour$1,386 per person
Mauritius's most celebrated wildlife and adventure park offers walking with lions, rhino safaris on open 4x4s, and the island's longest zip-line circuit. Absolutely unmissable for those craving both wildlife and adrenaline.
Book itMauritius: Casela Nature Parks Entrance Ticket with Transfer$255 per person
Run by Casela Nature Parks · 4.20 from 13,000 reviews
Explore the vibrant markets, colonial architecture, and multi-ethnic flavours of Port Louis with a private local guide. From Aapravasi Ghat's UNESCO courtyards to the Central Market's sizzling Dholl Puri stalls — this is the city's real soul.
Book itPort Louis: Street Food & City Tour$47 per person
Wander one of the oldest and most celebrated botanical gardens in the Southern Hemisphere, a living treasury of giant Amazonian water lilies, towering palms, and endemic Mauritian species — best explored with a private horticultural guide.
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Your day in Port LouisNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
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Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.