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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.
Île aux Cerfs: Private Catamaran Cruise & Snorkel Day
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Île aux Cerfs: Private Catamaran Cruise & Snorkel Day

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 it Mauritius: Ile Aux Cerfs Catamaran Trip with BBQ Lunch and Drinks $71 per person
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Chamarel Seven Coloured Earths & Black River Gorges Private Tour
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Chamarel Seven Coloured Earths & Black River Gorges Private Tour

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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Corail Helicopter: Grand Aerial Tour of Mauritius
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Corail Helicopter: Grand Aerial Tour of Mauritius

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 it Private Grand Baie Mauritius Fishing Experience Tour $1,386 per person
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Casela Nature Parks: Lions, Zip-lines & Rhino Safari
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Casela Nature Parks: Lions, Zip-lines & Rhino Safari

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 it Mauritius: Casela Nature Parks Entrance Ticket with Transfer $255 per person
Run by Casela Nature Parks · 4.20 from 13,000 reviews
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Port Louis Street Food & History: Private Expert Walking Tour
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Port Louis Street Food & History: Private Expert Walking Tour

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 it Port Louis: Street Food & City Tour $47 per person
Run by foodtourmauritius · 5.00 from 21 reviews
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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden: Private Guided Visit
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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden: Private Guided Visit

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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