Full-Day Tour of South West Mauritius

We had a brilliant guide, comfy car, amazing places to see and experience but lunch was disappointing and the speed at which it was served and judging by other customers eating there and their reactions we weren’t the only ones disappointed. If we can change the lunch spot we would definitely recommend this tour.

Can't say enough about this tour. Guide turned up 10mins early in nice air conditioned car. Spent 7hours together on a very fun and detailed excursion. The driver/guide (apologies as we forgot his name) was fun and also very informative. My wife and I had an amazing time. Would do again in a heartbeat.

Content of tour was excellent and we saw amazing scenery, learnt about Rum distilling, came across a Hindu temple and annual festival (which was unexpected) but delightful. Roads were very narrow and we had to push it to get back to the ship on time, but an overall great experience with a great guide.

We were two persons plus our driver-guide. He was polite and well informed about the places we visited and about Mauritius in general. The car was spacious, new and well air-conditioned, not too cool. The program was very well thought out. It contained natural wonders and man-made curiosities. All in all, the tour was splendid!

We went on the south west tour and it was very informative and our guide was very knowledgeable and was open for us to ask questions. Some of the views we saw were amazing and got to see some of the hard to get to on our own. Only thing we felt was not needed was our first stop to basically a jewellery shop and a place there model boasts are made, felt like we were only taken there to buy stuff. Outside of that it is a well worthy trip

We had a fabulous day our guide very informative and knowledgeable. Perfect pace not too rushed as a lot to see ..lunch declious too .thank you for an amazing dsy and showing us your beautiful country .

Our driver spoke very fast and was only interested in what he had to say and didn’t engage with us at all. In fact when he dropped us off at a sight he said a brief outline of the place and told us he’d meet us back here in 20 mins then walked off looking at FB on his phone.

Our guide was thorough, patient and full of additional information. He made it a very pleasant and informative experience. Our children were entertained and enjoyed it too.

An excellent way to start our Mauritius visits. The driver who doubled up as our guide was very professional and well informed on a multitude of subjects that we discussed through our day long trip. Very knowledgeable and polite.

I initially wrote this review based on what we did/saw however this is a fairly tried and tested structured tour and felt it was no point going over what everyone has already and instead wanted to review the company and guide more. If this is your first time in Mauritius or simply want to know more about Mauritius (Specifically the SW in this case), this tour is the one to go for. Nitz introduced himself as the guide and went through the structure of the tour starting with the Handcraft workshop. Being into collecting boats/ships from each country, we enjoyed this and were taken back from the skill of the staff building these boats taking into account every small detail. Next stop was the Volcanic Crater - This is huge however with the growth of the trees and forestry, you do need to use your imagination when you see the crater from up above. Next step was Grand Bassin - the Hindu temple. For us, this was a major part of the tour and this is where we spent the most time. The enormous statues are breath-taking but also we noticed how peaceful it was here. Traditions were respected, religious services carried out and even the worst of tourists respected culture and traditions removing shoes when entering inside. From here we went to the Black River Gorges park where we were shown the various falls in the package. We spent a while at each of the falls taking in the beautiful scenery - you realise how high you are when you stare into the open vastness of the forestry below and no camera can capture this - To end, it was off to the Rhumerie de Chamarel, a distillery that makes Mauritius' native rum to sample no less than 7 different rum styles! Then it was the Chamarel waterfall finishing off with the 7 coloured sands. Lunch was provide as part of the package at La Citronelle where we experienced our first Mauritian Curry! Very filling and tasty. End to end this was a perfect tour. The guide was brilliant and went out of his way to guide/assist us even stopping for some traditional street food at our request and a supermarket to pick up some gifts. There can be a lot of rouge guides in any country and Mauritius has their fair share so it is important to get with a registered one – Eco Holidays Mauritius is one of them. Start to finish we had a great time making it one of the best days of our stay there. We can’t thank you enough for making it so special and hopefully when we are back sometime in the future, we can do other tours with you.