Top Mauritius Private Sightseeing Tours - page 4

Our private tour guide Sameer was a pleasure to spend the day alongside. He was very informative, and went out of his way to make sure we experienced as much of the island's history as we could in a 1 day tour. It is not mentioned specifically in the tour itinerary, but there was a sit-down lunch stop at a restaurant (additional expense on-own). There were also so vendors set up at one of the stops, who we were advised were open to bartering. Most of the stops, Sameer waited for us at the car, so we were on our own at the tour locations and lunch. He did join us when we visited the tortoises at Chamarel. He gave us a good preview of what we would see while driving, then answered any questions when we returned to the car. It worked for us, but we did see some other guides escorting their guests at their stops. If that is important to you, you should confirm the guide's level of involvement when booking. We liked that he stayed with our personal belongings at the car, and did not have to bring everything with us at the shorter stops. NOTE: we had perfect timing for the start of an English language tour at the Rum distillery, but do note this can be a bottleneck in your day...the tours only go out about every 20 minutes.

Our private day trip in Mauritius through Viator was better than we could have hoped for. Our guide, Raj, was fantastic. He was so friendly and knowledgeable about the history and sites. We saw everything that was listed on our itinerary plus more and he catered our timing to what we wanted to spend more or less time doing. He was prompt and flexible on our timing as well. Our lunch stop was a wonderful restaurant and the food was an excellent sample of local food. A great choice for our only day spent on the Island. We were so excited to see Mauritius and our Viator tour worked perfectly for our schedule.

What a wonderful tour of Mauritius! Ajay, our driver was waiting for us at the Cruise Terminal with a sign with our name on it, as promised, at the appropriate time. He made us comfortable in his air conditioned car and we headed off for our first destination. Ajay shared with us the history of Mauritius and many other interesting facts. We visited all the promised locations on the itinerary. Each location was beautiful and very interesting! Our favorite was the Black River Gorges overlook! It is one of the most beautiful valleys I have ever seen! We also enjoyed our visit to the Hindu Temple. Ajay explained about the Hindu Gods and beliefs. We stopped at a lovely restaurant for lunch (at our own expense). The local food was plentiful and delicious! We were able to buy lovely souvenirs at a nice shop. Then back to our ship in good time. This was a fantastic tour and we highly recommend it and especially Ajay!

Our trip to Tamarind Falls was absolutely fantastic and definitely one of the highlights of our vacation in Mauritius! Our guide was outstanding. From the very beginning, he created a wonderful atmosphere and showed great patience throughout the entire hike. He even treated us to fresh exotic fruits and delicious local food, which added such an authentic and special touch to the experience. One of the best parts was that he took photos of us constantly at all the best spots! It allowed us to truly immerse ourselves in the breathtaking nature without worrying about our phones, and we ended up with amazing memories captured on camera. Summary: We highly recommend this experience to anyone visiting Mauritius. Don't miss out on this incredible hike!

Great tour with Christopher. A mix of food, history and culture as you can’t understand one without the others. Prepare for lots of food over the 3 hours so don’t eat much breakfast!! Christopher also gave us some good recommendations for other places to eat during the rest of our stay here. Ideal to do in the first couple of days of your stay to make the most of what you learn.

Excellent experience. Great communication with operator prior to meeting date and driver was waiting for us outside baggage claim area. Driver was very courteous, friendly and helpful and helped with our bags. Drove us safely to our hotel and helped with bags on arrival at the hotel. Would definitely recommend and will use again if we return to this area.

An exceptional experience. Shrish, my driver/guide, was super knowledgeable and possessed exceptional customer service skills. He provided not only an informative history of the sites visited but also insight into life in Mauritius in general. Highly recoomend!

This hike was tough! Thankfully I wore the proper clothes and shoes! Yes, proper shoes are super important! Mat (Mathieu) our guide had to hurry us up a little because rain was coming. Our little group bonded pretty good because we all shared this mission. Unfortunately my wife, who has bad knees and takes heart medication, wasn’t able to get to the top, which the rest of us made it in 2 hours. Since it had been raining, some parts of the path got muddy and slippery. Did I mention that having proper hiking/trail-running shoes is super important? I saw people wearing loafers or fashion sneakers and they were having a tough time. A little more than halfway up, the trail gets really steep and vertical and you’re literally climbing rocks and looking for small ledges to get a hand and/or foothold. Once you get to the cross though, and if it’s sunny, you get an amazing view! You can even see the underwater waterfalls. We only stayed about 15-20 minutes because rain was coming. Our guide Mat kept a close watch on it. As we headed down, rain and clouds were upon us and we rushed down as quickly and safely as we could. Surprisingly, going down was easier than going up. Mat was great in that he made sure we were all safe and we used the proper steps and footholds. We made it down from the top in about an hour. Overall, the hike was really tough and a little scary if you’re afraid of heights, but the reward (the view) was well worth it. I’d highly suggest getting a local guide. And again, I can’t stress how important having good hiking/trail-running shoes is! Mat is great! We had some laughs and good conversation while hiking. His English is very good and he’s very knowledgeable. Highly recommend him!