Sailing Catamaran Cruises
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Mauritius
- 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Take in the highlights of Mauritius on an unforgettable catamaran cruise, with plenty of opportunity to swim, snorkel, and even feed some reef fish. Or, if you prefer, stay on board and enjoy the views while sipping unlimited drinks from the open bar. Madiana sails from Black River Bay to Tamarin Bay, La Preneuse, Le Morne, and Benetier Island, stopping for a savory seafood barbecue lunch paired white and rose wine.
- An unforgettable catamaran cruise in Mauritius aboard Madiana
- Plenty of time for swimming, snorkeling, and even feeding reef fish
- Savor a seafood barbecue lunch with white and rose wine
- Enjoy unlimited drinks at the open bar
What's Included
- Beverages
- LunchBuffet lunch
- Unlimited beer, wine, water and soft drinks
- Snacks
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Use of Snorkeling equipmentUse of Snorkelling equipment
- Transportation to/from attractions
- PICK UP AND DROP OFF FROM HOTELS
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- JPH Charters (Point of embarkation)L'Estuaire, La Balise Marina, Black River, Mauritius
Driving from the north you will pass the Black River village, you will have the Saint Augustin Church on your left and fifty meters after you turn right into l'Estuaire Commercial Centre. You can find us after the bridge at the end of the center.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
1
JPH Charters
6 hours • Admission Ticket Included
2
Crystal Rock
10 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 58 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
Dominique_L
Food was great. Also saw dolphins. Crew were friendly and allowed us time to snorkel. Would definitely recommend this tour....
Reviews
4.7
based on 198 reviews
GIL_C, Aug 2025
Simply nothing not to like !! Dolphins, great food, beers, the most friendly crew in the world and the wonderful island of Mauritius as a back drop
danielle_o, Jan 2025
Was an amazing day! Everything perfect. The cabin crew was very gentle e attentions with my family. The island is beautiful! Sunny day and lot of dolphins!
Dominique_L, Oct 2024
Food was great. Also saw dolphins. Crew were friendly and allowed us time to snorkel. Would definitely recommend this tour....
Leonardo_C, Apr 2024
We have seen whales and dolphins and had an excellent barbecue. Friendly personnel. Good service at reception.
oluwanifemi_a, Jul 2023
Snorkeling , the island, the food, the crew was extremely nice and accommodating, they waited for us even when we were late, WORTH THE MONEY
Don_T, Jul 2023
Prior to the tour it was easy to reach out to the tour operator to arrange special dietary info and hotel pick-up/drop-off arrangements via email and WhatsApp. The owner was there to greet and talk to people before the tour. The tour started on time. It was very nice that we only had 11 people on the cruise. The three-member crew allowed appropriate time for each of the different activities (ie sightseeing, snorkeling, visiting the island, BBQ lunch) and each was great. We were very fortunate to see several dolphins and a whale. There was plenty of food and drinks included in the tour. The food was better than expected. Cannot say enough about the crew. They were very courteous, and provided everyone the needed attention to ensure they were enjoying their tour throughout the entire day. Would recommend this trip to everyone.
Marita_H, Jul 2023
Nice, very friendly and very polite Tour-guides.
The different stops in the amazing nature.
The food and beverage on bord.
The catamaran was not too big and very comfortable!
Helen_M, Jan 2023
The boat trip was okay. It was great to see the dolphins and the crew were free flowing with the drinks. But otherwise, we didn't travel that far, the food was okay (no dessert, tea or coffee) and the boat travelling REALLY slow.... It felt like they were just using up the time.... Could have been half the time to be honest.
Snorkelling stuff was decent quality though.
Response from Host, May 2023
Thank you for the review which is constructive
James_K, Oct 2022
Loved this! Perfect day trip- not overcrowded like the other boats. Plenty of opportunities to snorkel and visit Bénitiers which has a market on it. Increíble blue waters, staff very attentive with drinks and very helpful. Food with BBQ cooked very well and safe! :)
Ava_S, Aug 2022
Good tour with a very nice crew. Food was good but not a big menu for vegetarians except of rice, salad and baguette. If you’re lucky with the weather it’s really nice and hopefully sou can see dolphins! I can really recommend.
Hermien_P, Jun 2022
Great experience. Friendly and helpful crew, great food and plenty drinks. We were lucky to see a lot of dolphins and the visit to the island was a welcoming break.
Response from Host, Jun 2022
Thank you for choosing JPH, and happy you enjoyed a wonderful day on board our catamaran.
Steffen_C, May 2022
- great crew
- great travel group
- great snorkeling Experience, absolute fantastic
- great organization
- great event, absolutely recommended
Fabrice_P, Apr 2022
I don’t have any words.. it was too beautiful 😍😍😍😍
Swimming with fish, the color of the water, just unreal. The team was really sweet, free drinks, free food etc .. perfect
Response from Host, May 2022
Thank you for your visit.
sporwal, Feb 2020
Amazing views, perfect yacht and great hospitality by the staff on-board. Overall a must must do !!! One recommendation, once you book through viator, make sure to call the cruise company directly for any dietary requirement because all the instructions you put in through Viator dont exactly reach them. In our case the cruise company did make some last minute arrangements for our group of vegetarians, but maybe if they had prior information, it would have been even better.
Response from Host, Feb 2020
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your positive comment which is highly appreciated. I hope we will be able to welcome you onboard again soon.
Kind regards,
Pascal Henry
andrew_g, Mar 2019
We had a day cruise with JPH and the team was amazing; very friendly and helpful.
We were able to swim and snorkel around the boat. We say dolphins close up and had a great BBQ on board, the food was fabulous. We were dropped on a beach for an hour which was also great, there was shade if you needed it.
Michael M, Mar 2019
Top quality cruise. Great crew. Superb barbecue lunch. Dolphins. Swimming. Snorkelking. And lots or wine and other drinks. A great trip and we'll worth the money.
Passenger52253856597, Mar 2019
We had du h a good time on the boat. Staff was sooooo friendly and caring. The bbq in board was a real highlight, especially the dorade and the scampi. I recommend this trip to everyone. Thank you viator. It was lovely.
Sarel C, Dec 2018
Thank to the extremely professional team at JPH for a most enjoyable day on the Cat. The kids can't stop talking about it. A must do while in Mauritius.
Kinga G, Mar 2018
It was a great trip, wonderful weather, excellent food on the catamaran. A dolphin family swimming around us for half an hour....
Response from Host, Sep 2019
Dear Sir,
Thank you for using our services. Your positive comment and rating has been highly appreciated.
I hope we will be able to welcome you on board again soon.
Kind regards,
Pascal Henry
Sylvie_N, Jan 2026
This experience was very pleasant, the cata not overloaded, the staff with little care.
Excellent meal, really perfect day.
I really recommend this company, we have already swam with dolphins with them and it was exceptional.
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Response from Host, Mar 2026
Merci Sylvie
Sommer_W, Feb 2024
Sehr dienstleistungsorientierte Crew, mam bekommt ohne Einschränkungen jederzeit Getränke und ein sehr gutes Mittagsessen vom Grill. Delphinsichtungen, schnorcheln, segeln, alles in traumhafter Umgebung mit Blick Richtung Le Morne.
Caroline_F, Oct 2023
Une équipe sympathique et très attentionnée
Un superbe catamaran
Un barbecue délicieux et copieux
Du soleil, des dauphins (prendre un téléobjectif), des paysages à couper le souple. Une journée de rêve
Celine_D, Feb 2023
Équipage excellent ,repas excellent et en quantité, boissons au top , le barbecue sur le catamaran le nec plus ultra !!! A faire absolument !
Response from Host, May 2023
Merci
Hajar_B, Nov 2022
Le personnel est vraiment accueillant et super sympathique ! Un grand merci à eux pour leurs petites attentions
Franois_P, May 2022
Très bonne journée passée sur le catamaran ! Le personnel est adorable et les nombreuses activités vous laisseront un très bon souvenir de l'île Maurice. Beaucoup de poissons vus lors du snorkeling et des dauphins ! Le repas le midi (poissons, saucisses et poulet grillés) est très bon. La visite comprend également un tour sur la belle Île des Bénitiers et une approche du Crystal Rock. Merci pour cette journée qui vaut vraiment le coup !
Response from Host, May 2022
Merci beaucoup d'avoir choisi JPH. Au plaisir de vous accueillir très bientôt
Tanja_L, Apr 2022
Tatsächlich war das Erlebnis so vesonders schön, weil qir auf einem wunderschönen Katamaran durch türkisblaues Wasser gesegelt sind, mit sehr netten Leuten aus ganz Europa und mit dieser wundervollen , höchst professionellen Crew , die uns so nett undfreundlich versorgt gaben. Meine Befürchtung, dass es ein Partykatamaran mit vielen Betrunkenen ist, wurde glücklicherweise gar nicht erfüllt. Es war lustig,entspannt, fröhlich, gediegen mit Musik und am Ende ein boschen Tanz😉 Leider haben wir keine Delfine gesehen,aber dafür kann kein etwas, die machen wassie wollen🐬 ich würde sofort wieder bei diesem Veranstalter buchen.
Response from Host, Apr 2022
Thank you very much for sailing with us. hope to welcome you soon on board
AnnIren_H, Dec 2019
Er dere usikre på hva dere skal gjøre på Mauritius er dette en aktivitet vi virkelig kan anbefale!
Turen startet med å lete etter delfiner, og heldigvis fant vi en hel flokk, så det ble en del bilder:) Etter ca 30-45 min dro vi videre for å snorkle. Føltes ganske eventyrlig å svømme i krystallklart vann med mange fargerike fisker som svermet rundt en. Når vi var ferdig med å snorkle gikk ferden videre til en liten turistøy. Her kunne du velge å handle i noen av turistbodene, eller bare vandre langs stranden. Når vi kom tilbake til båten var det også mulighet til å bade litt mer, før kursen ble satt hjemover. Mellom disse stoppene var det satt av god tid for å slappe av og sole seg på båten.
Fra vi gikk ombord på morgenen til vi gikk av på kvelden, ga crewet oss en fantastisk service. Vi fikk til stadighet spørsmål om vi ønsket noe å drikke, det ble delt ut frukt og ca halvveis i turen fikk vi en kjempegod grillmiddag med fisk, kylling,brød og ris.Tusen takk for at dere ga oss en flott opplevelse som virkelig fristet til gjentagelse!
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