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South Mauritius Private Day Tour: Tea Factory, Nature Park and Wild South Coast
1 day
Private
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About this activity
Itinerary
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Stop At: Bois Cheri Tea Factory and Tea Museum, Bois Cheri
Discover the tea making process at Bois Chéri, the first tea plantation in Mauritius, founded in 1892. You will visit the plantation, factory, museum and learn about the tea production process from harvest and fermentation to drying, sieving and packaging, and the history of tea in Mauritius. After the guided tour, you can sample the delicious varieties of tea on the terrace of its old chalet and admire a volcanic crater now transformed into a small lake, surrounded by lush greenery.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: La Vanille Nature Park, Riviere des Anguilles
Stroll through La Vanille Réserve des Mascareignes and its 3.5 hectares of lush greenery. Discover its beautiful palm and banana trees, giant bamboos, its impressive animals, including 2,000 Nile Crocodiles and 1,000 giant tortoises. You will also visit their insectarium which boasts one of the best private collections in the world with 23,000 species.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Gris Gris Beach, Souillac
Admire the rugged scenery of big, powerful waves crashing on the cliffs at Gris Gris. A few metres away, you will see La Roche qui pleure, a natural rock formation that resembles a person crying when the waves hit it.
Duration: 1 hour
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This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Bois Cheri Tea Factory and Tea Museum, Bois Cheri
Discover the tea making process at Bois Chéri, the first tea plantation in Mauritius, founded in 1892. You will visit the plantation, factory, museum and learn about the tea production process from harvest and fermentation to drying, sieving and packaging, and the history of tea in Mauritius. After the guided tour, you can sample the delicious varieties of tea on the terrace of its old chalet and admire a volcanic crater now transformed into a small lake, surrounded by lush greenery.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: La Vanille Nature Park, Riviere des Anguilles
Stroll through La Vanille Réserve des Mascareignes and its 3.5 hectares of lush greenery. Discover its beautiful palm and banana trees, giant bamboos, its impressive animals, including 2,000 Nile Crocodiles and 1,000 giant tortoises. You will also visit their insectarium which boasts one of the best private collections in the world with 23,000 species.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Gris Gris Beach, Souillac
Admire the rugged scenery of big, powerful waves crashing on the cliffs at Gris Gris. A few metres away, you will see La Roche qui pleure, a natural rock formation that resembles a person crying when the waves hit it.
Duration: 1 hour
Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Services of a fully licensed, qualified driver
- Private air-conditioned and insured car
- Parking Fees
Not included
- Lunch or snacks
- Entry/Admission - Bois Cheri Tea Factory and Tea Museum
- Entry/Admission - La Vanille Nature Park
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- You will be able to choose how long you spend at each attraction. Depending on your group’s speed you may not have time to see all the listed attractions.
- Entrance fees for the attractions are not collected by the supplier, so that gives you the possibility to skip the ones that don’t interest you and spend more time at the ones that do
- Bois Cheri is closed on Dec. 24 and 25, and from Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, and may be closed on certain public holidays
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
60%
