Private Tour

Private Southwest Tour with Local Lunch & Rum Tasting

Overview

Available languages

English

French

8 hours

Mobile ticket

Explore the Southwest of Mauritius, and in true Mauritian fashion, enjoy a local lunch and rum tasting.

You'll have a chance to explore the Hindu temples around the crater lake of Grand Bassin, and drive through Mauritius' largest park, Black River Gorges. Visit the famous 7-Coloured Earth at Chamarel and sample Mauritius Rums and the Chamarel Rhumerie. Enjoy a delicious Mauritian lunch, complete with a starter, main course and dessert. All entrance fees, lunch and hotel pickup and dropoff are all included in this private tour.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Private transfer for your group to and from your hotel

All entrance fees

Rum tasting at Chamarel Distillery

A delicious Mauritian lunch, with non-alcoholic drinks

A private tour of the South West of the island

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Grand Bassin

Drive by the Mare-aux-Vacoas, Mauritius’ largest reservoir, on the way to Grand Bassin, a tranquil and serene crater lake considered sacred by the Hindu population. Discover the Hindu culture by visiting the temples around the lake and enjoy the peace and quiet of the surroundings. You will also be amazed by the tall statue of Shiva and the view from the highest temple. Be sure to watch out for the monkeys and wildlife. Note: It may not be possible to make this stop in the month of February or March as the area is also a pilgrimage site during the festival of Mahashivaratree.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Black River Gorges National Park

Nature lovers will enjoy the incredible views of the Black River Gorges, the largest national park in Mauritius. Covering an area of 6754 hectares, the park is home to numerous endemic flora and fauna and provides visitors with beautiful hikes, with varying levels of difficulty. During your drive through the park and Plaine des Champagnes, you will also get to stop and admire Alexandra falls and viewpoint, and if they’re in season, like the locals, you’ll want to pick a few goyaves de chine!

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Southwest Tour

Pickup included

Reviews

4.50

10 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Great day trip!
FrankGudbrand M,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Nice and rich excursion a whole day. Good lunch included. Nice experiences. Nice driver with a spacious and good car.
A wonderful day out
928shelleym,
Sep 13, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
The driver, Satya was punctual, professional and did not rush us at each site. He respected our time alone but was available if we needed him.
A great day out
Jason N,
Aug 9, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
A great day out seeing the sights of the south of the island. We didn’t feel rushed at all and got to see lots. Lunch was good and our tour guide San was very knowledgeable and kind.
A fabulous day to remember
nomadicexpatriate,
Nov 20, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We booked with Bonjour Mauritius before arriving and have just completed a wonderful tour today. We had a few requests the team were so helpful with. Meeting up with friends from another hotel on the same tour, The two drivers arranged this and we all meet up. They also arranged a lovely birthday cake for my lunch spot. Nothing was any trouble and a really lovely touch. Despite the rain, we toured Black River National Park, saw the coloured earth, a great tour of the rum factory at Chamarel, really interesting to understand what goes into the production process, and tasting of 7 rums! We had lunch at a lovely location, local Mauritian curry, and again the hospitality was superb! Thank you Bonjour Mauritius for making our trip so memorable.
South tour
Lisa W,
May 26, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00
We had a lovely day out visiting the south of the island, despite the heavy rain at times. Our driver, Prakesh was very informative, sharing so much knowledge about the island, he couldn’t do enough for us and on our return trip, took us back to the north via the coast on the west, where we had some beautiful view. The rum tour was great and we loved seeing the waterfall. Lunch was delicious, in a lovely restaurant. 4star due to the rain limiting how much time we could spend in some of the activities.
Driver around island
gindiantraveller,
May 28, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
They were excellent. They honored my request to cancel one of the activities we booked with 24 hour notice and I appreciated that. I went with my parents on a 2 day excursion checking out sights around the island. The driver was flexible with taking us to destinations we ended up wanting to go to (nature hikes weren’t for us, so we did more of the sightseeing activities). There wasn’t a guide, but there was a driver who was great.
A good start for our stay on the island
frankjattke,
Nov 12, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00
At the start of our holidays we wanted to explore Port Louis and some other points. Unfortunately, it was Sunday and many attractions had been closed. But San, our driver found good alternatives. The lunch was very tasty! We enjoyed the day very much.