Boat Trips Around Mauritius
Overview
There are various boat trips available across the island, from short trips out to the reef to longer full-day excursions. Mauritius’s coastline is best viewed from the deck of a boat, where you can see the silvery sands stretching into the distance, and the Black River Mountains rising above.
Sail along Black River Bay, with views across Piton de la Rivière Noire and Le Morne. A cubic-shaped imposing rock rises on the flat peninsula off Mauritius’ southwest coast. It’s common to see pods of dolphins streaking through the water and surfers riding the waves nearer the coast.
To the north, you can head out toward the scattering of islands that dot the ocean beyond the reef. Boat trips often stop at the islands for time to snorkel and wander along the beaches.
Along the east coast, you can visit Blue Bay Marine Park, one of the island’s best snorkelling sites and stop to visit some of the tiny east islands. Island-hop between Ile Aux Flamants and Ile de La Passe, stopping for a barbecue lunch on Ile Aux Cerfs.
Some boat trips will detour up Grand River Southeast to see the multi-tiered waterfall that spans the green-blue water. It’s also possible to visit Ile Aux Aigrettes, a coralline, forest-covered island that’s now a nature reserve where the last place now extinct dodos were seen.
You’ll stop for lunch on a beach or smaller island for a freshly barbecued lobster lunch.
