6-Day Mauritius Island Holiday — Helicopter, Culture & Beach Escape
Culture, Nature & the Sky
Six Days That Cover Mauritius from the Ground Up — and from the Air
Most people come to Mauritius for the beach. But the island has another side entirely: volcanic highlands, a Hindu lake cradled in a forest crater, a botanical garden full of giant water lilies, a colonial capital with layers of history, and sugar estates that shaped the island's economy for centuries. This six-day itinerary covers all of it. And on Day 4, you'll see all of it again from a helicopter — including the famous underwater waterfall illusion off Le Morne Brabant that most visitors only ever see in photographs.
Package Highlights
Six days built around three distinct experiences — culture, nature and the sea — with a helicopter flight stitching them all together from above.
The Underwater Waterfall — Mauritius' Most Spectacular Optical Illusion
Off the southwestern tip of Mauritius, near the dramatic basalt peninsula of Le Morne Brabant, a trick of ocean currents and shifting seabed creates the appearance of a vast waterfall cascading underwater into the deep. Sand and silt carried along the seafloor drift off the edge of the continental shelf in a swirling cascade of colour that photographs have struggled to do justice to. Seeing it from a helicopter, in person, is a different experience entirely.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Mauritius — Settle In & Unwind
Our representative meets you in the arrivals hall at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and transfers you directly to your resort. The first afternoon is deliberately unscheduled — check in, find the beach or the pool, and let the island do its thing.
Meals: None on Day 1 (overnight only)
Day 2
North Island Tour — Port Louis & the Botanical Garden
After breakfast, your guide picks you up for a full-day tour of North Mauritius. The day begins at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Botanical Garden in Pamplemousses — its signature sight, the giant Victoria Amazonica water lilies, is something visitors consistently underestimate until they're standing in front of them. From the gardens, continue to a historic sugar estate museum, then Port Louis, where Chinese merchants, Indian traders, Creole culture and colonial architecture coexist. The Caudan Waterfront complex rounds out the afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch and dinner own expense
Chamarel's seven-coloured earth, Port Louis' vibrant streets and the sacred waters of Grand Bassin
Day 3
South Island Tour — Volcanoes, Sacred Sites & Coloured Earth
First stop is Trou aux Cerfs in Curepipe — a dormant volcanic crater that you can walk the rim of. From there, drop down toward Grand Bassin, known to Hindu devotees as Ganga Talao — one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites outside India. The afternoon belongs to Chamarel, where the Seven Coloured Earth awaits — a series of undulating dunes in seven distinct shades of volcanic soil that never seem to mix despite the rain and the wind.
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch and dinner own expense
Day 4
Le Morne Helicopter Experience — The Island from Above
This is the day that changes how you see the island. After breakfast, transfer to the helicopter departure point for your scenic flight over Mauritius. From the air, the full geography of the island becomes clear: the dark basalt peaks of the interior, the vast turquoise lagoon, and — out past Le Morne Brabant — the famous underwater waterfall illusion. After landing, the afternoon is free — Le Morne Beach is nearby, the water is warm, and the day is yours.
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch and dinner own expense
The turquoise lagoon that surrounds Mauritius — stunning from the beach, unforgettable from the air
Day 5
Full Leisure Day — The Beach, the Pool & Whatever You Fancy
Day 5 belongs to you, entirely. Sleep in, walk the beach, take a snorkelling trip if the lagoon is calling, book a spa treatment, or hire a kayak and paddle out past the reef. The resort handles the rest.
Meals: Breakfast · Lunch and dinner own expense
Day 6
Departure — Farewell to Mauritius
A final breakfast at the resort, then check out and private transfer to Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport. The helicopter view is probably still replaying somewhere in your head — that's how it tends to go with Mauritius.
Meals: Breakfast
What's Included & Excluded
Includes
- 5 nights accommodation at the resort
- Daily breakfast throughout
- Return airport transfers
- Airport meet & assist on arrival
- Full-day guided North Island tour (Day 2)
- Full-day guided South Island tour (Day 3)
- Scenic helicopter flight (Day 4)
- SIC transfers for all sightseeing tours
- All government taxes (GST)
Excludes
- International flights to/from Mauritius
- Lunch and dinner (except breakfast daily)
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees (if applicable)
- Optional spa, snorkelling and boat trips (Day 5)
- Tips and gratuities
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