Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling in Trou d'Eau Douce, Mauritius
Trou d'Eau Douce, Mauritius

Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling

Outty Ranking 59 4.3 · 10 traveler reviews8 hoursFrom $110
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59/100

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4.3/5

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Is Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling worth booking?

Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling is a 8-hour experience in Trou d'Eau Douce, Mauritius, from $110 per person. It scores 59 out of 100 on the Outty Ranking, which we label “Worth a Look”, based on a 4.3/5 rating across 10 reviews. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before the start time. Same-day spots are currently showing.

Outty Ranking
59 / 100
Rating
4.3/5 (10)
Duration
8 hours
From
$110 per person

Enjoy an 8-hour tour of the South of Mauritius in an air-conditioned vehicle, including a glass bottom boat ride and snorkelling in Blue Bay Marine Park, arguably the best snorkelling location in Mauritius. You'll also have the chance to discover an abundance of colourful tropical fish and diverse coral formations while snorkelling in the marine park. After, you'll be able to admire the rugged scenery of the south of Mauritius, the most wild part of the island, and see giant tortoises and crocodiles at La Vanille Réserve des Mascareignes. The day ends with a visit to St. Aubin Rhumerie and Vanilla Plantation where you'll sample award-winning rum and learn about artisanal and traditional distillery techniques.

What you get

    About this experience

    Enjoy an 8-hour tour of the South of Mauritius in an air-conditioned vehicle, including a glass bottom boat ride and snorkelling in Blue Bay Marine Park, arguably the best snorkelling location in Mauritius. You'll also have the chance to discover an abundance of colourful tropical fish and diverse coral formations while snorkelling in the marine park. After, you'll be able to admire the rugged scenery of the south of Mauritius, the most wild part of the island, and see giant tortoises and crocodiles at La Vanille Réserve des Mascareignes. The day ends with a visit to St. Aubin Rhumerie and Vanilla Plantation where you'll sample award-winning rum and learn about artisanal and traditional distillery techniques.

    What's included

    Included

    • Private transfer for your group to and from your hotel
    • Air-conditioned and insured taxi, minibus or coach
    • Services of a fully licensed, qualified driver
    • A glass bottom boat ride and use of snorkelling equipment
    • Waiting time / parking feed

    Not included

    • Lunch or snacks
    • Entrance fees
    • Entrance fees

    What you'll see and do

    1. Blue Bay Marine Park

      Once you arrive at Blue Bay Beach, you will begin to understand where the name “Blue Bay” came from: the water is a multitude of shades of blue. From the beach, you’ll embark on a glass bottom boat trip to the famous Blue Bay Marine Park. The marine park is arguably the best location for snorkelling in Mauritius. With snorkelling gear provided, you’ll be able to discover the abundance of colourful tropical fish, including the trumpet fish, diverse coral formations and other marine creatures that call this park home.

      120 minutes here · Admission included

    2. Gris Gris Beach

      While most of Mauritius is surrounded by coral reefs, giving us the calm lagoon the island is famous for, the southern part of the island is where there is a break in the reef. At Gris Gris, you will be able to admire the rugged scenery of big, powerful waves crashing on the stunning cliffs. 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.

      30 minutes here

    3. La Vanille Nature Park

      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.

      120 minutes here · Admission not included

    4. Rhumerie de Saint Aubin

      The St. Aubin Rhumerie uses both artisanal and traditional distillery techniques to make its award-winning rum. You’ll have the opportunity to visit the factory and learn about the rum-making process and sample the delicious varieties of rum they offer. You can also visit the beautiful colonial house and the vanilla and anthurium flower plantations.

      120 minutes here · Admission not included

    Where it starts and ends

    Hotel pickup

    Pickup is included for all travelers.

    Before you book

    Cancellation
    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
    Languages
    en, fr
    Ticket
    Mobile Only
    Runs on
    Every day
    Group size
    Up to 15 travelers per booking
    Operated by
    Bonjour Mauritius

    Know before you go

    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • 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.
    • St. Aubin Rhumerie is closed on Saturdays afternoons, Sundays and Public Holidays.

    Photos

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    What travelers are saying

    Outty’s summary of the themes that recur across 10 traveler reviews. Written by us, not quoted from reviewers.

    The guide

    4 mentions

    Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works.

    Organization

    4 mentions

    Pickup, timing, and logistics are described as running smoothly.

    Food and drink

    4 mentions

    The tastings and food stops are a highlight for most reviewers.

    Photo opportunities

    2 mentions

    The views and photo stops come up again and again.

    Pace and timing

    2 mentions

    Several reviewers comment on how the schedule is paced.

    Small groups

    2 mentions

    The group size is repeatedly described as intimate rather than packed.

    Traveler reviews

    10 verified traveler reviews for Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling. Ratings and reviews provided by Viator and Tripadvisor.

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    Stevenspb · November 2025

    Blue Bay Marine Park and La Vanille Nature Park

    We went for a great snorkeling experience at Blue Bay Marine Bay, with good equipment in the lovely clear blue sea. The crew threw plenty of bread in to surround us with fish. The glass bottom boat gave you a view over the reef. Our trip organiser Gr Kessaven and driver Prakash had kindly listened to our request to skip St Aubin Rhumerie and a local restaurant. This gave us more time at La Vanille Nature Park. We had a lovely meal in 'Le Crocodile Affeme' restaurant (I would recommend the Crocodile Platter). We fed numerous Giant Tortoises (food was 75 Mur), which was great. Then stayed for the 1430 Crocodile feeding show, which was very entertaining. I would suggest drivers try to get to La Vanille before the 1130 first show, or leave after the 1430 second show. Our driver made a brief photo stop at Gris Gris before returning us to our hotel, after a memorable day. I won't forget the sound of the Crocodile jaws snapping shut, trying to 'catch' meat suspended above them.

    Response from the operator: Hi, thanks so much for your detailed review! We're happy you enjoyed the excursion and we hope you had a great stay in Mauritius!

    via Viator

    Sophie_D · May 2025

    Exceeded our wildest expectations

    My husband and I booked this excursion on our honeymoon and it did not disappoint. Blue Bay Marine park is beautiful with breathtaking scenery, swimming and snorkeling with the fishes was so much fun. We had the glass bottom boat all to ourselves and had the most upbeat music on the boat - it was like a party just for us. The nature park was amazing - we got to touch turtles and be up close to crocodiles (safely behind a gate of course). Honestly the experience was way better than we could have imagined. I recommend it 1000%. Also the private car was soooo comfortable with separate seats and individual air conditioning and our driver could not do enough for us and was patient when we were running late or spent more time than planned at locations. We decided not to do the rhumerie as rum isn't our thing but we did everything else and it was just so perfect. I cannot recommend it enough and if we ever come back to Mauritius we will 100% do it again.

    Response from the operator: Hi Sophie, thanks so much for your wonderful review! We're happy that you had a great trip and we hope your Honeymoon in Mauritius was spectacular. We hope to see you if you visit Mauritius again!

    via Viator

    Natpebbles · October 2024

    I still enjoyed it, life is what you make it

    The driver was on time and friendly. The trip was pleasant, however, without guided commentary. I asked questions that were answered, with occasional repeating to clarify, otherwise the drive was quite. The car was clean but felt aged, driving style was slow and relaxed, I never felt unsafe although the brakes shuddered slightly on the long downhill on the way back. I did sleep on the way back, which is testament to the relaxed drive style. Probably the only thing that was a downer was the expectation to buy the driver lunch when I asked if I could please try a local dish, mini bouille. While he found me the meal I requested, he chose a meal twice the price of mine and asked if I would buy him lunch, how could I say no? We did not do the last stop on the tour. We ended it after parc la Vanillie.

    Response from the operator: Hi, thanks for your review and feedback. We'll follow up with the driver regarding lunch as that's definitely not expected! We hope you had a great stay in Mauritius!

    via Tripadvisor

    Sara_M · October 2024

    An overall great experience

    An overall great experience. The glass bottom boat ride and snorkelling was an amazing experience, with clear waters even on a cloudy day and I was able to observe a variety of fish. La Vanile nature park was underwhelming, if you're short on time I would skip this. Rum tasting at St Aubin was also a nice experience. The driver Imran was very polite and friendly. There was a bit of an issue with miscommunication however, between Bonjour Mauritius and the people at Blue Bay, claiming this was not a private booking when it clearly states otherwise. The order of the itinerary was also changed, which was fine but I would have appreciated if Bonjour Mauritius contacted me to let me know beforehand.

    Response from the operator: Hi Sara, thanks for your review and feedback. We're glad you enjoyed the excursion and we'll ensure we do a better job of communicating that he tour is private, except for the glass bottom boat portion. Thanks for pointing this out!

    via Viator

    AnnCity604 · October 2022

    Relaxing and fun all in one :)

    It was such a smooth experience with Bonjour Mauritius! We arrived at Blue Bay and the boat was already waiting for us. The water at Blue Bay was really out of this world beautiful. Our toddler had a blast counting all kinds of fish she spotted thru the glass bottom panels! 10/10 :D

    Response from the operator: Hi, thanks so much for your review! We're happy that you liked the day, and especially happy that your toddler had such a great time counting the fish! We hope to see you again soon.

    via Tripadvisor

    Good to know

    Duration
    8 hours
    Free cancellation
    Up to 24h before
    Minimum age to book
    All ages
    Availability
    Bookable today
    Runs on
    Every day
    Price range
    $110 to $270
    Hotel pickup
    Included for all travelers
    Booked in 30 days
    4
    Verdict
    Worth a Look

    Who runs this experience

    Operated by Bonjour Mauritius, who run 12 experiences we rank across 2 cities, with an average Outty Ranking of 51.6.

    See everything Bonjour Mauritius runs

    Why this scores 59

    The Outty Ranking is a weighted composite. Here is how this experience performed on each component.

    Traveler sentiment (30% weight)48
    Review evidence (18% weight)45
    Booking momentum (14% weight)37
    Value for money (12% weight)91
    Listing quality (10% weight)84
    Local standing (8% weight)51
    Booking flexibility (8% weight)100

    Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling: questions travelers ask

    Practical detail on this experience, plus the wider planning questions for Trou d'Eau Douce.

    How much does Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling cost?

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    Prices start at $110 per person. The final price depends on the date, the time slot and the number of travelers, and peak weekends in Trou d'Eau Douce usually price higher than midweek mornings. Live pricing and remaining availability are confirmed on the booking screen before you pay.

    How long does Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling take?

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    Plan for about 8 hours from start to finish, not counting travel to the meeting point. Most travelers leave another 30 minutes on either side so the rest of the day in Trou d'Eau Douce is not rushed.

    Is Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling worth it?

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    It holds an Outty Ranking of 59 out of 100, which we label "Worth a Look". That score blends traveler sentiment (4.3/5 across 10 reviews), the depth of that review evidence, recent booking momentum, value for money against comparable last minute in Trou d'Eau Douce, and how flexible the cancellation terms are.

    Can I cancel or reschedule Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling?

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    Yes. Cancel free up to 24 hours before the start time for a full refund. Inside that window the booking is non-refundable, and no-shows are not refunded.

    Is Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling suitable for kids and families?

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    Yes, all ages are welcome. Families should still weigh the 8-hour running time, and strollers are easier on the earlier, quieter departures.

    How far in advance should I book Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling?

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    Around 4 people booked this in the last 30 days, so popular slots go early. Two to three weeks ahead is comfortable in shoulder season, while summer weekends and holidays in Trou d'Eau Douce can sell out a month out. Same-day spots do open up when other travelers cancel, so it is worth checking if you are already in town.

    What should I bring or wear?

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    Bring photo ID, your booking confirmation on your phone, a refillable water bottle and comfortable shoes. Dress for the weather in Trou d'Eau Douce and add a light layer if any part of the 8-hour experience runs outdoors or after sunset.

    Where does Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling start and how do I get there?

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    The exact meeting point and directions are on your voucher once you book, and they sit in central Trou d'Eau Douce within reach of public transport. Arrive 15 minutes early: late arrivals are treated as no-shows by most operators.

    What are the best things to do in Trou d'Eau Douce?

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    On Outty we rank every Trou d'Eau Douce experience on the same 0 to 100 scale, and alongside this one the highest scorers right now include Mauritius full day : Private north tour, Ile Aux Cerfs full day shared catamaran with BBQ lunch & drinks, Southern Tales Tour: Crocodile Park, 23-Colored Earth & Lunch. The city page groups everything into most popular, highest reviewed, last minute and family-friendly so you can build a day around what actually delivers.

    When is the best time to visit Trou d'Eau Douce?

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    Booking patterns follow the same curve: prices and queues climb in peak weeks, while shoulder season gives you better availability on the top-ranked experiences and more room to change plans.

    How many days do you need in Trou d'Eau Douce?

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    Three full days covers the headline sights without sprinting. A workable rhythm is one anchor experience each morning, such as this one, an unhurried afternoon in a single neighborhood, then a food or nightlife booking in the evening. Five days lets you add a day trip outside the city.

    Do I book through Outty or through the operator?

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    Outty ranks and explains the experiences, then hands you to Viator to complete the booking with the operator directly. The price is the same as booking on Viator yourself, and Outty earns an affiliate commission on the referral, which is how the rankings stay free to read.

    What is included in Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling?

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    Included: Private transfer for your group to and from your hotel; Air-conditioned and insured taxi, minibus or coach; Services of a fully licensed, qualified driver; A glass bottom boat ride and use of snorkelling equipment; and Waiting time / parking feed. Not included: Lunch or snacks; Entrance fees; and Entrance fees. Always check the voucher for the final list before you travel.

    Does Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling include hotel pickup?

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    Yes, pickup is offered for every traveler from 213 listed pickup locations in and around Trou d'Eau Douce. You can also enter a custom pickup address when booking.

    What languages is Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling offered in?

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    It is offered in English and French. Pick your language when choosing a date and time, as not every departure runs in every language.

    Will I get instant confirmation and a mobile ticket for Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling?

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    Confirmation is sent by the operator after booking, usually within 48 hours; if it is not confirmed you are not charged. Mobile tickets are accepted, so you can show the voucher on your phone.

    What happens to Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling if the weather is bad?

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    This experience depends on good weather. If it is canceled because of poor weather, you are offered a different date or a full refund.

    What do travelers say about Mauritius South Tour Including Blue Bay Glass Bottom Boat & Snorkelling?

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    Across 10 reviews averaging 4.3 out of 5, recurring themes include the guide, organization, food and drink. Travelers single out the guide as the reason the experience works. One thing to know: Several reviewers comment on how the schedule is paced.

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