5 Days Mauritius — Lagoons, Chamarel & Catamaran Cruise

Land at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and transfer to your hotel on the northwest coast. Check into your beachfront or sea-view room. Spend the evening at Grand Baie — a vibrant resort town with restaurants, bars, and a beach that glows in the setting sun.

Board a luxury catamaran for a full-day island cruise. Snorkel above brilliant coral gardens and tropical fish, enjoy a BBQ lunch served on deck, and spend the afternoon on Île aux Cerfs — a private paradise island with powder-white sand and impossibly clear water. Sunset return to the mainland.

Morning undersea walk at Trou aux Biches — strap on a diving helmet and walk along the seabed at 3–4 m depth, surrounded by fish that eat from your hands (no swimming experience required). Glass-bottom boat ride over the reef. Afternoon at Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis for shopping and a street food lunch.

Full-day south tour: Chamarel's seven-coloured sand dunes (a geological freak where volcanic sediment created rainbow-hued concentric mounds), the 100 m Chamarel Waterfall, and Black River Gorges National Park — Mauritius's last tract of native forest. End the day at a historic rum distillery for a plantation tour and tasting.

Final morning at your leisure on the beach. Collect sea-glass, pick up vanilla, rum, and wooden handicrafts from the hotel boutique. Transfer to the airport for your flight home, tanned, rested, and already planning your return.