Mauritius Wine & Rum Tour

The Wine & Rum tour includes the following:

• Entry tickets to Takamaka Boutique Winery, Rhumerie de Chamarel & Rhumerie de Saint Aubin
• Video projection during the Winery Tour
• Tasting session at the bar (Non-alcoholic cocktails offered to minors) at the Winery
• Meet and greet with the owner of the Winery
• Visit of the souvenir shop during the Tamaka Winery Tour
• Visit of the distillery during the Rum tour at Chamarel Rhumerie
• A detailed explanation of the rum making process
• Rum tasting with a sample selection of rums
• Visit the Sugar Cane Spirit Shop
• Pick up and drop off from any hotel / place of accommodation anywhere in Mauritius
• Full transportation to all the sights - An air-conditioned family car or minivan (for bigger groups)
• An optional Lunch at Saint Aubin

Transport is included in this package and includes pick up and drop off from any hotel / place of accommodation anywhere in Mauritius

• Pick up from your accommodation at 09:00
• Visit of Takamaka Boutique Winery (Duration of the visit and wine tasting: 45 minutes)
• Rhumerie De Chamarel (Duration of the visit and rum tasting: 30-40 minutes)
• Visit to Rhumerie of Saint Aubin (Duration of the visit and rum tasting: 1-2 hours)
• Optional: Lunch at Saint Aubin
• Drop off at your accommodation by 17:30

Mauritius Wine & Rum Tour - About the Sites

Takamaka Boutique Winery

Your guided tour of the Takamaka Winery, the only winery in the world dedicated exclusively to lychee wine, will begin with a warm welcome by a dedicated team or if you are lucky you might even be greeted by the oenologist himself.

During this enriching visit, you will get to view a documentary and discover the history and the various stages of the winemaking process.

A wine tasting session will allow you to sample a fine selection of exotic flavours and try delicious wines while learning about wine production from the owner himself. Children will be offered a complimentary non-alcoholic cocktail.

Conclude your visit by heading to the boutique to make memento purchases. The shop offers a selection of unique products, including wines, local products and souvenirs.

The Winery Tour includes:

• Visit of the Winery and explanation by the team
• Video projection
• Tasting session at the bar (Non-alcoholic cocktails offered to minors)
• Meet and greet with the owner
• Visit the souvenir shop

More about the Takamaka Boutique Winery

TAKAMAKA BOUTIQUE WINERY's wines have received prestigious recognition at renowned international wine competitions in 2023, including the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge and the London Wine Competition. In the highly esteemed 2023 Edition of the Gilbert & Gaillard International Challenge, three of TAKAMAKA BOUTIQUE WINERY's cuvées stood out and were each awarded the gold medal. These exceptional wines include Tanara, a meticulously crafted dry lychee white aged in barrels, Aquarel, an enticing off-dry lychee wine, and Eclipse, a sumptuous sweet lychee wine.

Rhumerie de Chamarel

Located in the heart of a luxuriant valley, the Rhumerie de Chamarel welcomes you for an all-encompassing experience through a guided visit to its distillery. You will have a guided tour of the distillery with one of the experienced guides, taking you behind the scenes of the rum making process.

As opposed to traditional rum produced by the distillation of molasses, agricultural rum is obtained by distilling pure cane juice, a process which gives it specific aromas and flavours.

During your visit you will have the opportunity of having a unique rum tasting session where you can try a selection of agricultural rums produced by the distillery. It is the ideal occasion for you to discover a special collection of rums, including white rum, Coeur de chauffe, exotic flavoured rums and vintage rums.

Your visit to Rhumerie de Chamarel includes:

• A guided tour with one of the experienced guides
• Visit of the distillery
• A detailed explanation of the rum making process
• Rum tasting with a sample selection of rums
• Visit the Sugar Cane Spirit Shop

Rhumerie Saint Aubin

Discover the Rhumerie Saint Aubin, a plantation and an artisanal rum distillery, where Mauritius’ very first agricultural rum was created, wholly from pure sugarcane juice.

You can visit greenhouses, where you will come across an assortment of anthuriums and tropical flowers. Learn all about rum production and the processes of distilling rum. A rum tasting session will give you the chance to try different, skilfully made rums, such as the white agricultural rum.

Saint Aubin has over the years developed a distinctive signature thanks to the precision invested into their distillation process, which instils into their rums an unmatched aspect of authenticity and originality.

Your visit to Saint Aubin includes:

• A guide to lead you around
• Visit of the "Rum" House and Tasting
• Visit the Vanilla House
• Visit the Anthurium (flowers) greenhouses
• Visit the botanical garden

A few miles north of Souillac in the direction of the Rivière des Anguilles is the beautiful Saint Aubin Restaurant, hosted in a 19th century colonial plantation mansion. It was once a residence for the owners of the sugar plantation, and today it is a restaurant offering the very best of local Mauritian and Creole cuisine.

Due to road diversions, you are advised to plan your time wisely at all the sites. Should you wish to extend your visit to one site, you may have to shorten your time at other sites or skip some of them. Please note that no refunds will be given for sites omitted.

Please note that the starting site for the day's itinerary depends on your place of accommodation, and the driver will brief you accordingly on the day of the trip.

For Takamaka Boutique Winery:

• Maximum number of participants: 30 people maximum – divided in 2 groups of 15 people

Opening hours:

• Monday to Friday: 09h00 - 17h00 (last visit at 16h00)

*Closed on Public Holidays and Sundays

For Rhumerie de Chamarel:

• Children (up to 12 years old) have to be accompanied by their parents and rum tasting is not included

Opening hours

• Monday to Friday: 09h30 – 17h30

For Rhumerie de Saint Aubin:

• La Maison du Rhum (Rum House) is not fully operational on Sundays and Public Holidays, but visits are possible.
• There is no guarantee of availability of seating at the restaurant.

Opening hours

• Monday to Friday: 09h00 – 17h00 (last visit at 16h30)

Transportation

The Transportation prices are Per Vehicle (and not per person). You can choose the vehicle type according to the number of passengers in your group.

Mauritius Wine & Rum Tour with / without lunch

Option 1 - Without Lunch

Option 2 - With Lunch