Mauritius Complete Tea Route tour

Category: Mauritius Sightseeing Tours

Discover traditional Mauritius by following the Mauritius Tea Route.

Awaken your five senses as you discover the making of teas, rum, vanilla, essential oils - and as you stroll down the exotic gardens of the Bois Cheri tea plantation.

A guide will walk you around during your visit and will guide you on the history, stories and tales of all the sites. It is a trip that will take you back in time to the first days of Mauritius with its rich colonial history and you will get a chance to learn on the importance of tea productions in Mauritius.

You will visit the “Domaine des Aubineaux” and its gardens. Domaine des Aubineaux is a colonial house built in 1872, which has been converted into a museum dedicated to the history of Mauritian Tea.

You will discover, amongst others, furniture dating back to the 17th century, and a great collection of photos of colonial houses which have been demolished. Also, you will find several displays explaining the important role that the tea industry played throughout time.

After the visit to the house, you will continue the tour and will visit its gardens - Camphor tree garden. While strolling in the Camphor tree garden, take a look at the diversity of exotic plants as well as trees of the endemic forest, and enjoy the beautiful sight of the tea plantation and of the breathtaking nature all around. Following the visit to the garden you will have a short break in the famous Tea room and enjoy the delicious buffet of tea & scones.

The tour will continue with a visit to Bois Chéri which is the second stop in the Mauritian Tea Route tour. The Bois Chéri is the first and biggest tea producer in Mauritius, operating since 1892.

After a guided tour of the factory, you will discover the history of tea while visiting the tea production museum.
Nowadays Bois Chéri produces a new range of flavored teas, green teas and herbal teas. You may taste them during your visit, while enjoying a great panoramic view of the beautiful south of the island.

You will then continue you tour to the third stop of the Tea Route - the Saint Aubin house. Built in 1819, It has been home to several managers of the sugar estate, before being renovated in the 90's to preserve a part of the Mauritian heritage. Today one may still see the beams and ship poles used in its original construction.

The estate produces sugar canes, processed to make sugar as well as the delicious agricultural rum, the manufacture of which you may see at the distillery. You will also discover the interesting transformation process of the vanilla orchid: from the flower to the aromatic pod.

The Mauritius Tea Route tour includes:

A guide to walk you through the Domaine des Aubineaux
Visit of a colonial mansion-museum built in 1872
Tour across the gardens of the Domaine des Aubineaux
A light buffet at the tea room (tea & British bread)
A guided tour of the Bois Cheri tea factory
Visit of the tea museum
Visit to the tea plantation
A tea tasting session at the chalet (tea & biscuits)
A guided tour of the Saint Aubin house
Visit of the “Rum” House and Tasting
Visit of the Vanilla House
Visit of the Anthurium (flowers) la greenhouses
Visit of the tropical garden

The full tour takes 5-7 hours.

We highly recommend that you will end your tour with a special 5 course typical Mauritian lunch at the highly recommended restaurant of “Le Saint Aubin”.

The meal consists of:

Welcome cocktail and snacks
Palm heart Salad and Smoked Marlin
Chicken in Creole Style with Saffron Rice and Chutneys OR Chicken in vanilla with Rice and Chutneys
Coconut Mousse or Fruit Sorbet
Tea / coffee

Opening Hours:

Mondays to Fridays from 8:30 to 16:00
Saturdays from 8:30 to 13:30

Prices for the Complete Tea Route tour:

Price per Adult: 35 Euro
Price per Child (ages 3-12): 20 Euro
Price per Baby (ages 0-3): Free of charge

Price per lunch meal per person (5 course meal): 27 Euro

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