Tea and Culture Route

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• 1
  Vacoas

  The Mare aux Vacoas water reservoir is not only the largest lake of Mauritius but also the main water reserve that supplies potable water to the nation and those residing in the upper Plaines Wilhems

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Grand Bassin

  Discover the hindu culture, it's sacred lake and the giant Shiva Statue, which is unique in the southern hemisphere.

  30 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Bois Cheri Tea Factory and Tea Museum

  guide will lead you through the factory and the tea plantation, offering you to discover the history, stories and tales of the Bois Chéri and the importance of tea productions in Mauritius. After the guided tour of the tea factory, you will visit the tea production museum learning more about the history of tea in Mauritius. The Bois Chéri offers a great panoramic view of the south of the island. Nowadays Bois Chéri produces a new range of flavored teas, green teas and herbal teas. You may taste them during your visit.

  1 hour • Admission ticket not included
• 4

  The first temple that the hired workers built was made of bamboo and straw. It was devastated after a cyclone but the statue remained there. This is the statue they tried to move without success ”. After which cyclone, the sugar camp was moved to Riche-Bois. And the demolished, abandoned temple. the sugar camp was moved to Riche-Bois. And the demolished, abandoned temple. the sugar camp was moved to Riche-Bois. And the demolished, abandoned temple. "Sacrifices" Until Narainsamy Thungapen, a local planter, decides to rebuild it. With the help of the locals, he rebuilt the temple. This time they are using wood and tin sheets. With his wife, he takes care of it. After 35 years, the couple decided to hand over the management of the temple to the Savanne Tamil Benevolent Society. And there, wood and sheet metal gave way to concrete.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Saint Aubin

  Since 2003, this agricultural rum has been produced by the Saint-Aubin distillery, which until then had been growing sugar cane in the south of the island since 1819. And it is thanks to Jean Baptiste GUIMBEAU, established in Mauritius in 1793 and creator of the family business St Aubin in 1819, that this rum has been made for eight generations in Mauritius. Since then, the company has developed the sugar industry, then invested in the production of tea, agricultural rum, local products and ecological tourism.

  1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Children must be accompanied by an adult
• Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

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