Mauritius is open!
Come and enjoy a holiday on our beautiful island.
Mauritius is ranked as one of the top countries in the world for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and we’ve prioritised our tourism staff during our vaccine rollout to keep you as safe as possible. We’re opening in phases, so take a look at our latest travel advice and we’ll see you in paradise soon.
October Onwards.
We are working towards a full reopening of the island from 1 October 2021, so you can enjoy an unrestricted stay on the island and explore our island attractions throughout your holiday.
VACCINATED GUESTS
All vaccinated guests will be having a full opening to the island and will be free to explore our island and its attractions throughout their holiday. However, they must present a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours from the point of embarkation to be allowed entry to the island.
UNVACCINATED GUESTS
Unvaccinated guests will have to book a quarantine stay in an official quarantine hotel, including meals and transfers. Guests will also be requiring to stay in your hotel room for 14 nights and meals will be delivered to your room. Depending on your length of stay, you will have a PCR test on the day 7 and day 14. Only after the negative PCR test on day 14 you can freely explore the island and move to a new accommodation or go home.
IDEAL DESTINATION
Mauritius is the ideal destination for a much-needed tropical island wellness break. That is why Lux Resorts & Hotels and SALT Resorts have launched a series of Collectible Wellness Experiences. Healthy cuisine, sunrise yoga, natural highs, and therapeutic spa treatments count among the restorative perks of these experiences.
Lux Le Morne Resort offers travellers snorkelling expeditions from a traditional pirogue. A member of the resort team will double as the local guide, sharing insightful tales of the island and its history. Back on dry land, the experience includes a garden-to-glass cocktail class in the resort’s herb gardens. Ticking off fitness and Eco protection in one go, travellers can enjoy plogging (a Swedish invention combining jogging and litter collection) in the Black River Gorges National Park, home to endangered wildlife and more than 700 species of flora and fauna.
The Lux Grand Gaube Resort & Villas has launched a Hug Me Honey experience. Travelers will visit the resort’s eight hives, home to around 240,000 industrious bees, and learn all about the resort’s beekeeping efforts. Next up, there will be a honey-scrub-making session, followed by honey cocktails and a honey-paired dinner curated by the executive chef. Travelers will also be treated to a beekeeping kit, so that they can build their own beehive back home.
Exploring Mauritian cuisine and culture
For travellers who opt for a Mauritius holiday after October or who choose to take a longer holiday, the island of Mauritius will be open to sightseeing and wellness experiences outside the resorts. They will be able to experience a range of immersive experiences and discover the culture, cuisine and art of the island.
My Moris offers several off-the-beaten-track cultural and culinary discovery activities. The tours are shaped to support locals and their small, traditional businesses. Travellers can learn the art of weaving bamboo baskets in a small village, braid vacoas leaves into baskets or visit the farmer’s market with a local and learn how to cook traditional meals.
For those who want to combine their wellness escape with a bit of history, the Mauritian Tea Route is definitely worth a visit. The Tea Route gives travellers the opportunity to explore the making of teas, rum, vanilla and essential oils. It will take them back to the colonial times with visits to the Domaine des Aubineaux, Bois Cheri and Domaine Saint Aubin.
For the more active wellness travellers, Mauritius offers some picturesque hiking tours. A good option is the Black River Gorges National Park, which is well known for its thick jungle-like vegetation and pretty waterfalls; plenty of tortoises; and fantastic birdlife including pink pigeons and green parrots, two rare species that have been bought back from near extinction. Another unique hiking tour allows travellers to “walk on water” to surrounding isolated islets. They can discover the beautiful Ilot Fourneau off the coast of Le Morne and Ile aux Benitiers from the coast of La Gaulette.
