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TEA TASTING
Grand Bassin
Tookay Temple
Grand Bassin
Tea Route

Tea and Culture Route

By TIPIK TOUR
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$167 per traveller* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 7h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

• Tour of the natural beauty & scenic wonders of Mauritius
• Giant statue of Lord Shiva.
• Visits and Discovery of the Wild Part of Mauritius and its Multi Cultural.
• Taste the unique Mauritian vanilla Tea 
.Taste the St Aubin Rhum

NOTE: All our excursions are concentrated on visits and discovery rather than lengthy travel in bus or car.

Cancellation Policy: 24 hours 100% Refund.

Activity location

  • Vacoas
    • Vacoas, MU

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Vacoas
    • Vacoas, MU

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TEA AND CULTURE ROUTE
  • Activity duration is 7 hours7h
    7h
  • English

Tour of the natural beauty & scenic wonders of Mauritius .Historic Alexandra waterfalls. Giant statue of Lord Shiva. Visits and Discovery Taste the unique Mauritian vanilla Tea.
Pickup included

Price details
AU$166.82 x 1 TravellerAU$166.82

Total
Price is AU$166.82
Until Tue, 10 June

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional Driver guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedPick and drop off to your hotel
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedDrinks(available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge (If you love the service offered)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance Tickets

Know before you book

  • Specialised 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
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions

Activity itinerary

Vacoas
  • 10m
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
Grand Bassin
  • 30m
Discover the hindu culture, it's sacred lake and the giant Shiva Statue, which is unique in the southern hemisphere.
Bois Cheri Tea Factory and Tea Museum
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
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 flavoured teas, green teas and herbal teas. You may taste them during your visit.
Amma Tookay Temple
  • 20m
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.
Saint Aubin
  • 1h
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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESVacoas
    • Vacoas, MU

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEVacoas
    • Vacoas, MU

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