Full Day Tea Route Tour Mauritius: Tea & Rum Tasting

Walk through a century of tea plants, then taste the rums that built the island

A full-day guided tour of Mauritius tea and rum production, starting at the colonial Domaine des Aubineaux and moving through the Bois Cheri Tea Factory, Rhumerie de Saint Aubin distillery, and La Vanille Nature Park. The tour includes tea and rum tastings, a three-course lunch at a colonial estate restaurant, and hotel pickup. A guide in English or French leads the route. The 8-hour day covers four distinct stops across the island's agricultural heritage.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time at each

1. Bois Cheri Plantation2h
2. St. Aubin House & Sugar Estate2h

Explore Tea Route and Nature Park

• Visit Domaine des Aubineaux colonial mansion
• Walk through Le Parc Floral du Domaine des Aubineaux
• See La Maison des Essences essential oils distillation
• Tour Bois Cheri Tea Factory and Tea Museum
• Learn tea production process and taste tea
• Visit Rhumerie de Saint Aubin sugar estate
• Discover rum distillation and taste rums
• Enjoy lunch at Le Saint Aubin Restaurant
• Walk in La Vanille Nature Park among wildlife

The experience

The day starts at Le Domaine des Aubineaux, a colonial mansion built in 1872 in the cool highlands near Curepipe, where you walk through the Parc Floral and visit La Maison des Essences to see how essential oils are distilled. From there the route moves to Bois Cheri, the island's first tea plantation, dating to 1892. You walk the factory floor to learn how harvested leaves become finished tea, then sit in the chalet overlooking the plantation and the lake to taste the result. The tea plants surrounding the lake are at least 125 years old.

Next is Rhumerie de Saint Aubin, an estate that has been making sugar-cane rum since 1819 and claims Mauritius' first agricultural rum. A guide walks you through the pot still distillation process and the "heart of the distillation" that shapes the final spirit, then you taste a selection of rums macerated with natural ingredients. Lunch follows on the veranda of the colonial house turned restaurant, now called Le Saint Aubin, with views of the estate gardens and a menu mixing European and local cooking. The final stop is La Vanille Nature Park, a 3.5-hectare reserve where you walk among over a thousand giant Aldabra tortoises, more than 2,000 Nile crocodiles, and other wildlife including monkeys, iguanas, deer and geckos.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included, as is transport by private vehicle between all four sites. Your guide speaks English or French and leads you through each stop. Coffee or tea is served alongside the tastings and lunch.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off.
• private vehicle transport between all four sites.
• guide in English or French.
• tea tasting at Bois Cheri.
• rum tasting at Saint Aubin.
• three-course lunch at Le Saint Aubin Restaurant.
• coffee or tea service.
• entry to La Vanille Nature Park.
• local taxes.

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to Saturday

AgesAdult (13 to 85 years) · Child (3 to 12 years) · Infant (under 3): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and French

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 2 days ago

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

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Is this one for you?Eight hours is long enough to move unhurried through all four stops without backtracking, but it means the day is full from pickup to drop-off. There's no time for a side errand or a second meal elsewhere. Book this if you want to see how tea and rum are actually made, not just taste them at the end.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and French.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 12 years); Infant (under 3): free.

What exactly happens at the Bois Cheri Tea Factory?

Bois Cheri is Mauritius' first tea plantation, established in 1892. You tour the factory floor to see how harvested tea leaves move through production, then sit in a chalet overlooking the plantation and its lake to taste the finished tea. The tea plants around the lake are over 125 years old.

Do I get to taste the rum at Saint Aubin, or just see the distillery?

You taste a selection of rums at Rhumerie de Saint Aubin after learning about the pot still distillation process. The estate has been making rum from sugar cane since 1819 and produces what it calls Mauritius' first agricultural rum from pure sugar cane juice.

What kind of animals will I see at La Vanille Nature Park?

La Vanille Nature Park holds over a thousand giant Aldabra tortoises, more than 2,000 Nile crocodiles, and other wildlife including monkeys, iguanas, deer, geckos, eels, bats and wild boar. You walk through the 3.5-hectare reserve on marked paths.

Is lunch included, and what will I eat?

Lunch is a three-course meal served on the veranda of Le Saint Aubin Restaurant, set within the colonial estate. The menu is a fusion of European and local cuisine, and you can advise the operator of any dietary requirements when you book.

How long is the full tour, and what time does it start?

The tour runs 8 hours and includes four stops: Domaine des Aubineaux, Bois Cheri Tea Factory, Rhumerie de Saint Aubin, and La Vanille Nature Park. Hotel pickup is included, so the start time depends on where you are staying.