Rum Tasting Tour Mauritius: Seven Coloured Earth & Chamarel Waterfall

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Duration7h–9h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · HI +2

PickupAt your hotel

What makes the colored earth stay separated when the sand keeps shifting?

You get picked up from Port Louis and driven through five major stops: a dormant volcano crater, two waterfalls, a national park overlook, a working rum distillery with tastings, and the geological oddity of the Seven Colored Earth. Lunch is included at a local restaurant with coastal views. The private vehicle and dedicated guide mean you move on your own schedule, and everything — transport, water, air conditioning — is arranged so you only decide where to eat and how long to stay at each spot.

7h–9h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Chamarel and Southwest Mauritius

Visit Trou aux Cerfs Volcano
See Ganga Talao crater lake
Relax at Alexandra Falls
View Black River Gorges National Park
Tour Rhumerie De Chamarel distillery
Enjoy panoramic Chamarel Viewpoint
Have lunch at local seafood restaurant
Explore Seven Coloured Earth Geopark

The Experience

"The colors don't stay still," our driver said as we pulled up to the Seven Colored Earth. "Your eyes play tricks — you think you see shadow, but it's the earth itself." He wasn't wrong. The Chamarel Geopark spreads out like someone spilled a paint palette across the sand: red, brown, violet, green, blue, purple, yellow. Each stripe distinct, each one real. The private tour from Port Louis takes you through the southwest in one arc — starting at Trou aux Cerfs volcano in Curepipe, a dormant cone 605 meters high with an 80-meter crater, then down through the mountains toward the coast.

The day moves at your pace, which matters more than it sounds. You stop at Alexandra Falls, where the water drops into a quiet pool and the shade actually feels like relief. Then Black River Gorges National Park opens up — a rugged section of the west coast with a lookout that reaches all the way to the water, and a waterfall visible from the car park. Your guide and driver stay with you the whole time, handling the roads while you handle the camera. The air-conditioned vehicle means you're not melting between stops, and there's bottled water on board. After the gorges, you head inland to Rhumerie de Chamarel, where they walk you through how rum gets made from sugar cane, and then you taste it — different varieties, unlimited pours, the kind of tasting that explains why the island's rum matters.

Lunch lands at a local restaurant near the Chamarel Viewpoint, somewhere with good seafood and a view that stretches from the green hills down to the turquoise water. You choose what you eat. After that, the Seven Colored Earth sits waiting — and this time, when your driver tells you the colors don't stay still, you'll understand what he means. There's a tortoise park there if you want it, a coffee shop, souvenir shops. The whole southwest Mauritius tour takes a full day, and you return to Port Louis with the kind of photos that need no filter.

What’s included

Your day includes private transportation in an air-conditioned vehicle with WiFi on board, bottled water throughout, visits to Trou aux Cerfs volcano, Alexandra Falls, Black River Gorges National Park, Rhumerie de Chamarel with unlimited rum tastings, lunch at a local restaurant, and entry to the Seven Colored Earth Geopark. Your dedicated guide and driver accompany you for the full day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

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Is this one for you?This tour works well if you want to see the main southwest attractions without renting a car or arranging timing yourself — the private vehicle and guide handle the logistics, and you set the pace at each stop.