North & Shopping Tour
Mauritius National Botanical Garden
The botanical garden is home to an incredible variety of tropical plants, many of them indigenous.
The Botanical Garden is one of the most visited sites in Mauritius. It was first opened as a private
garden by the French governor of Mauritius nearly 300 years ago. The botanical garden stretches
over endless acres of land and it can take you more than a week to cover the whole garden. The
Botanical Garden is populated with more than 650 varieties of plants among which are the famous
Baobabs, the palmier bouteille, the ineluctable giant water lilies, dozens of medicinal plants, 85
different varieties of palms, a big spice garden and many more.
Arsenal Shopping Boulevard
Arsenal is a small village in the district of Pamplemousses. As part of your visit to Arsenal you will
visit local handicrafts workshops, such as a model boats workshop, and more. During your visit
you will see the various steps of garment making, learn about the production process, and be
amazed by the artistic work done by the people at work. Many of the boutiques and factory shops
in Arsenal offer a vast range of products of which many are “Made in Mauritius”. You will be able
to do your shopping of handmade craft, watches, paintings, top designer garments and many
more, all directly from the manufactures for competitive prices.
Visit of Grand Baie – Village of Grand Baie
Grand Baie, is a seaside village and large tourist beach in the district of Rivière du Rempart at the
north of Mauritius. Today, the resort town of Grand Baie is the most popular holiday destination in
Mauritius. Grand Baie owes its popularity to the enchanting quality of its emerald waters and to its
liveliness by day and by night. Grand Baie also offers a large choice of fashion and craft shops,
hotels and restaurants. You can find in Grand Baie traditional local shops, some operating for
almost 50 years, alongside modern shopping centers and worldwide brand shops. Considering the
variety of shops and shopping complexes, Grand Baie is definitely a top shopping destination for
clothes, jewelry, textiles and for souvenirs.
Grand Baie Sunset Boulevard Shopping complex
A beautiful complex facing the main Grand Baie beach and where you can shop in the relaxed
atmosphere. The Sunset Boulevard Shopping Complex is the perfect place for shopping lovers
where you can enjoy duty free shopping and find all the leading local brands, as well as many
international brands. You can buy souvenirs, textiles and many local products here. Sunset
Boulevard Shopping Complex also offers some good collections of Jewellery at several stores which
will make you go bling bling crazy!
Grand Bay Coeur de Ville
At the Grand Bay Coeur de Ville, you will get almost everything that you can imagine from food to
souvenirs, snorkelling equipment, clothes, shoes, books, magazines and many more. Opposite to
the checkout counter of the hypermarket Super U, you can find various shops such as ‘Roxy‘,
‘Quiksilver’, ‘Red Snapper‘ and many great clothing stores offering clothes for the younger people.
This shopping mall is truly massive and you will find almost anything here. With over 30 shops, 15
restaurants and plenty of entertainment opportunities this will be one of your favourite shopping
sites in the north.
Grand-Baie La Croisette
This is one of the main and most popular malls of Mauritius. It houses 80 shops and 24
restaurants. From kids clothes to souvenirs, you can find everything at this mall. It also has a
cinema theatre for your entertainment. La Croisette is ideal to spend time as a family, with its play
area being accessible to everyone, you can enjoy some shopping time without getting the kids
bored.
Grand Baie Bazaar
In the heart of Grand Baie there is the Grand Baie Bazaar. The road leading to the bazaar is already
bustling with plenty of shops on the right and left side of the road, which sell mostly souvenirs or
clothes. At Grand Baie Bazaar there is a real bazaar atmosphere: the vendors try to attract the
tourist’s attention with their shouts to lure them into their small shops. There you can find mainly
the typical souvenirs and many locally made products. This is also the place to find a variety of
cheap clothing and local imitations of world renowned brands. Some of the stalls at the bazaar
offer colourful bags, fabrics, handicrafts, beautiful stones, and even silver and gold jewellery. Do
not hesitate to bargain at the bazaar, and most likely with some bargaining you can bring down the
price quite drastically.
Viewpoint of the Red Church
The Church with its Red roof top made is situated ideally at the very northern point of Mauritius
offering breathtaking views of the 5 northern islets of Mauritius. It was here the British landed in
1810. Many visitors now go to the Village of Cap Malheureux only to see and take pictures of the
Red roofed Church. Visitors have a lot to see from the beach of Cap Malheureux; you can have the
beautiful view of the crystal clear ocean, see the small Islands in the Northern coast of Mauritius
and the beautiful beach.
Mont Choisy Beach
Mont Choisy Beach is situated along the northern coast of Mauritius, a few minutes drive from
Grand Baie. What makes this beach so special is the gentle way the strand of white sand bends
around the coast creating a bay of beautiful, turquoise water, lined with casuarina trees.
These
trees provide shade and a perfect backdrop for the ocean.
Since this beach is very accessible, it’s a favourite among both tourists and locals and is one of the
best places to relax and enjoy quality beach time.
The entrance to Mont Choisy Beach is guarded by a monument which commemorates the very first
manned flight between Mauritius and Reunion Island which took place on September 10, 1933.
The Mauritius North & Shopping Tour (Private Tour) includes:
Mauritius National Botanical Garden
Arsenal Shopping Boulevard
Visit of the Village of Grand Baie and its shopping complexes:
– Grand Baie Sunset Boulevard Shopping complex
– Grand Baie – Grand Bay Coeur de Ville including the Craft market and diamond shop
– Grand Baie Bazaar
View the Red Church at Cap Malheureux
Mont Choisy Beach
Private transportation to all the sites
Pickup and drop off from any hotel or place of accommodation around the island
Operational days: Monday to Saturday
Duration: 8 hours
Departure Time: 09:00
Return Time: 17:00