Cathay Tours Hotels Mauritius

Bois Cheri Tea Museum/ The Colonial House of St. Aubin / La Vanilla Crocodile Park

Departure from hotel between 8.30 a.m & 9 a.m. Back at hotel at around 5.30 or 6 p.m. This trip will enable you to have a deep insight into traditional Mauritius. It starts up at Curepipe(which is found on the Central Plateau) with a visit to the "Domanine des Aubineaux", one of the few colonial houses, left, dating as far back as 1872. The beauty of this fine residence with its antique furnitures, its paintings and pictures of old Curepipe will stun you. This householder was the landowner of the tea estate of Bois Cheri.

A guided tour of the factory will unfold the various stages undergone by the tea leaves to produce the most delicious and appreciated hot drink in Mauritius. Each and every secret of the tea will be revealed to you during the visit to the museum. Have a stop at the cottage for tea tasting and contemplate the panoramic view of the South of the island.

Further south of the estate, discover the Colonial House of St Aubin and visit the andreanum greenhouse and the vanilla house. Lunch will be of typical Creole cuisine. Afterwards, set off for the Vanilla Crocodile Park, where the world famous giant tortoises are bred. The park's zoo also comprises of different species of animals from the Mascareignes Islands and crocodiles imported from Madagascar which are bred there. Follow our guide through the wild beauty of our tropical forest and meet the monkeys, the bats, the deers, the giant tortoises, the lizards and others from the region, a wak not to be missed.