Happy Tails Sanctuary Tour: An Oasis for Rescue Dogs Adoption

Experience the Happy Tails Sanctuary Tour and help rescue dogs find their forever homes. Play, walk, and run with these lovable furry friends while supporting their well-being and local sterilization campaigns.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Baie du Cap - If you love dogs and crave puppy cuddles this experience is for you
    Visit Happy Tails Sanctuary, home to 130 rescue dogs! Most of these loveable furry friends have come from the street. Unwanted, unloved or abused they all have a sad story to tell.
    Make their day by coming to visit. You can walk, play and run with the dogs and get…
What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Quality time with rescue dogs
Additional Information

If you’re a fan of dogs of all types and breeds, this Adventure is tailor-made for you. Drop by the Joyous Paws Refuge, situated in the island’s southern region, which serves as a secure home for 130 rescued dogs! Most of these charming, fur-coated companions came originally from the streets, while others previously had an ‘owner.’ Regardless of whether…

Location
HAPPY TAILS SANCTUARY MAURITIUS
Meeting point is located in front of the sanctuary. Note, the road is quite bumpy so please be careful if you are driving.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tombc3614vt
Apr 19, 2025
A loving home for dogs - Absolutely amazing work carried out by loving people. They put in a lot of effort to make the dogs happy and healthy. We saw every dog and they were very clean and well fed meaning it’s a great place for dogs to be, they do require more funding to get better so donating will help. Would highly recommend visiting this dog sanctuary if you are staying in Mauritius. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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79andersb
Apr 14, 2025
A dog lover's must in Mauritius for a cloudy day - We visited in mid April during a two week holiday where a cloudy day prompted us to explore cozy activities outside water/beach/boat activities. Visiting this shelter was an amazing experience. The caretakers honestly care for and put their life into taking care of these dogs to the fullest. You will be let with so many happy friendly faces in need of a home. Traumatized dogs are separated from others and will not be available to visit. This shows that they know what they are doing, and the dogs also respect the caretakers highly. They know all the dogs names by heart and their stories and personalities. Bring clothes that can get dirty, as some dogs will for sure want to put their paws in your lap. The experience is overall amazing if you love and care for dogs.
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694lexn
Mar 26, 2025
Fun experience, for a good cause - For every animal (dog) lover a must. Good to see so many dogs are in good hands. Nice tour with lots of sweet dogs and big hugs.
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806fionan
Mar 22, 2025
Great! - An amazing time!!! If you come to Mauritius you have to go to the HAPPY TAILS refuge!! Nathalie, Samantha and the other employees are extremely dedicated to the well-being of dogs! If you are looking for someone to give love to, I invite you to come and adopt one of these wonderful dogs. They each have a story and each asks only one thing, love!
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Janb9679ln
Jan 14, 2025
Why not do something meaningful and heartwarming while visiting Mauritius? - These guys do amazing work under challenging circumstances all the while being perpetually underfunded and underresourced. In spite of this, the dogs are given a good life, lots of love, a roof over their heads and the dignity they deserve. A lot of the dogs have been abandoned by their owners including those that were hit by cars. Lots of sad stories but with happy endings and wagging tails! Please do yourself a favour and spend some time with these wonderful animals and their loving caretakers. The dogs will reciprocate in spades!
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David
Jan 12, 2025
Fantastic place. - Fantastic place where real animal love is lived. The team is so good to the animals; you can feel on site that it is simply about providing a save-heaven for the four-legged friends.
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Katy_m
Dec 29, 2024
A dog lovers dream - If you love dogs this is a must. Your visit helps to keep this place running and of course you get lots of love and kisses from the dogs. You can see the woman running the place works hard to keep all these beautiful dogs happy.
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I2025fjlauras
Dec 8, 2024
Great project, dog people’s hearts go up here 🐶 - A must if you are in Mauritius. Here great work is done and the dogs are allowed a good life, despite difficult conditions. It was a nice afternoon for us and hopefully also for the dogs who got a few strokes. You just have to support such projects, so donate 🐶❤️
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Baba139
Nov 11, 2024
An emotional visit to advise all animal lovers - Unique experience to recommend to all animal lovers. Very moving to meet these enthusiasts who take in and care for dogs often injured, abused and offer them beautiful living conditions and especially love. We were able to cuddle the dogs and gather information and anecdotes about their daily lives. A nice way to encourage and support this shelter.
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Aleyshia1
Oct 16, 2024
Best day - The best day meeting all the dogs. You can tell the sanctuary care and are passionate about what they do. We met the most sweetest group of dogs, I cannot recommend this experience enough and would encourage everyone to visit.
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From $34
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).