Snorkeling with Giant Turtles & Beach Hopping in the North
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Trou aux Biches
Experience the thrill of snorkeling with giant turtles in Mauritius, followed by a beach-hopping adventure along the stunning northern coast. Book your private tour now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Plage de Trou aux Biches - Start the day with one of the most unique experiences in Mauritius: snorkeling with wild, giant turtles! You will board a boat on the northwest coast of the island and have the opportunity to snorkel with turtles in their natural environment. These Giant Green Sea Turtles can reach up to 1.2m in length and weight up to 200kg. Apart from the turtles, you can see a variety of marine life, including different varieties of tropical fish and coral. Snorkeling gear is included!
Note: Typically the swimming with wild turtles portion of the tour is done first, however this may change depending on the tides.
What's Included
- Snorkeling with turtles
- Air-conditioned and insured transportation
- Snorkeling gear provided
- Convenient hotel pickup and dropoff
- Private vehicle for your group
- Professional, licensed driver
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
- Reminder: It’s not allowed to handle or engage with the turtles.
- Reminder: The tour is exclusive except for the snorkeling with gigantic turtles
- Reminder: Although the swimming with wild turtles portion of the tour is generally done first, it might vary based on tidal conditions.
Initiate your day with one of the autentic experiences in Mauritius - snorkeling with mammoth turtles! Hop on a boat near the town of Trou aux Biches, located on the northwest of the island, and let your journey begin. Snorkeling equipment is provided!
Following this, you’ll get the chance to discover 4 splendid beaches. Mauritius’s northern coastline boasts the maximum number of dramatic beaches on the island. Spend your afternoon visiting Trou aux Biches, Mon Choisy, La Cuvette and Pereybere.
- The swimming with turtles portion of this outing is not recommended for pregnant women. All children under 12 years old should be accompanied.
- In most cases you will see turtles. However, if this is not the case, a second outing will be offered on the boat free of charge (transportation to and from your hotel are not included for the second outing). It’s important to note that there will be no refund once you have completed the activity.
- This tour lasts up to eight hours, and you will be able to choose how long you spend at each attraction (except for the turtles portion). Depending on your group’s speed you may not have time to see all the listed attractions. You will be able to stop for lunch but the price of the lunch is not included
Location
Plage de Trou aux Biches
Costal Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(6 Ratings)
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Candacecq7010ia
Nov 17, 2023
Magical sea turtles - Swimming with giant sea turtles was absolutely magical. Even if there are quite a few tourists, nothing beats having a sea turtle swim right underneath you or take a chomp of food right in front of you. Satya our driver took us to a few beaches beforehand and it was really nice to see some other island beaches as they were quite different from the one at our hotel. His car was very clean and he spoke really good English so it was really easy to communicate with him. Really enjoyable day!
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Manuela
Aug 18, 2023
Very well organized! Too many boats at once. - Everything went wonderfully. The pick-up from the hotel, our driver was great and so was the transport by boat.
What I didn't like at all: It was more like mass processing. About 10 boats, which is why so many people were snorkeling. A foot or a hand in the face was normal! Despite the information not to touch the turtles, some did it anyway! But they were reprimanded by the boat captain. I also thought that the boat would go further out but I could have swum from the beach. All in all it was great but too many tourists at once.
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Elvaventura
Jun 7, 2023
Unclear discription + long waiting time + imposed shopping tour - It was not written clearly that the excursion of the giants turtles last only 40-45 mins. The driver brought us to shopping in the early morning because the operator didn't have other customers, and they prefer to have more people on board. However the spot for the snorkeling is just 2 mins away from the shore of Trou aux biches ! And the prices of those shops are generally double from elsewhere, the owners are quite pushy to sell, we supposed that the driver could have his own part from the margin. Be careful to book with them.
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Thomas_a
Apr 11, 2024
Did not get to swim with any turtles - The product is advertised as skimming with giant turtles and four beaches. But most of the day is spent taking you to beaches nearby to each other, and then at the end a very short trip to swim with turtles. However, when we went there was one turtle as we arrived which then swam away before we had even gotten in the water. It was very disappointing and misleading to say this product is a turtle snorkelling experience. We only saw one turtle, not turtles. And we did get to swim with any turtles
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