Kid Friendly Port Louis Mauritius
Children get different prices at different Port Louis attractions, so this guide is organised by age. The city is a commercial harbour with no swimming beach, and its attractions are indoors or on a short walk, so it suits a day or half a day rather than a week.
Prices by age
| Age | Odysseo (foreign visitors) | L’Aventure du Sucre (foreign visitors) |
|---|---|---|
| Under 4 | free | free |
| 4 and 5 | Rs 960 | free |
| 6 to 12 | Rs 960 | Rs 600 |
| 13 to 17 | no teen price is listed, so ask at the desk | Rs 600 |
Blue Penny Museum sells a family ticket for two adults and two children at Rs 820. Without it, children and students pay Rs 200 and adults Rs 325. The sugar museum gives families 10 percent off.
Toddlers and young children
- Odysseo Oceanarium. The ocean tunnel and tanks keep small children busy. Open daily 09:00 to 17:00, last entry 16:15.
- Le Caudan Waterfront. Walk the promenade and look for the Allee des Parapluies, the street under a ceiling of umbrellas. The waterfront has a cinema and plenty of places to eat.
- Pamplemousses garden. Giant Victoria water lilies and giant tortoises, open about 08:30 to 17:30 each day. Foreign visitors pay around Rs 300 per most sources.
Primary school age
- Blue Penny Museum. Children can be taken to the stamp room for the 10 minute lit showing at quarter past each hour. Photos are not allowed in that room.
- Natural History Museum. The dodo displays beside Jardin de la Compagnie are the draw. Reported hours run 09:00 to 16:00 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 11:00 to 16:00 Wednesday and 09:00 to 12:00 Saturday. Most listings say free entry, one says Rs 75 for adults.
- L’Aventure du Sucre. The sugar museum includes tastings and sits next to the garden. It is closed on Sundays.
Teenagers
Odysseo and the Blue Penny Museum work for older children too. Add a street food crawl at the Central Market, where dholl puri, gateau piment, boulettes and alouda cost little and are paid for in cash.
A short word on the memorials
Aapravasi Ghat and the Intercontinental Slavery Museum are memorials to enslaved and indentured people, not entertainment. Whether young children come along is the parents’ call, and a short visit with quiet voices works best.
Comfort and safety
- Walk in the morning. Summer from November to April is hot and humid, and the centre empties from about 17:00.
- Look down on pavements, where open drains run beside the kerb.
- Choose a taxi after dark, as official advice warns about unlit areas such as the backstreets of the business district.
- Read the current UK or US advice for Mauritius before travel.
Read more: attraction tours , day trips and the 3 day Mauritius itinerary .
Family tours around the capital can be searched on Viator . Ticket pages: Odysseo , Blue Penny and L’Aventure du Sucre .