Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Seven days is the unhurried version of the six-day spine: the same North Coast base in Grand Baie, the same day trips west to Le Morne and east to Île aux Cerfs, but with Chamarel and Black River Gorges split across two easier days instead of one long one, plus a lighter final day before the flight home.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Six days is enough to base on the North Coast and add day trips into every other region: west to Le Morne, inland to Chamarel and Grand Bassin, into Port Louis for culture, and east by catamaran to Île aux Cerfs.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Five days is enough to base on the West Coast and still fit three real day trips, without the back-to-back exhaustion of trying to add a fourth: this plan covers Le Morne’s history and Tamarin’s dolphins, a full Chamarel and Black River Gorges day, and a Port Louis and Pamplemousses culture day, all from a single Flic en Flac base.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Four days is enough to base in one region and still fit two real day trips: this plan settles into Grand Baie on the North Coast, then spends a day inland at Chamarel and Black River Gorges and a day on culture in Port Louis and Pamplemousses.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Three days is enough for one region done properly if you don’t try to cross the island: this plan bases on the West Coast, near Le Morne, and covers its UNESCO history, an ethical dolphin-watching morning at Tamarin, and a full day inland at Chamarel and Black River Gorges.

Heads up: some links here are affiliate links. Book or buy through them and we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only point you to things we would actually use. Two days only covers one region properly, and Mauritius rewards picking just one: this plan bases in Grand Baie on the calm North Coast, with a lagoon catamaran trip and enough beach time to see why Trou aux Biches gets called the island’s best beach.