Catamaran cruise with Tino Boats
From the first sail out of Trou d'Eau Douce to sunset on the way home.
This is the day most of our guests come for: the full catamaran cruise from Trou d'Eau Douce to Île aux Cerfs, filmed the way it actually happens.
We cast off at nine, when the lagoon is at its calmest and the light is still soft. The first leg hugs the coast towards the mouth of the Grande Rivière Sud-Est, where the catamaran noses up the river to the GRSE waterfall — keep an eye on the trees, because the monkeys usually beat us there.
Then it's out to the reef. The snorkelling spot in this video is one we've used for years: shallow enough for beginners, busy enough with fish that nobody wants to get out. Gear is on board, and the crew is in the water with you.
Lunch is grilled on deck while we sail — chicken, fish, salads, and the drinks keep coming. By early afternoon the sails point at Île aux Cerfs and its white sand, where the day slows right down until it's time to ride the trade winds home.
If this looks like your kind of day, the shared cruise runs daily from Rs 2,300 per person, and the whole catamaran can be chartered privately for groups of up to ten.
