The lagoon
Mauritius sea excursions
Aerial views of the turquoise water we call home.
Sometimes the drone tells the story better than we can: this is the southeast lagoon of Mauritius from above, the water every shade between green and blue.
The five islands of our grand tour are all here — Île aux Cerfs and its beaches, Île au Phare with the 1864 lighthouse, the Île aux Aigrettes nature reserve — threaded by channels our skippers have known since childhood.
Wild dolphins work this coast most mornings, and green and hawksbill turtles graze the seagrass inside the reef. On the 5 island tour we see turtles roughly eight trips out of ten.
If you want the whole picture in one day, the 5 island tour is the one to book — shared from Rs 3,500 per person.
