MAURITIUS ISLAND TOUR ON A BUDGET: Île aux Benitiers (Mauritius Road Trip Ep. 3)

In this video we’re going on a budget boat tour on Mauritius to the beautiful island of Île aux Benitiers. There are many boat tours available that can be quite expensive, so we wanted to try and organise the boat tour ourselves. We had heard that you can go to the dock in La Gaulette and ask the local fishermen to take you to the island by boat. We had to haggle a bit but then settled on a price that we think is pretty good for the value we got. By going on this DIY boat trip we got a private trip which also meant that we could ask our skipper to bring us to the spots that we wanted. We visited a snorkel spot, saw the popular Crystal Rock and then went to a more secluded spot on Île aux Benitiers. After our boat trip we continued our road trip to Flic en Flac where we’ll be spending a few days!

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This video is part of a multi-part series of our ultimate ROAD TRIP THROUGH MAURITIUS! Mauritius is a popular honeymoon and beach holiday destination but it has so much more to offer than beautiful beaches (although there are many of them as well). We’re really excited to get to know this African island country and its culture and cuisine. On our road trip we’ll spend three weeks driving from the South up the West coast, then further into the North and finally down the East coast. Our goal is to get to know Mauritius from all sides, as well as check out its beautiful beaches and nature.

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In this video:
0:00 Our plan for our budget boat tour to Île aux Benitiers
0:34 Making iced coffee in our apartment in La Gaulette
1:45 Talking (and haggling) with the local fishermen at the dock to arrange our boat trip
3:10 Start of our boat trip to Île aux Benitiers
4:10 Snorkel spot in beautiful water
4:50 We made it to the island - Île aux Benitiers
7:12 Summary of our DIY boat trip
8:15 Our apartment in Flic en Flac

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