Domaine Saint Aubin is a former colonial mansion that has lost none of its former splendour.

The complex of several plantations and buildings is located in the south of Mauritius and is a very popular tourist destination. If you want to explore the whole complex, including the tours, set aside at least 2.5 hours.

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You can buy tea, vanilla and rum products in several souvenir shops.

Domaine Saint Aubin also runs the Bois Chéri tea plantation, 17km away.

Vanilla, rum, turtles and luxury restaurants

Domaine Saint Aubin is still an active farm and factory, but much of it is open to the public.

Vanilla plantation

The local vanilla plantation is the largest tourist-accessible site of its kind, with regular tours in English and French.

A tour of the plantation costs 600 mur

A smaller and also very pretty vanilla plantation is located in the north of the island in the town of St. Julien d'Hotman.

Rhumerie

The rum distillery offers tours and tastings.

The tour and tasting costs the same as the vanilla plantation 600 mur.

Botanical garden, turtles and deer

There are beautiful botanical gardens and a small selection of giant tortoises and tame deer and geese to wander freely amongst the buildings.

These parts of Saint Aubin are accessible free of charge.

Restaurant

The whole area is dominated by a magnificent historic building, where you will find a luxury restaurant dedicated to local cuisine.

The restaurant is not only popular with tourists, but also with upper class Mauritians, for weddings and other special events.

You can view the table and menu booking options here: groupe-saintaubin.com/restaurant-de-saint-aubin.

How to get there

Domaine Saint Aubin is located right on the main ring road around the island between Riviere des Anguilles and Souillac.

You can park for free inside the premises.

There are also several bus routes that run along the main road, with the nearest bus stop being about 400 metres from the entrance.

• Riviere des Anguilles - lines 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 10, 129, 133, 197 (every 5-10 minutes)
• L'Escalier, Plaine Magnien, Mahébourg - line 10 (every 20 minutes)
• Surinam, Riviere des Galets - lines 6, 6A, 10, 133, 197 (every 10-15 minutes)
• Bel Ombre, Baie du Cap - line 133 (every 45 minutes)
• Curepipe - line 6, 6A, 133 (every 20-40 minutes)
• Port Louis - line 197 (once an hour)

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