The 12 Best Mauritius Street Food Tours

1.Port Louis: Street Food & City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 518 reviews · 3 hours · from $58Our pick

Walk nearly 4km through Port Louis with a small group of up to eight, stopping for about seven tastings of faratas, rougaille, dumplings, pastries, and more. Guides such as Christopher, Rudy, Adrian, and Ashvin add local history, market tips, and stories about the island’s many cultures. Bring water, sun protection, and an empty stomach.

“Fantastic tour! It was much more than a food tour as you visit a museum and garden in the city Center. Our guide was extremely friendly and shared much knowledge about the history of Mauritius and its culture. Would recommend!”

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2.Port Louis: Street Food & City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 377 reviews · 3h 30m · from $42Best value

Spend about three and a half hours walking Port Louis with a local guide, often Dourvesh, and tasting 6 to 8 or more Mauritian foods. Visit a historical museum, Chinatown, Central Market, Company Garden, old streets, and street-art spots. Food, tropical fruit, juice or a milkshake, and water are included.

“I rarely leave reviews - this time the whole family agrees we should. The tour was great - a perfect combination of history and food, a mixture of cultures and some street art thrown in for good measure. Dourvesh is a perfect guide - knowledgeable and easygoing. He brought Mauritius to life for us and answered lots of our questions - from history to plants to politics. We learned a lot and as for the food - it was delicious and Dourvesh was happy to accommodate our vegetarian daughters. 10/10 from all of us”

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3.Port-Louis Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · from $57Top rated

Walk about 4 km through Port Louis with a multilingual guide, stopping at Les Jardins de la Compagnie, Chinatown, and Central Market. Expect Mauritian roti and dholl puri, Chinese sweets, fresh fruit, sugarcane juice, lunch, and plenty of local history. Guides such as Rudy, Ashvin, Ashwin, Ruby, and Adrian have led the tour.

“Immersive Street food tour. Ashvin, our guide, was a very friendly and informative guide. He gave us lots of interesting history of Mauritius & Port Louis, and brought us to amazing sites of interest. Our food experience was a cultural & culinary adventure, tasting the best of local Mauritius cuisine from Indian & Chinese influence to home grown produce. An added bonus of visiting a Mosque and doing some street market shopping at the end. I would highly recommend this tour, bonus if you get Ashvin.”

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4.Mauritius: Port Louis Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 93 reviews · 2 hours · from $70

Join a small group of up to 10 people for a two-hour walk from Le Caudan Waterfront through Port Louis. Guides including Christopher, Christophe, and Sailen connect about eight food tastings to Mauritius’s Indian, Chinese, African, and Gujarati influences. Come hungry, wear comfortable shoes, and expect a warm, street-level look at the capital.

“Great guide, great food, very relaxed 2 hours tour Great variety of food, very knowledgeable guide”

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5.Mauritius: Snorkeling with Turtles & Port Louis Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 61 reviews · 5 hours

Spend five hours with a private guide, starting with a boat ride from Trou aux Biches to a clear-water snorkeling site where turtles may appear. Then walk Port Louis markets and street stalls for dholl puri, samosas, alouda, curry, seafood, and fruit. Hotel pickup and drop-off cover the whole island. Guides speak English and French.

“Baboo - our driver - was such a good guy. He was very informative and kind, which made us feel safe and appreciated. We saw a turtle and swimmed with it for half an hour. Furthermore the Port Louis trip was good and Well excecuted. 5 stars from Clara and Simon.”

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6.Street Food Private Tour in Port Louis

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · from $69

Meet your guide at the listed Port Louis meeting point for a three-hour food walk capped at six people. You’ll sample Gujerati treats such as gato pima, try Hakka-influenced dishes in Chinatown, visit Central Market, and hear how Mauritian food reflects the island’s mixed culture. Christopher may lead your group.

“Amazing tour a unique experience. Christopher our guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable. I highly recommend to give it a go.”

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7.Mauritius: Port Louis Street Food City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $49

Start at Caudan Waterfront and walk Port Louis with a local guide, tasting about eight Mauritian, Indian, Chinese, and African-influenced dishes. You’ll visit the central market, Chinatown, Jummah Mosque, Aapravasi Ghat, and Company Garden. Guides such as Dourvesh tailor the pace to your interests. The tour lasts three to four hours and costs $49.40.

“Dourvesh was a fantastic guide who showed us the highlights of Port Louis food and cultural scene. He adapted the tour to our interests and we were absolutely stuffed by the end and had to spend a bit longer looking at the glorious banyan trRead more”

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8.Port Louis: Private Guided Tour and Street Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5 reviews · 6 hours · from $175

Spend six hours exploring Port Louis with a private English or French-speaking guide and air-conditioned car. Visit Central Market, Chinatown, Aapravasi Ghat, Citadelle Fort, the Natural History Museum area, and Caudan Waterfront. About eight street-food tastings turn the city tour into a filling introduction to Mauritian cooking.

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9.Port Louis Street Food and Cultural Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $91

Meet your local guide at Port Louis Central Post Office for a small-group food walk through the Central Market, Company Gardens, Jummah Mosque, and Aapravasi Ghat. Over 3.5 hours, taste faratas, samosas, gateaux piment, and other local snacks while learning how Mauritius became a meeting place of cultures.

“This lovel experience gifts to you the discovery of the truly exotic and eclectic nature of Port Louis’ population and food. A fascinating melting pot of peoples, cultures and cuisines, Mauritius and its capital offer delights and temptations that all bRead more”

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10.North Tour Of Mauritius With Street Food tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours

Spend eight hours touring northern Mauritius in a private air-conditioned car with guide Ashley. Visit Port Louis, the markets, an old fort, the botanical garden, north coast beaches, and the famous red roof church. Local street food, water, hotel pickup, and drop-off are included. Botanical garden entry and lunch cost extra.

“Unser Guide Ashlay war wirklich sehr nett, hat uns viel erklärt, pünktlich, zuverlässig. Wir konnten die Tour nach unseren Vorstellungen gestalten. Kurz gesagt, absolut empfehlenswert.”

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11.Port Louis: City Tour with Street Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $116

Explore Port Louis by private vehicle and on foot with a live guide speaking English, French, or Hindi. Visit Fort Adelaide, the central market, Chinatown, the Caudan Waterfront, political landmarks, and the horse racing track, then sample local street food. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included from locations across Mauritius.

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12.Mahebourg Private Historical & Street Food Tour with transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $78

Spend four to five hours exploring Mahébourg with a private guide and driver from Freshverde Holidays. Walk the waterfront, taste dholl puri and samosas, visit the market, National Museum, Frederik Hendrik site, and enjoy a traditional Mauritian lunch. Pickup is available anywhere in Mauritius.

“Viel Geschichte, gutes Essen und zusätzlich noch Blue Bay und ein traumhafter Aussichtspunkt von dem ein grosser Teil der Nordküste zu sehen was”

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