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Explore Mauritius’s capital on a guided cultural walk through markets, museums, and historic sites. Discover the island’s origins, diverse communities, and vibrant daily life in Port Louis.

Highlights

• Discover Port Louis through history, culture, and daily life
• Learn stories of migration, identity, and the island’s origins
• Explore markets, museums, and iconic heritage sites
• Visit Aapravasi Ghat and the Slavery Museum
• Experience the city’s vibrant streets and colonial charm

Description

Experience the cultural heart of Mauritius on a guided tour through Port Louis, a city shaped by centuries of migration, trade, and heritage. Begin at the historic harbour, where traders, sailors, and immigrants once arrived, setting the foundation for the island’s multicultural identity. Learn how Port Louis evolved from a colonial port into the country’s economic and cultural centre. Continue through the lively Central Market, where Mauritians shop daily for fresh fruits, vegetables, and spices that form the base of the island’s unique culinary fusion. Discover local flavours, colourful scents, and the rhythm of everyday life. Your walk takes you past examples of colonial architecture, public buildings, and charming old streets before heading to the Natural History Museum to explore Mauritius’s biodiversity and its link to the island’s history. The tour also includes two of the country’s most important heritage sites: • Aapravasi Ghat, where indentured labourers first arrived, marking a turning point in global migration history. • The Intercontinental Slavery Museum, where you gain deeper understanding of Mauritius’s complex past and the stories that shaped its people. This experience blends culture, history, architecture, and local life, offering a complete and meaningful introduction to Port Louis.

Includes

Professional guided visit through the historic Port Louis harbour area Explanations on the origins of settlement, population arrival patterns, and economic development of the capital Tour of the Central Market, including fruit, vegetable, with insights into Mauritian food culture and traditional produce Visit to the Natural History Museum with commentary on Mauritius’s biodiversity, extinct species, and environmental history Entry and guided explanation at Aapravasi Ghat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, focusing on the journey of indentured labourers and global migration history Visit to the Intercontinental Slavery Museum, including interpretation of artefacts, memorials, and narratives linked to the island’s slavery past Insightful storytelling about the communities, religions, languages, and cultural influences that shaped modern Mauritius Responsible tourism guidelines and cultural etiquette to ensure respectful interaction with local environments and communities

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