What are the best things to do in Mauritius with a three-year old? Mia’s son, Kai, chimes in with some recommendations.
Here’s a look at my son Kai’s favourite activities from our trip.
Casala World of Adventure
Casala claims to be an Adventure Park for adults and kids but definitely only for the latter in my opinion. First impression: it’s expensive. It starts with a basic entry fee with lots of extra options such as interacting with lions, canyoning, zipline, quad/buggy rides, Segways … the list is endless. I strongly advise to go for the basic entry options. You still get plenty to do such as petting farm, visiting lions, tigers, giraffes, zebras, rhinos (out of which none are native to Mauritius), touching giant turtles and access to be a massive playground.
With all this said, the park is beautifully done and regardless of what I thought of it, Kai had an absolute blast and talked about it for many days after, which made it all worth it.
Find out more at caselapark.com.
Local Bus Ride #27
We did have a rental car, which was an absolute must for the self-catering option, but for Kai’s love of buses we joined a group of locals at the busstop across the street where we lived. We could not help but think that we might be the first tourists boarding this bus. (Julia’s selfie stick might have been a dead give away). The journey was fast and furious – and a lot of fun. We had no idea where we were going and engaged with some locals who were keen to share their knowledge of the area – in French.
Our Air-Conditioned Car
It gets hot and sticky in Mauritius! We all agree that cooling down in the car between activities might have been Kai’s top preferred thing to do during our stay.
Written by Mia, who works as a chef and writer in London. Stay tuned for more posts in her series about visiting Mauritius.
