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China Town & Port-Louis Mix Food Tour
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China Town & Port-Louis Mix Food Tour

By Taste Buddies
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Ages 0-99, max of 12 per group
Duration: 4h
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Live guide: English, French
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  • Dishes served at our food stops
  • Street food tastings
  • Drinks offered at our food stops
What's not included
  • Private transportation
  • Parking Fees


Start:
  • Le Casino, Port Louis, Mauritius
    In front of the casino at the Caudan Waterfront.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 56071P9

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    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
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    • Taste Buddies
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      Port Louis, Mauritius
      Joined in August 2017
    • eloises806
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Brilliant!
      Such a brilliant tour! Our tour guide Christopher was brilliant and incredibly knowledgable about the history of Mauritius. We learnt so much about the culture, food and wildlife. He was incredibly welcoming and answered all our questions with rich stories and engaging detail. The food was wonderful and really gave us a flavour of the different cultural backgrounds of Mauritius. A must do if you want to learn about the Island and enjoy delicious food. We will be back again when we are next in Mauritius. Thank you Christopher!
      Written 8 September 2024
    • 248phillippas
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Wow
      What a great food tour, with loads of history about Mauritius thrown in as well. Ruddy our food tour guide took us to some amazing places to try traditional cuisine, all was thoroughly delicious. Amongst all the food my favourite was the roti’s and delicious milkshake drink. As a chef himself Ruddy was really able to break down the different flavours we were trying. It was also amazing walking around Port Louis with someone who could point out the best bits to see, whether it was statues, beautiful buildings or a 3d manga art street the tour really was a memorable experience.
      Written 3 September 2024
    • CCLocke
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A must-do if you want to learn about Mauritian history, culture, and food
      Port Louis is a small, crowded city so I was wondering how we would navigate as a group. It turns out the tour has been impeccably planned. Our guide, Rudy, found pockets of quiet spaces where we could all gather while he told us about the history of the place and we tasted the street food. Excellently designed tour, and Rudy was amazing. He has a great sense of humor, a booming voice that makes it easy to hear him above the street noise, and he was always aware of where everybody was, waiting for people if necessary and making sure we could all see and hear him. This is much more than a food tour - we learned a lot about the history and culture of Mauritius while also tasting the food. What a great way to learn about the island!
      Written 30 August 2024
    • Bowls2121
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Good tour around Port Louis
      Tried a variety of authentic food while still getting to hear some of the history of the place which was really interesting. It was limited to a small amount of people which was good and I guide was so friendly- he even rang our taxi for us and spoke to him in French to arrange where to collect us which was so kind! A lovely half day trip out!
      Written 28 August 2024
    • Jiri P
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Perfect start of your stay at Mauritius
      Great opportunity to explore the downtown with local guide and taste typical local food. You will learn about Mauritius more than reading any tour guide book.
      Written 16 August 2024
    • samanthai566
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent tour
      Taste Buddies give a truly authentic experience of life in Mauritius and the tour with Ashvin was excellent. We started the day with a short drive to a local Tamil temple which was beautiful. The next stop was a vanilla farm where fruits and vegetables were grown. We tasted some home grown snacks and their exceptional jam. The tour guide there was informative and lovely and was really passionate about her job. We then travelled back to Flacq for the walking tour which included a dholl puri, chicken and then an excellent shared curry meal. The amount of food was perfect and a visit to Flacq market finished off a brilliant day. We were so impressed that we booked another tour in Port Louis for later in the holiday.
      Written 7 August 2024
    • teddyewing
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great tastes and historical tales!
      The Port-Louis Street Food tour was great! Each item tasted was full of local flavor and the history to go along with it! I got in at least 5,000 steps and had an experience I would not have otherwise had without the tour and the great tour guide. There was more history to the tour than I planned for, but each detali given gave more insight to the varying tastes and all around history of Mauritius.
      Written 21 July 2024
    • D9754KGkirstya
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great experience - would highly recommend
      We were really impressed with the food tour and the guide, who was very knowledgeable about the history of Mauritius. The size of the group was perfect (with only 8 people max). We had 6 food stops with a variety of different cuisines, including a dessert and sugar cane juice stop. We liked that the tour was in the old town so it was more authentic - rather than being in the tourist side of Port Louis. It was great to see the artwork in China town. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone wanting to experience the culture of Mauritius.
      Written 29 June 2024
    • PineConesWA
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Port Louis street food tour- worthwhile
      Great tour of Port Louis with Rudy our knowledgeable host. You don't need breakfast with this 3hour+ tour, learning a little about the rich history and culture of Mauritius and Port Louis and the multicultural mix that makes up the population. Very informative, great food and plenty to see. Well worth it.
      Written 25 June 2024
    • Nolwandle A
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      All the yums!
      Such a great experience exploring all the local foods in an authentic way. They clearly know how to pick the best spots because all the places we went to had queues of people waiting to order! All the food was freshly made and simply delicious. Our guide Aidan was so knowledgeable and friendly too!
      Written 10 June 2024
    • Nadine M
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      A fabulous food adventure in Flacq
      An excellent half day adventure into Mauritian food, history and culture. The meeting place was easy to find and our guides were friendly and engaging. We made five food stops in total each one different and delicious. I would absolutely recommend this tour - we had a great time despite the wet weather!
      Written 29 May 2024
    • SquirtyBurt
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Informative tour with great food.
      We had a great time on this tour, with Adrien as our excellent guide. He was friendly, knowledgeable and ensured all members of our group had an equal amount of close contact during the tour. Information about the city and its history was interesting and the food was so tasty.
      Written 24 May 2024
    • 493leahr
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Tasty exploration of Port Louis
      We had a great time eating our way around the sites of Port Louis. Rudi was really knowledgable and enthusiastic about everything he showed us. The food itself was a good mix of cultures, both savoury and sweet. I’d definitely recommend this as a way to see and taste parts of Port Louis you might otherwise miss.
      Written 12 May 2024
    • xanderde
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      4.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great to taste local food
      It was great, the host, Rudy, was very friendly and informative and made the tour fun. We ate a lot! I'd advise not having breakfast! It was quite tiring walking around in the heat and humidity (and full of food!), but worth it. My favourite was the local fruits.
      Written 8 April 2024
    • 667Fred
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      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Great street food tour!
      We enjoyed the tour enormously. Adrian was a great guide - friendly, attentive and knowledgeable. We learnt a lot and enjoyed both our food tastings and meeting the local people. Thank you, Adrian!
      Written 21 March 2024
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    Ellenfishing
    London, United Kingdom124 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great tour of places we wouldn’t otherwise have seen. Adrien was friendly and informative and we felt we’d seen a lot of Port Louis and leaned about Mauritian culture and ethnicities. It was a lot of walking in the heat for the kids (11, 9) but they still enjoyed it especially the pastries at the start and sugar cane juice at the end! Other highlights were the mural streets, the Chinese restaurant and the dumplings. A great contrast to lazing at the beach and I’d recommend it! (One watch out : the spices in the market are expensive. Fun to smell but we made mistake of buying some and felt a bit scammed by the stall owner. It would have been good if the tour had been clearer in its warnings at this point of the tour. Other feedback: the market is shady and full of interest so we could have lingered a bit longer over this part of the tour to explore the market slightly more.)
    Written 3 January 2022
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    Hi Ellenfis... We thank you for your review and we will take in consideration your recommendation to make our tour better. We hope to welcome you in one of our other tours in a near future.
    Written 4 January 2022
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    Loretta R
    East Sussex, UK190 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2022
    We initially took the Grand Baie food tour with Adrien, who was great - very engaging, personable and enthusiastic - and he really helped us find a few new gems in the town (although it was our fourth visit to the island, we had never felt we'd really 'cracked' Mauritian food). The Grand Baie tour helped open up some fantastic new options for us, and we retuned to several of them afterwards.

    We enjoyed the experience so much we decided to book a second tour, so ended up doing the China Town tour in Port Louis with Rudi. This was another really positive experience . We had visited bustling Port Louis before, but had no real idea of where to find the best street food options. Rudi's strong local knowledge was so helpful, and the various eating places selected for us were nicely varied and off the beaten track. We'd never have found the roti stand, or the little family bakery that did such delicious cakes!

    We enjoyed everything we ate on both tours, and Adrien and Rudi were professional and charming. Though they must both have done so many of these tours, they still managed to sound fresh and enthusiastic!

    Very highly recommended for anyone wanting to get a bit deeper into everyday Mauritian life, culture and food. Many thanks!
    Written 14 January 2023
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    Wow - thanks so much for this great review on both tours Grand Baie & China Town. Hope next time, you can try the Mahebourg one ;-)
    Written 30 January 2023
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    eschorn11
    Grand Baie12 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2020 • Couples
    Just enough walking and really great street food and sit down Peking Duck lunch at First Restaurant. Loved visiting Manga Street with amazing street art. Many thanks to Dada and Adrien for another superb taste tour.
    Written 31 October 2020
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    Thank you very much for your nice review - we've been delighted to have you and hope to see you again soon.
    Written 18 October 2021
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    william gerard b
    Aberdeenshire, UK198 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2022 • Couples
    I did not get a great feeling for this place some parts especially round the market area we're very dirty the centre part we're slightly better. Took a taxi the following day to tour the island once again not overly impressed but that could be the fact it never stopped raining !!
    Written 28 July 2023
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    Hello, we thank you for your review. We can assure you that we have carefully chosen all the food stops based on highest standards including sanitary ones. This tour aims at promoting authentic Mauritian Street Food and Port-Louis is like any other busy city in world. If you would like a tour with more chic restaurants allow us to recommend the Grand Baie Food Tour next time you visit! Have a great day ahead!
    Written 2 August 2023
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Nov 2021 • Business
    What an amazing way to explore Mauritius! The local food is part of the travel experience. I recommend you wear comfy shoes, a pair of trainers maybe. This is a walking tour. This tour formed part of the MTPA experience, Thank you so much to our awesome guides!!! #MauritiusNow
    Written 21 November 2021
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    Hi Travelw... We thank you for your recommendation and hope to welcome you again or your guests in a near future.
    Written 3 January 2022
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    Geoffrey Burger
    Durbanville, South Africa12 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Apr 2022 • Couples
    What a amazingly beautiful experience! We did the port louis and china town tour and it was such a joy. 10/10 would do again. Both guys were such a joy to chat to.
    Written 2 May 2022
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    Thanks so much for your great review! We are looking forward to welcoming you again in one of our other food tours.
    Written 11 May 2022
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    Jenny L
    Grand Baie10 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2021 • Friends
    Good info good variety of local tastes. Adrian was punctual and patient and so nice. Chosen route was interesting. I liked the size of the group too.
    Written 18 October 2021
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    Thank you so much for your feedback! We are glad you enjoyed our tours ;-)
    Written 26 October 2021
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    Tousika
    Dijon21 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great tour we learn a lot about the history of Mauritius so interesting for the very complete gastronomic suite and the top support
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    Written 22 August 2023
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