A visit to the St Aubin house is a fascinating experience where you’ll learn about sugar plantation and rum making at the local distillery.

St Aubin is one of the well known tourist attraction in the island of Mauritius. Built in the year 1819, it has served as home of several owners of the sugar plantation. You’ll discover wonderful architectural aesthetics of the colonial era. In the 1990’s, the house has been renovated and has been considered as a national architectural heritage. You’ll also be able to savour exquisite meals at a restaurant which serves local and authentic cuisine.

Overview


Duration
  • 1 hour

Operating hours
  • 09:00 to 17:00

Operating days
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Sunday

Highlights
  • Discover the rum house and sample different rums
  • Visit Vanilla House
  • Visit Anthurium (flowers) greenhouses
  • Visit garden and discover about various spices

St Aubin


Visit and Tour
  • You'll visit St Aubin house which has been owned by several owners of sugar plantations in the past
  • Discover architectural aesthetics of the building dated from the colonial era
  • Take a tour at the sugar factory and le Moulin du Domaine
  • Taste some rums which are locally made in the distillery of the state
  • Learn about transformation processing of vanilla
  • If you are fond of flowers, it's the place to be as Anthurium are to be found there
  • You can also visit the garden and discover various spices

Lunch at restaurant Le Saint Aubin


Starter
  • Palm heart salad
  • Smoked marlin
  • Bread basket

Main course
  • Chicken in vanilla with Rice and Chutneys

Other dishes
  • Lentil soup
  • Mixed chutneys and pickles
  • Plain rice
  • Sauteed vegetables

Dessert
  • Caramelized banana in toffee sauce
  • Caramelized seasonal fruits accompanied with vanilla ice cream

How it works?


How to book
  1. Fill out the booking form on this page with your specific details and we will email you you within one hour with a personalized quote
  2. You can then review the quote and adjust the itinerary to best match your exact requirements
  3. Confirm your booking by replying back to receive a booking confirmation by email
  4. On the day of tour or activity, your driver will pick you up at your accommodation as specified in your booking
  5. Payment can be made in two ways:
    • On the day of the tour directly to the driver
    • Online via our website by Visa or MasterCard credit card
    • Online via PayPal (in USD only)

Note
  • Our reservation team will be able to answer any question you may have
  • We can fully customize your trips

Travellers' Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5
4.5 out of 5 stars (based on 4 reviews)

It was a very good place to visit. I like it!

Rated 5.0 out of 5
October 8, 2018

It was a nice place to visit and I was also shown about the entire process of the production of rum through some videos. I also visited the vanilla house and learnt about how the growth of vanilla. Rum tasting was enjoyable too, I had several rum which I would say, were great. I will do it again!!

Nicolas