The south-west, in one day
Chamarel waterfall Mauritius is one gorge with two things inside it: a twin stream that drops off a basalt lip into a bowl of forest, and the Seven Coloured Earths behind the same gate. We do not sell the park ticket. What is bookable here is the day that drives you to it — a private south-west tour at $122 with 2,030 reviews at 4.8, or the same coast with lunch at $110 with 1,316 reviews at 4.8.
Quick answer
The short answer. The falls sit inside the Chamarel park in the south-west of the island, and entry to that park is not sold on this site. People searching for Chamarel waterfall Mauritius are almost always looking for the guided day that gets them there: $122 buys 7.5 hours with a private guide, $110 buys a 7-hour private south-west day with lunch included. Both start and finish at your accommodation.
What you are actually looking at
A gated park with two sights in it — and a stop, not a destination, inside a longer day.
Chamarel is a village, a stretch of the south-west uplands, and the park that holds both the falls and the Seven Coloured Earths. When a search for Chamarel waterfall Mauritius turns into a plan, the first useful thing to know is that the falls are not a roadside stop: they are inside a gated park.
The falls themselves are two streams that come over the lip of a basalt shelf and drop into a wide bowl of rock and forest. The photograph everyone takes is from across the gorge, with the cliff on one side, dark trees crowding the rim, and the hills of the interior stacked up behind. The Chamarel waterfall Mauritius jungle is not a backdrop in that picture — it covers the whole frame except for the rock face and the water.
The second sight is a short move away inside the same park: bare mineral dunes banded in red and brown, which is where the Seven Coloured Earths get their name. The Mauritius Chamarel waterfall Seven Coloured Earths pairing is why the park is on almost every south-west itinerary.
And that is the honest shape of it. A Chamarel waterfall in Mauritius is one stop inside a much longer day, and the day is what you book. Neither listing on this page is a ticket to the park; both are private guided days through the south-west that put the park on the route along with the rest of the coast.
The two days on this site
Two private days, 30 minutes and $110 apart, with different routes through the same coast.
Two listings drive the south-west, close enough in price that the choice is about shape rather than money.
The Private Southwest Chamarel Highlights Tour runs 7.5 hours at $122 and carries 2,030 reviews at 4.8 — the largest review count of any listing on this site. Its own description names what it covers: the Seven Coloured Earths, waterfalls, volcanic mountains, scenic viewpoints and sacred temples, with a private guide on a personalised route. Because it is private, the order of the day is yours to push around, which is the part people book it for.
The Private South-West Tour with Lunch runs 7 hours at $110 with 1,316 reviews at 4.8, and its listing names a longer string of stops along the south coast: Chamarel Waterfall, 7-Colored Earth, Alexandra Falls, Black River Valley, Grand Bassin and Trou aux Cerfs. A meal is listed as included. That is a fuller route and a shorter day, which is a real trade: more stops in less time means less standing around at each one.
Neither is a Chamarel waterfall Mauritius scenic flight. Both are road days, and the Chamarel waterfall Mauritius tropical forest is seen from the rim. A Chamarel waterfall Mauritius aerial perspective is a helicopter booking and a different budget: flights here begin at $860.
Both are private, and that decides the day for a lot of people. A Mauritius Chamarel waterfall family booking is not a coach, and a Mauritius Chamarel waterfall nature stop lasts as long as your group wants.
Every trip, current fare
The two private days that take in the park, the shorter falls hike that does not, and the scenic flight — with what each one charges per hour of listed time.
| Flight | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius: Private Southwest Chamarel Highlights TourSeven Coloured Earths and falls | 7.5 h | $122 | Seven Coloured Earths and falls | $16.27 | 4.8 · 2,030 |
| Mauritius: Private South-West Tour with LunchPrivate guide, lunch included | 7 h | $110 | Private guide, lunch included | $15.71 | 4.8 · 1,316 |
| Mauritius: Tamarind Falls Highlights 3-Hour Hiking TripThree hours at the falls | 3 h | $56 | Three hours at the falls | $18.67 | 4.9 · 616 |
| Mauritius: Scenic Helicopter Flight with Hotel TransfersHotel transfers both ways | $860 | Hotel transfers both ways | — | 4.6 · 102 |
Which one to book
Half an hour of time and $12 separate them. The rest is route versus pace.
Start with what the numbers say and nothing else. The 7.5-hour day is $122 and holds 2,030 reviews at 4.8. The 7-hour day with lunch is $110 and holds 1,316 reviews at 4.8. Per listed hour that works out close enough that price is not the deciding factor. The gap between them over a whole day is $12.
So the question is what the day should feel like. The 7.5-hour version is the slower one: fewer named stops, more time at each. The 7-hour version is the fuller one, with six named stops and a meal in half an hour less. One is a day in the south-west; the other is a circuit of it.
There is a second axis nobody mentions. Lunch on a private day is a logistics problem as much as a meal, and the listing that includes it has taken that decision off your hands.
Verdict. If this is your one inland day and you want to stand at the Chamarel waterfall Mauritius viewpoint without watching the clock, book the 7.5-hour private day at $122: it is the longest, it is the most reviewed listing on this site at 2,030 reviews at 4.8, and the extra half hour lands where you want it. If you would rather see more of the south coast and have the meal handled, the 7-hour day at $110 with 1,316 reviews at 4.8 is the better-shaped trip. Both carry Free cancellation, so the booking is not the irreversible part of the plan.
Getting there
What the listings themselves say about where the day goes. Where a listing does not name a meeting point, this table says so rather than guessing.
| Listing | What the listing names | Length | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Southwest Chamarel Highlights Tour | Seven Coloured Earths, waterfalls, volcanic mountains, viewpoints, temples | 7.5 h | $122 |
| Private South-West Tour with Lunch | Chamarel Waterfall, 7-Colored Earth, Alexandra Falls, Black River Valley, Grand Bassin, Trou aux Cerfs | 7 h | $110 |
| Tamarind Falls Highlights Hiking Trip | Tamarind Falls along the Rivière Tamarin, natural pools | 3 h | $56 |
| Scenic Helicopter Flight | Hotel transfers both ways | 3 h | $860 |
Both south-west days are private and begin where you are staying. Neither listing names a public meeting point, so confirm the pick-up through the booking rather than planning the morning around an assumption.
When to go
No page can tell you what the sky will do on your date, and this one will not try. What changes through the year is how busy the island is and how much daylight a seven-hour day has to work with.
Nov – Jan
The island’s summer months and the longest days of the year, which suits a 7.5-hour private tour better than any other season. It is also when accommodation and private guides book out first, so this is the stretch to reserve early rather than on arrival.
Feb – Apr
Still long daylight and a thinner crowd than the turn of the year. A good window if you want the private day at short notice, and the one most likely to leave a choice of start times.
May – Jul
The island’s winter half. Days are shorter, which matters when the listing runs seven hours from your door, so an early start is worth asking for when you book.
Aug – Oct
The quieter end of the year for inland days, with daylight lengthening again towards October. Free cancellation on both listings makes booking ahead in this window cheap in risk if your plans are still loose.
Mistakes
Five things worth knowing before you pay for anything.
The ticket at the gate and the guided day are two different purchases. Nothing on this site is park entry — what you book here is the private day that drives you to the gate and through the rest of the coast.
The south-west alone has several, and the listings name Alexandra Falls and Tamarind Falls as well. If falling water is the point of the day, say so when you book a private tour, because the route is yours to shape.
Both private days run seven hours or longer. People regularly book an afternoon activity on the same date and then spend the last hour of the tour watching the clock.
The Chamarel waterfall Mauritius jungle viewpoint looks across the gorge from the rim. That is the photograph. Anyone picturing a pool at the base of the drop is picturing a different waterfall on this island.
A Chamarel waterfall Mauritius jungle aerial shot comes from a helicopter, and helicopter bookings on this site start at $860 against $122 for the private road day. They are different products, not two prices for the same thing.
Checklist
Short, and all of it decided before you pay.
Longer and slower at $122, or fuller with lunch at $110.
Seven hours plus, door to door, with nothing after it.
Neither listing names a public meeting point; ask through the booking.
A private guide can reorder the route — a Mauritius Chamarel waterfall landscape stop can be first rather than third if you ask.
Free cancellation is listed on both of these days.
Want the coast, the earths and lunch in one booking? That is the 7-hour private south-west day at $110, with 1,316 reviews at 4.8.
The south-west days→Book direct
The 7.5-hour private day at $122 with 2,030 reviews at 4.8, the 7-hour private day with lunch at $110, the three-hour hike to Tamarind Falls at $56, and the scenic helicopter flight, which is where flights on this site start at $860.
★ 4.8 · 2,030 reviews
★ 4.8 · 1,316 reviews
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Common questions
Not as a ticket. Entry to the park is bought at the gate and is not sold here. What is bookable on this page is the guided day that takes you there: a 7.5-hour private south-west tour at $122 with 2,030 reviews at 4.8, or a 7-hour private day with lunch at $110 with 1,316 reviews at 4.8.
Yes — both sit behind the same gate, which is why almost every south-west itinerary treats them as one stop rather than two.
The listings do not break the day down stop by stop, so this page will not invent a figure. What they do state is the length of the whole day: 7.5 hours for one and 7 hours for the other. On a private tour the time at any one stop is something you agree with your guide.
The 7.5-hour Private Southwest Chamarel Highlights Tour, with 2,030 reviews at 4.8. The 7-hour day with lunch carries 1,316 reviews at 4.8. Both sit at the same rating; the difference is in how many people have left one.
Helicopter flights are a separate product on this site and a separate budget: they begin at $860 against $122 for the private road day, and the listings describe the island’s landscapes rather than a route over one gorge. Book a flight because you want to fly, not as a cheaper way to see a waterfall.
On this site the south-west days are private, so the comparison does not arise here. What private buys is control of the order and the pace: the route is personalised, which is what the longer listing says in its own description.
Free cancellation is listed on both south-west days, as shown on the cards above. The terms that apply are the ones on the listing at the moment you book.
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