# Day trips from Mauritius

> No day-trip range within Mauritius itself worth adding (small island, already covered by Rockhopping's own listings). The real day-trip range is by air only: Rodrigues (~1h35 direct, Air Mauritius, ~4 flights/day, first out 05:55, last back from Rodrigues ~17:10-18:45 — a genuine full day on the ground) and Réunion (~45-50 min, Air Mauritius/Air Austral/Corsair, 50-60 flights/week between ~06:55 and 20:00 ex-Mauritius — very flexible same-day return, though late-evening finales may need an overnight to catch the very end). There is no scheduled passenger ferry either way; the only sea link is the occasional MV Mauritius Trochetia cargo-passenger run (overnight, weekly-ish), not day-trip material.

Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/mauritius/day-trips  
Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions.

- **Ride the Wind - Rodrigues Kitesurf Competition 2026** — Anse Mourouk, Rodrigues, MU (Rodrigues) · 2026-07-02 to 2026-07-05 · ~1h35 flight each way
  Rodrigues' famous lagoon and consistent trade winds host a genuine international kitesurf field, and turning it into a day trip is completely realistic on the first-flight-out/last-flight-back schedule.
  Getting there: Air Mauritius MRU-RRG, 1h35 direct; ~4 flights/day. Anse Mourouk is a ~20-min taxi from Plaine Corail airport, south coast of Rodrigues.
  https://iles-ocean-indien.smartrezo.com/article-rodrigues-international-kitesurf-festival-2026-11-edition-du-2-au-5-juillet-ride-the-wind-une-edition-sous-le-signe-du-renouveau.html?id=29243
- **57e Tour Auto - Ile de la Reunion** — island-wide, Reunion (ASA Reunion), RE · 2026-07-24 to 2026-07-26 · ~50 min flight each way
  Classic and competition cars looping Reunion's volcanic roads and cirques - a proper motorsport day out a 50-minute hop from Mauritius.
  Getting there: Air Mauritius/Air Austral/Corsair MRU-RUN, ~45-50 min direct to Roland Garros airport (Sainte-Marie), then drive/taxi to wherever the stages/rally village are that day.
  https://lsar.re/calendrier2026/
- **Jazz Dann Port (Festival de Jazz du Port)** — Le Port, Reunion, RE · 2026-07-30 to 2026-08-02 · ~50 min flight + ~40 min drive each way
  One of the Indian Ocean's best-programmed jazz line-ups, largely free, right on Reunion's west-coast waterfront.
  Getting there: Air Mauritius/Air Austral/Corsair MRU-RUN, ~45-50 min to Roland Garros airport, then ~35-40 min drive to Le Port on the west coast.
  https://www.jazzdannport.re/en
- **For The Kiltir (1st edition)** — Etang-Sale beach, Reunion, RE · 2026-08-07 to 2026-08-09 · ~50 min flight + ~1h drive each way
  A first-edition creole-culture and arts festival on one of Reunion's most photogenic beaches - worth a look precisely because it's new and unproven.
  Getting there: Air Mauritius/Air Austral/Corsair MRU-RUN, ~45-50 min to Roland Garros airport, then ~1h drive south-west to Etang-Sale.
  https://www.forthekiltir.re/
- **Kassav en concert (Hommage a Jacob Desvarieux)** — Parc Expobat, Saint-Paul, Reunion, RE · 2026-08-15 · ~50 min flight + ~40 min drive each way
  Zouk legends Kassav, 40-plus years in, playing their biggest hits as a tribute to founder Jacob Desvarieux - a rare one-night-only headline show.
  Getting there: Air Mauritius/Air Austral/Corsair MRU-RUN, ~45-50 min to Roland Garros airport, then ~40 min drive to Saint-Paul (west coast).
  https://www.monticket.re/musique/detail/9059
- **Fete Nationale du 14 juillet - Saint-Denis** — Le Barachois, Saint-Denis, Reunion, RE · 2026-07-14 · ~50 min flight + ~20 min drive each way
  Reunion's biggest single-day national holiday party, easiest logistics of anything on this list (airport is minutes from the venue) and a good add-on to any other west/north-coast plan that week.
  Getting there: Air Mauritius/Air Austral/Corsair MRU-RUN, ~45-50 min to Roland Garros airport, then ~15-20 min drive/taxi into Saint-Denis.
  https://la1ere.franceinfo.fr/reunion/festivites-du-14-juillet-a-la-reunion-quelles-sont-les-communes-ou-voir-un-feu-d-artifice-1604151.html