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A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius

If you ask the children what their favourite part of Mauritius was they would probably say the pool, the beach or the boat trips. But, if we asked them what they thought of the children’s fun park we went to, TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile, they’ll rave about it for hours. It was such a nice way to spend a few hours so I thought I’d share it with you. It should definitely be added to any family itinerary on a holiday in Mauritius.

Le Domaine de Etoile is the biggest natural and private reserve in the whole of Mauritius. It’s over 1200 hectares and, unlike most of the attractions in Mauritius, is situated on the eastern part of the island. It’s full of native forests, lush valleys and dense vegetation – it was a place easy to fall in love with.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Family Photo

We didn’t realise from the website but you’re meant to book a day or two in advance. Thankfully the staff had space to accommodate us without a booking. Our tickets gave us access to the reserve where we could hike and walk as well as access to the Kids Fun Village and the mini farm.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - View

We started our day in the Kids Fun Village where the children got to do a GoApe style ropes course. I was nervous about this sort of activity overseas but the harnesses and set up is very similar to that of the UK courses and I felt the children were safe throughout and they loved the experience.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Zip Line
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Treetop Course
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Rope Net
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Go Ape
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Tree Slide
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Rope Bridge

After this the children got to ride motorised go karts around a track that they really enjoyed and there were also pedal cars to use as well although the children couldn’t get the hang of pedalling them.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Go Kart
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Electric Kart

Next the children got to drive an inflatable boat around a course on water. This was so different to anything they had ever done before and they loved it. It did take them a while to get the hang of but it was such a fun activity.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Power Boat

The children finished with quad biking which was great fun and they were both getting really engrossed in – until Little Man flipped his quad bike up the side of the course and landed under it! This was such a scary moment but he was fine and the staff dealt with the situation really well – checking him over, getting ice and knowing what to do. He was fine and was bouncing about on a trampoline a short while later.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Quad Bike
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Quad Bike
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Trampoline

We spent some time looking around the mini farm and the children loved the mix of pigs, ducks and small animals – although you could really smell it was a farm!

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Mini Farm
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Tortoises
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Giant Tortoise
A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Farm

Before heading home we took in some of the natural landscape, enjoying the sound of the river as we walked along and loving the view of lush greenery in every direction. It was a beautiful place to spend time.

There is also an Etoile restaurant that was catering for a team building activity day when we were there so you’re able to get lunch or refreshments during your visit too.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius - Views

Our time at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile cost just the entrance fee of 250MUR for adults and 175MUR per child – around £19.00 on today’s exchange rate for the four of us. There were also a lot of extra payable, bookable activities like full size ziplines, horse riding, quad biking, dirt buggies and archery. You can find out more information and the full Domaine de l etoile activities price list over on their website.

A Morning at TerrOcean Le Domaine de l’Etoile Mauritius

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  • Donna Wishart is married to Dave and they have two children, Athena (13) and Troy (11). They live in Surrey with their two cats, Fred and George. Once a Bank Manager, Donna has been writing about everything from family finance to days out, travel and her favourite recipes since 2012. Donna is happiest either exploring somewhere new, with her camera in her hand and family by her side or snuggled up with a cat on her lap, reading a book and enjoying a nice cup of tea. She firmly believes that tea and cake can fix most things.

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