Five-Island Tours From the East Coast: Comparing Routes, Lunch and Hotel Transport
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For most travellers, the €85 five-island adventure from Trou d’Eau Douce is still the one to beat: 4.7 stars from 1,451 reviews. The five-island tour with lunch and drinks starts at €75 and has 4.6 stars from 39 reviews; confirm the quote for your party before comparing it with the €85 adventure. The full timing of the €85 trip is already written up; this guide is about the others.
Five tours, five different promises
| Tour | Duration | From | Rating · reviews | Fits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trou d’Eau Douce: 5-Island Tour with Lunch and Drinks | 6 hours | €75 | 4.6 · 39 | meeting at Blue Alizé in Trou d’Eau Douce |
| 5-Island Adventure with BBQ and Snorkelling | 6 – 7 hours | €85 | 4.7 · 1,451 | most people |
| 5 Islands of the East Speedboat Tour with BBQ | 7 hours | €95 | 4.5 · 135 | an itinerary with the islands named |
| Five Islands Full-Day Speedboat Adventure and Lunch | full day, as titled | check availability | not verified | verify details before choosing |
| 5 Islands Trip and Ile aux Cerfs with Lunch, Drinks and Transport | 6 hours listed; confirm total with transfers | €157 per person | 4.7 · 50 | hotel pickup included in listed areas |
| The hotel-transfer package explicitly shows a per-person price. For the other verifiable listings, enter your party and chosen option to confirm the price unit and total before comparing quotes. |
The lunch-and-drinks tour and the east-coast speedboat
The lunch-and-drinks trip starts at €75, lasts six hours and includes a barbecue, refreshments and snorkelling equipment. It meets at Blue Alizé Catamaran Ile aux Cerfs in Trou d’Eau Douce. Read its 39 reviews alongside the 1,451 reviews for the five-island adventure, rather than assuming their scores are identical. Both listings name Societe fernand lacour & fils as the activity provider, so they are two products to compare rather than evidence of two independent operators.
See dates for the €75 five-island tour
The east-coast speedboat tour at €95 names Île aux Phare, Île de la Passe, Île aux Flamant, Île aux Aigrettes and Île aux Cerfs, with a barbecue and snorkelling on the reef. Its own description says you do not disembark on Île aux Aigrettes, and its practical notes say three islands are visited subject to tides, with protected islands passed without stopping. Read the list as a route, not five guaranteed landings; the five-island timings guide provides further planning context. It departs from Route Royale Maho in Trou d’Eau Douce and lists a seven-hour itinerary. Request snorkelling equipment and vegetarian meals in advance, and confirm the quote and any optional hotel or villa transfer.
Check availability for the €95 five-island speedboat tour
The unverified full-day listing and the hotel-transfer package
The Five Islands Full-Day Speedboat Adventure and Lunch remains in the selection, but its booking page could not be verified. Its title supports a full-day speedboat trip with lunch; confirm the current details and availability before planning around it.
The hotel-transfer package starts at €157 per person and is listed as six hours. Confirm the total hotel-to-hotel duration, because the itinerary also shows car transfers at either end. Its all-inclusive format covers hotel pickup and drop-off in listed areas, a speedboat, lunch, drinks and coastal sightseeing along the east and southeast. Pickup locations include Grand Baie, Port Louis, Flic en Flac, Le Morne, Belle Mare, Blue Bay and other named areas; check your accommodation when booking. The five-island adventure also offers pickup when that option is selected, and the east-coast speedboat offers optional hotel or villa transfers. Compare the complete quote for the same party and pickup location before deciding. Consider the hotel-transfer package if you want transport arranged with the boat day, after comparing the other products’ pickup options.
Preview the €157 all-inclusive five-island trip with hotel pickup
Participation requirements and island stops
The five-island adventure and the hotel-transfer package exclude pregnant women; the latter limits the group to 15. The lunch-and-drinks tour excludes people with back problems, wheelchair users and people over 95. Its highlights suggest wildlife viewing on Île aux Aigrettes, while the itinerary describes an aperitif and swimming stop; clarify access rather than assuming a guided reserve visit. Check child eligibility and the selected group’s capacity before booking. For the hotel-transfer package, the barbecue is on Îlot Mangénie, followed by time on Île aux Cerfs; optional island water sports are separate from the listed package. For every route, check access before travel: the National Parks and Conservation Service’s cyclone notice provides for closures under a Class II warning, including Île aux Fouquets, Île aux Flammants and Île aux Aigrettes.
Which one to book
Book the €85 adventure if its Trou d’Eau Douce departure, island route and participation requirements suit you. If you want hotel transport, compare its pickup option with the €95 east-coast speedboat’s optional transfer and the €157-per-person package with pickup included in listed areas.
