Mauritius All-Inclusive Holidays

By Marthinus Strydom · Published 9 Nov 2026

In Mauritius, all-inclusive is usually a top-up on half board, and what's in it varies. We suggest it for a week or more, and for Beachcomber families with children aged 11 and under, who get it free. Light drinkers and Grand Baie guests may do better on half board. Packages from R21,559 per person, including flights from Johannesburg (prices checked 21 Oct 2026).

How all-inclusive works in Mauritius

Most Mauritius resorts price half board (breakfast and dinner) as the base and sell all-inclusive as an extra. Two exceptions on our list: Riu's two Le Morne hotels are all-inclusive, 24 hours a day, as standard, and adults-only Ambre is sold all-inclusive.

Three rules catch people out:

  • Everyone in the room, or the whole party, must be on the same plan. Beachcomber and Attitude both require it.
  • When it starts and stops. At Beachcomber and Attitude it runs from your arrival to your departure, whatever the check-in and check-out times. At Sunlife's Sugar Beach, Long Beach and La Pirogue it runs from 14:00 check-in to noon check-out, so a late flight home means paying for lunch; Ambre's runs to 18:00 on your last day.
  • "All-inclusive" never means everything. Each group lists what's in. Anything not on the list, such as spa treatments, scuba diving, excursions and some à la carte restaurants, is charged.

Beachcomber's packages compared

Seven of the eight Beachcomber resorts sell an all-inclusive top-up; Royal Palm doesn't. Each resort has its own package, and they fall into four kinds. The drinks are the main difference.

Package Resorts Lunch Bar drinks Also included
Beachcomber All-Inclusive, local brands Mauricia, Canonnier (4-star) Buffet lunch at Mauricia; the buffet or the à la carte restaurants at Canonnier 09:00-23:00: Beachcomber's wine selection, local beers, cocktails, local spirits, tea, coffee and soft drinks Baguettes (10:00-16:00 at Mauricia, 11:30-17:00 from Canonnier's food truck), late-afternoon pancakes, a picnic basket, the minibar
Beachcomber All-Inclusive, imported brands Victoria, Shandrani (4-star Superior) A choice of restaurants Mid-morning to 23:00: imported spirits and wines, cocktails, beer Baguettes to 17:00, pastries (Victoria) or pancakes (Shandrani), pool service, beach-bar items, a daily picnic basket, selected minibar items
Serenity Plus Shandrani only As above As above, plus French champagne by the glass from 18:00 and a wider list of imported wines and spirits On 7 nights or more: a 30-minute massage per adult, and for each guest a lobster dinner at Le Boucanier, a guided bike ride, a round at Mont Choisy Le Golf (transfers and club hire extra) and a sunset glass-bottom-boat trip. Room service is still charged
Five-star packages, one per resort Trou aux Biches, Paradis, Dinarobin A choice of restaurants, with drinks and imported wine by the glass at lunch and dinner Mid-morning to late evening: local and imported spirits, sparkling wine by the glass, cocktails, liqueurs, beers Bar snacks 11:00-17:00, pancakes 16:00-17:00, drinks on the beach 10:00-17:30, a daily picnic basket, selected minibar items. A daily green fee at Trou aux Biches (Mont Choisy, with cart and transfers) and Dinarobin (Paradis Golf Club, carts extra); none at Paradis. On 7 nights or more, one experience per guest aged 12+

What else to know:

  • You can use it at other resorts, on their package. A four-star guest's package works at the other three four-stars; a five-star guest's at all six other Beachcomber resorts that sell all-inclusive. You eat and drink on that resort's own package, not yours.
  • Children aged 11 and under get it free when their parents take it, for stays from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. From 12 it's charged.
  • Not in the villas at Paradis and Dinarobin. Trou aux Biches's package is sold in every room category, its Pool Villas included.
  • Golfers at Paradis: its package leaves out green fees, which cost Rs 1,620 (about R570) a round in 2026-27, or Rs 3,510 (about R1,230) with a shared cart; from 1 May to 30 September 2027 a round is Rs 810 (about R280). Dinarobin's package, next door, includes a daily green fee on the same course.

Other groups: what their all-inclusive covers

  • Attitude (The Ravenala Attitude, Zilwa Attitude), "All-In All-Out":

    • all meals, with dinner on a dine-around plan across the resort's restaurants;
    • afternoon tea and evening snacks, and a picnic basket for excursions on 48 hours' notice;
    • local drinks only: water, soft drinks, tea, coffee, beer, table wine, and Mauritian spirits and liqueurs (at Ravenala 09:00-23:00);
    • the minibar, refilled once a day.

    Charged: Ravenala's Riviera restaurant and dinner at Lime, and the juice bars at both. Zilwa adds two dinners at its beach restaurant, Lor Disab, on stays of five nights or more.

  • Riu (Riu Turquoise and its adults-only neighbour, Riu Palace Mauritius): all-inclusive around the clock is the standard rate, with buffet, themed and à la carte restaurants, a sports bar, a lobby bar and a swim-up pool bar. Riu's page doesn't list exclusions; we confirm them with your quote.

  • Preskil Island Resort: sold on half board, full board or all-inclusive. The main restaurant, Rendez-Vous, is included on every plan; the three à la carte restaurants (1810, Konviv and Masala Bay) cost extra on every plan, all-inclusive included. Preskil's own pages don't spell out the drinks list, so we confirm it with your quote.

  • Sunlife, formerly Sun Resorts (Sugar Beach, Long Beach, La Pirogue, Ambre):

    • breakfast and dinner in the main restaurant, and lunch and dinner from "selected items" in the others;
    • imported wines and sparkling wine, local and selected imported spirits, cocktails and beer at Sugar Beach, Long Beach and La Pirogue; at Ambre, locally bottled wines;
    • beach and pool drinks service in the day, and the minibar refilled once a day.

    Charged: anything not marked as all-inclusive on the menu, Long Beach's Japanese restaurant, Hasu, lunch at Sugar Beach's Buddha-Bar Beach, and room service at Ambre. Each resort's package works only at that resort: it doesn't carry over between Sugar Beach and Long Beach, for example. Ambre is sold all-inclusive, and its drinks stop at midnight.

  • Radisson Blu Azuri: sells all-inclusive. We confirm what it covers with your quote: the hotel's own site wasn't readable when we checked.

Is all-inclusive worth it? Our verdict

Choose all-inclusive when:

  • You're a Beachcomber family with children aged 11 and under. They get it free, so you pay the top-up for the adults only. Teenagers pay their own top-up.
  • You'll have a drink or two a day, or you have teenagers who live on cold drinks at the pool bar. Bar bills add up faster than most guests expect.
  • You're staying seven nights or more at a Beachcomber five-star. The package then adds an experience per guest aged 12 and over. Golfers at Trou aux Biches and Dinarobin get a daily green fee on any length of stay.
  • You want to know the whole cost before you fly.

Stay on half board when:

  • You're at Mauricia. Grand Baie's restaurants are a short walk away, and lunch out is half the fun.
  • You're on honeymoon at Beachcomber. Its honeymoon gifts include a free two-course lunch every day, so half board plus your bar bill may cost less.
  • You drink little. Two meals a day and the odd coffee rarely justify the top-up.
  • You want Royal Palm. It has no all-inclusive option.

We quote half board and all-inclusive side by side, in rand, so the choice is yours with the numbers in front of you.

Our all-inclusive picks

  • Imported drinks at four-star: Victoria, for a long beach and a Teens Club; Shandrani, for toddlers and the higher Serenity Plus package.
  • Five-star and golf: Trou aux Biches (a daily green fee at Mont Choisy included) or Dinarobin (a daily green fee on the Paradis course next door included, and an adults-only crescent).
  • Value with local brands: Canonnier, with its Teens Club and two beaches.
  • All-inclusive without thinking about it: Riu Turquoise, 24 hours, with the RIU Land kids' programme; for couples, the adults-only (18+) Riu Palace Mauritius next door.
  • Small children on Attitude's offer: The Ravenala Attitude or Zilwa Attitude, where children up to 6 stay free on stays from 1 November 2026, sharing their parents' room and board plan.
  • Five-star with imported wines and a Teens Club, outside Beachcomber: Long Beach on the east coast, or Sugar Beach for west-coast sunsets. Both have a free Kids Club from age 2.
  • Adults-only and all-inclusive: Ambre, 16 and over, on the east coast; or Riu Palace Mauritius, 18 and over, at Le Morne.

Holiday packages

Frequently asked questions

Is all-inclusive worth it in Mauritius?

Usually, for families and for stays of a week or longer. At Beachcomber, children aged 11 and under get the all-inclusive free, so a family with young children pays the top-up for the adults only. Light drinkers, Beachcomber honeymooners (who get a free daily lunch) and guests at Mauricia in Grand Baie can do well on half board.

Which Beachcomber resorts are all-inclusive?

Seven of the eight sell an optional all-inclusive package on top of half board: Mauricia, Canonnier, Victoria, Shandrani, Trou aux Biches, Paradis and Dinarobin. Royal Palm has none. Shandrani also offers a higher package, Serenity Plus.

Does Beachcomber's all-inclusive include imported drinks?

At Victoria, Shandrani, Trou aux Biches, Paradis and Dinarobin, yes. At Mauricia and Canonnier it lists local spirits and beers and Beachcomber's own wine selection.

Do children get all-inclusive free in Mauritius?

At Beachcomber, children aged 11 and under get it free when their parents take the package, for stays from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027. From 12 it's charged. At Attitude's Ravenala and Zilwa, children up to 6 stay free sharing their parents' room and board plan, for stays from 1 November 2026.

Can we eat at other Beachcomber resorts on all-inclusive?

Yes, at no extra charge, on that resort's own package: four-star guests at the other three four-star resorts, and five-star guests (Trou aux Biches, Paradis, Dinarobin) at all six other resorts that sell all-inclusive. Book dinners at another resort while you're there. Outside your package's resorts, and at Royal Palm, dining carries a supplement.

Does the all-inclusive start when we arrive?

At Beachcomber and Attitude it runs from your arrival to your departure, whatever the official check-in and check-out times. At Sunlife's Sugar Beach, Long Beach and La Pirogue it runs from 14:00 check-in to noon check-out, and at Ambre to 18:00 on your last day.

Which Mauritius resorts are all-inclusive as standard?

On our list, Riu Turquoise and the adults-only Riu Palace Mauritius at Le Morne, both 24-hour all-inclusive, and Ambre, adults-only (16+) on the east coast. Elsewhere it's an option you add to half board.

What does all-inclusive not cover?

Anything outside the resort's list: typically spa treatments, scuba diving, excursions, some à la carte restaurants and premium drinks. We send the package's inclusions with your quote.

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