Mauritius Family Holidays

Which resort for which ages

Start with your youngest child. Kids Clubs in Mauritius mostly start at age 3, so babies and toddlers narrow the choice more than anything else.

Kids Clubs at a glance

More detail on the Beachcomber clubs: Beachcomber kids clubs compared. With a baby or toddler: Mauritius with a baby or toddler.

How the children's offers work

Beachcomber's free children's all-inclusive covers the widest age range of the groups on this page, but it's the package that's free, not necessarily the room. Its 2026-27 terms:

• All-inclusive, 11 and under: free when the parents take it, for stays from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027, at the seven resorts that sell it (not Royal Palm). From 12 it's charged, and everyone sharing a room must be on the same meal plan.
• Room and meals: Beachcomber's 2026 brochure said under-12s share and eat free all year on its family rate. The 2026-27 fact sheets don't repeat it, so we confirm each child's rate in your quote.
• Specials on set dates: for travel from 31 January to 27 February 2027 (book by 31 December 2026), one child under 6 stays and eats free when sharing with the parents at Mauricia, Victoria, Shandrani, Paradis and Royal Palm, and two under-6s pay only flights and transfers at Dinarobin. From 1 to 20 June 2027 (book by 1 May 2027), one child under 18 sharing pays only flights and transfers at Victoria, Shandrani, Paradis and Royal Palm.
• Teens, 12-17: there's no general free stay. The June special ends before the winter school holiday starts on 26 June.

The other groups:

• Attitude: children up to 6 stay free sharing their parents' room and board plan at The Ravenala Attitude and Zilwa Attitude, for stays from 1 November 2026.
• Sunlife: no kids-stay-free offer on its site when we checked; it advertises 20% off a second room for children and teens under 18.

Beachcomber's terms, specials and rooms in full: Beachcomber children's offers. Your quote shows exactly what applies to your dates.

The right room for your family

In the South African school holidays, family rooms sell out before resorts do. Choose the room first, then the resort.

• Family of four (two adults, two children):
  • one room works at Shandrani and Victoria (Deluxe Room), Paradis and Dinarobin (Junior Suite), Sugar Beach (Premium Sea View and Beachfront Rooms) and Long Beach (Junior Suites);
  • at Canonnier, a Family Duplex has a loft for the children, but only if both are 6 to 17;
  • at Trou aux Biches, a Beachfront Senior Suite with pool (only 21) or a Two-Bedroom Family Suite;
  • Mauricia has no single room for two adults and two older children, so you need one of its 29 apartments.
• Family of five:
  • a two-bedroom family apartment or suite at every Beachcomber resort except Royal Palm: Shandrani 36, Trou aux Biches 40 (plus 21 on the beach), Dinarobin 33, Mauricia 29 (most of them in The Village, a walled garden with its own pool), Canonnier 20, Victoria 18 Two-Bedroom Family Suites plus 17 Superior Family Apartments, and Paradis 17;
  • outside Beachcomber: the Family Suite at Long Beach or The Ravenala Attitude, the Family Room at Sugar Beach, a Family Bungalow or Pavilion at La Pirogue, a Deluxe Family Room at Zilwa (two bedrooms), or a Garden or Deluxe Family Room at Preskil.
• Family of six (four children): a Two-Bedroom Deluxe Family Apartment at Shandrani or Victoria (two interleading rooms), one of Shandrani's two Beachfront Villas, or a Two-Bedroom Junior Family Suite at Paradis.
• Two families, or grandparents too: a two- or three-bedroom Pool Villa at Trou aux Biches (4 adults + 3 children, plus a baby, in the larger one), a Paradis Villa (4 adults + 3 children) or a four-bedroom Dinarobin Villa (up to 8 people). The all-inclusive isn't sold in the Paradis and Dinarobin villas; Trou aux Biches's villas can take it.

Which coast for a family holiday

• June/July school holidays: choose the west or north-west (Victoria, Canonnier, Trou aux Biches, Mauricia, Sugar Beach, Ravenala, or Paradis and Dinarobin at Le Morne). It's Mauritius's winter, warm in the day, and the west is the most sheltered side. The south-east and east are breezier from about June to September.
• Shortest transfer with small children: Shandrani is 10 minutes from the airport and Preskil 15. Most other resorts are 60 to 75 minutes away.
• Grand Baie on foot: Mauricia is in the village; Canonnier is 5 km away.

Before you fly

• Flight time: about four hours from Johannesburg, and Mauritius is only two hours ahead, so there's no jet lag to deal with.
• Children's documents: South Africa's government says children travelling on South African passports don't need to carry a birth certificate. If a child travels with one parent, or with another adult, take a parental consent affidavit. Airlines can still ask, so carry each child's unabridged birth certificate anyway.
• Baby and booster seats: Beachcomber's standard shared transfers can't fit them. Tell us and we'll book a private transfer.
• Preskil's Baby Club asks for your child's vaccination record to register.
• Dress code: most Beachcomber resorts ask men and boys aged 12 and over to wear long trousers at dinner.

Honest downsides

• School holidays are full. In June/July and December, Beachcomber's family resorts are full of South African families, and the family rooms go first. Book as soon as your dates are fixed.
• Only four Beachcomber resorts organise anything for teens. Victoria and Canonnier have a Teens Club, Trou aux Biches a Teens Programme and Royal Palm an activity programme. At Shandrani, Mauricia, Paradis and Dinarobin, teenagers have the free sports.
• Royal Palm has no all-inclusive, so there's no free children's package, and lunch and drinks are charged for everyone. Its current specials do include children on some dates.
• Toddlers have few options. Beachcomber's Kids Clubs start at 3. Below that it's paid babysitting (€7 to €12 an hour per child, about R130 to R220), or Trou aux Biches's free weekday-afternoon sessions for 1- and 2-year-olds.
• The east and south-east are windier in winter. Lovely for water sports, less so for small children in the shallows.

Holiday packages

• Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R21,559 pps

  From R21,559 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R21,810 pps

  From R21,810 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Zilwa Attitude, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R22,500 pps

  From R22,500 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Preskil Island Resort, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R22,760 pps

  From R22,760 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Ravenala Attitude Hotel, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R22,965 pps

  From R22,965 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R22,707 pps

  From R22,707 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Shandrani Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R22,748 pps

  From R22,748 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R22,955 pps

  From R22,955 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R23,482 pps

  From R23,482 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R23,656 pps

  From R23,656 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• 4* Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R24,280 pps

  From R24,280 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R23,921 pps

  From R23,921 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Shandrani Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R23,959 pps

  From R23,959 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• 4* Canonnier Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R24,540 pps

  From R24,540 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R24,769 pps

  From R24,769 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Shandrani Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R25,013 pps

  From R25,013 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• 4* Superior Shandrani Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R25,630 pps

  From R25,630 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• 5* Long Beach Mauritius: 7 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R25,800 pps

  From R25,800 per person - 7 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R25,864 pps

  From R25,864 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• 4* Superior Victoria Beachcomber Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R26,490 pps

  From R26,490 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Trou aux Biches Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R30,267 pps

  From R30,267 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• Paradis Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R31,939 pps

  From R31,939 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

• 5* Sugar Beach Mauritius: 7 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R34,700 pps

  From R34,700 per person - 7 nights, in Mauritius, flights included.

• Trou aux Biches Beachcomber Golf Resort & Spa, Mauritius: 5 nights with flights from Johannesburg, from R34,601 pps

  From R34,601 per person - 5 nights, in Mauritius, flights included & transfers included.

Related

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