Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk from the terminal to Caudan Waterfront (10–20 minutes).
09:00
Through the underpass to Aapravasi Ghat on Quay Street, the UNESCO-listed immigration depot (free, opens 09:00 on weekdays).
10:00
Central Market: fruit, spices and street snacks such as dholl puri. Watch your bag in the crowds.
11:00
Place d'Armes, Government House and a walk north to the Jummah Mosque and Chinatown.
12:30
Lunch in Chinatown or back at Caudan Waterfront.
14:00
Blue Penny Museum at Caudan (Rs 325 adult, last entry well before the 16:00 close).
15:30
Final shopping at Caudan, then start walking back to the terminal.
- Latest you can leave City centre (Central Market, Place d'Armes)16:05
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Port Louis day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- City centre (Central Market, Place d'Armes)Walk, about 20–25 min via Caudan16:05
- Caudan WaterfrontWalk, 10–20 min16:10
- Pamplemousses botanical gardenTaxi, up to 50 min in afternoon traffic15:10
- Fort Adelaide (Citadel)Walk down and through the city, up to 40 min, or a short taxi15:50
Where people get Port Louis wrong
Leaving a beach or Pamplemousses in mid-afternoon and getting stuck in Port Louis traffic.
Built from our Port Louis guide, checked against 15 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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Personalise my Port Louis dayYour whole cruise, planned like this
This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Port Louis to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
Year Pass
€39/yr
Every cruise you take for 12 months. Renews yearly; cancel any time.
Everything in the Cruise Pass, for as many sailings as you like.
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