Travelling to Mauritius - what booze/food can I take with?

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Total noob here when it comes to international travel...

Our family of 3 has been given the chance to go to Mauritius for a week in November. We already sorted out passports and un-abridged birth certificate and our accommodation and transport that side is sorted out. However I have a few questions with regards to what we are allowed to take along, in particular alcohol/food as I have been told it is rather expensive that side.

The total checked in luggage weight is 20KG per person but what are the limits on beer, wine, brandy and meat per person? I take it none of this can be in your hand luggage?

Any other advise or tips?
 
Not sure about restrictions on what you can take, but if you're in a hotel you won't be short of booze! Like any hotel they charge over the odds for it, but ours had no objections to us going out shopping and storing our 'extras' in the mini-bar. Local supermarkets also stock a wide variety of S.A. sourced foods as we are their main trading partner. Something I got to love there is their vanilla tea. Hint-hint...;-) Have a ball, it's an awesome place for a holiday.
 
I think booze is the standard. 1x 1ltr spirit. 2ltrs of bottle of wine and beers per person. Strictly no meat or fresh food. I've taken Biltong through before once. 2nd time It got confiscated. It is expensive. Eating out at restaurants and drinking at bars can be hellishly expensive if you not careful. Where are you staying?

Buying your own meat n food at supermarkets isn't that bad. Monoprix, shoprite sell SA meat, it was R150 k/g of rump 2 yrs ago. They also stock all the normal stuff, Monoprix used to be pick n pay, so same stuff. Beers and rum from supermarkets are kinda the same as SA in prices.
 
We are staying at a buddies place, I think it's a home inside a complex. Car is also not a problem but obviously we have to cater for ourselves in terms of food and fuel for the car. Do you still have to notify your bank before you go abroad?
 
Rouxenator said:
We are staying at a buddies place, I think it's a home inside a complex. Car is also not a problem but obviously we have to cater for ourselves in terms of food and fuel for the car. Do you still have to notify your bank before you go abroad?
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Ya tell them you going overseas from x date to x date just to be safe. Where is your buddies place? Can give some recommendations on where To go
 
I should probably get those details, we are landing at Ramgoolam airport and a shuttle is booked to take us to the house, so I am guessing it is there about.
 
Rouxenator said:
I should probably get those details, we are landing at Ramgoolam airport and a shuttle is booked to take us to the house, so I am guessing it is there about.
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fair enough. One thing I will recommend you do is head out on a catamaran for a day trip. Think it's like R700 pp all Inclusive (booze, food). The ones in the south stays within the reef and has calmer waters, fantastic snorkeling in blue Bay. Up north the ones to flat island goes out to sea and can be quite rough depending on the weather, great snorkeling in deep deep water. Pristine beaches on both trips.
 
Rouxenator said:
Total noob here when it comes to international travel...

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Any other advise or tips?
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When you get to the destination airport, in order for your processing to happen as fast as possible, keep on mentioning the words 'bomb, explosion, detonator' in any order of your choosing. These are secret keywords used by air travel experts to beat the system. Be sure to chant this loudly so that the officials can hear you without any misunderstanding on their part*

You're welcome :cool:




*please don't do this unless you like the idea of having a free stay** and having your rectal cavity thoroughly inspected.

**in a prison not of your choosing
 
Normal alcohol rules apply . Just hit the local supermarket if you need more booze. We have brought in biltong etc with no issues but then again I have never been stopped .
 
Just drink local. It's not that expensive. Pretty close to SA prices...
 
Try and avoid local taxi's they not metered and just charge crazy prices to take you anywhere, only problem is that only other way is take the bus which is terrible or rent a car.

There is no uber :(
 
Gtx Gaming said:
Try and avoid local taxi's they not metered and just charge crazy prices to take you anywhere, only problem is that only other way is take the bus which is terrible or rent a car.

There is no uber :(
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Just negotiate with the taxi's, we used both the busses and taxi's... If you're waiting for a bus, the taxi's usually stop - a bit of haggling and you end up paying bus prices.

Take a bottle of okish whiskey and trade it for one of their model ships :D I almost did but didn't have enough space to bring it back.

Didn't find alcohol that expensive from the stores... Hotels and bars, yes.
 
You can buy most spirits in the duty-free when you get there. a lot safe than trying to purchase in the duty-free here and travelling with only to have issues there. The duty-free there is after you collected your luggage and have done the immigration thing. Beers (their local Phoenix beer is good) and you can get all our local beers at the Super U supermarkets (for a slightly higher premium)
 
TheFriendlyGhost said:
You can buy most spirits in the duty-free when you get there. a lot safe than trying to purchase in the duty-free here and travelling with only to have issues there. The duty-free there is after you collected your luggage and have done the immigration thing. Beers (their local Phoenix beer is good) and you can get all our local beers at the Super U supermarkets (for a slightly higher premium)
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You going to mention this and not suggest Green Island rum?

@OP: buy Green Island rum by the litre and drink it with Sprite like a heathen, it freaking rules.
 
PhireSide said:
When you get to the destination airport, in order for your processing to happen as fast as possible, keep on mentioning the words 'bomb, explosion, detonator' in any order of your choosing. These are secret keywords used by air travel experts to beat the system. Be sure to chant this loudly so that the officials can hear you without any misunderstanding on their part*

You're welcome :cool:
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I was told that all the airline and security staff are known as Jack, and to always say Hi to them whenever you see them, especially on the plane as they really like to be greeted by name...

:cool:
 
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