Arriving in Mauritius and your travel essentials.

Start with the requirements for your passport

Check the Passport and Immigration Office guidance for your nationality, travel document and reason for visiting. Make this check before booking a non-refundable journey, and again before departure. A visa allows travel to the border; admission and the length of stay are decided by immigration.

Keep your passport, accommodation confirmation and onward-travel details together. Your airline can also confirm the documents it needs for boarding and transit. Check each child’s requirements separately. Do not assume a rule quoted for another nationality applies to your family.

Complete the official travel form before flying

Use the Mauritius government’s All-in-One Travel Digital Form at safemauritius.govmu.org. The airport advises completing it before travel and carrying the resulting QR code. Include children in the preparation for your travelling party.

Save the completed document where you can open it without mobile data, and keep a printed copy if that is more convenient. The form is separate from checking whether you need a visa. Follow current airline and airport instructions if your circumstances or the form process change.

Open the official travel form

Work through arrival before making onward plans

At SSR International Airport, follow the signs and staff instructions for the arrival formalities, baggage collection and customs. Keep your accommodation address accessible instead of relying on a booking email that needs an internet connection.

If a bag is missing or damaged, speak to the airline’s baggage desk before leaving the baggage area. Keep baggage tags and the report reference. Leave a practical buffer before a transfer or another fixed appointment rather than treating the flight’s landing time as the time you will exit the terminal.

Know how you will reach your accommodation

Save your destination’s full address and the contact for your transfer or car hire. For a prearranged pickup, keep the meeting instructions and a way to report a flight delay. Agree the luggage space and any child seat requirements when arranging the journey.

Andeor can arrange airport transfers through Seke. The transfer is a separate arrangement unless your booking explicitly includes it. A confirmed collection point and destination are more useful than a generic island-wide journey estimate.

If you intend to use a bus, check the actual route, operating times and onward connection for your accommodation. For the first evening, make a simple plan for check-in and a meal before committing to an excursion.

Arrange a transfer with Seke

Sort out mobile data and keep a fallback

Decide whether to use your home plan’s roaming allowance or a local tourist SIM or eSIM. Compare the full package, registration documents and phone compatibility before paying. Our SIM guide puts the three local tourist offers together.

Download the address, a map of the meeting point and the booking contact before departure. Keep these accessible even if a new SIM takes time to activate. Mauritius uses UTC+4, so check the local time on all meeting instructions.

Plan spending in Mauritian rupees

The local currency is the Mauritian rupee, MUR. Check your bank’s fees, card limits and exchange arrangements before travelling. Carry a payment option that suits smaller purchases as well as larger bookings.

Agree the price before purchasing a service. Keep receipts and distinguish a confirmed paid booking from a quote or a place saved in this guide.

Know where to ask for help

Official government information lists police emergency numbers 999 and 112, ambulance service 114 and fire service 115. Keep your accommodation and travel-insurance assistance contacts separately.

For a travel-information update, use the corrections contact in this guide. It is an editorial inbox and does not replace emergency services or a booking provider’s support channel.

Your planning checklist

• Check immigration and transit requirements for each traveller.
• Save the official travel form and your accommodation address offline.
• Confirm the pickup instructions, luggage and any child seats.
• Arrange mobile data and keep an offline contact list.

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