What currency should i take to mauritius

Thank you for your well documented and informative web-site. It's a fascinating feast of information of such a beautiful island. Louis B. Stellenbosch, South Africa. Your website is such a wonderful help to families like mine planing a trip to the island for the first time. Travel agents tend to direct us to the fantastic properties occupying strips along the coastlines, but i'm keen for my family to have a local experience. Meenal J. Aberdeen, UK. Important Information. Visa and travel.

Weather advice. Taxi guidelines. Hotel booking tips. Airport help. Do you need help choosing your accommodation? Contact me for special hotel rates and local tips. Things to do. Scuba diving. Catamaran cruise. Deep sea fishing. Related Pages. Travel to Mauritius Entry requirements. Mauritius airport Money exchange. Best transportation Taxi or car hire? Airport transfers - Don't drive on arrival. I'm Marie-Christine. Your new friend in Mauritius ATMs widespread on the main island, less common on Rodrigues.

Major credit cards widely accepted by hotels, restaurants, shops and tour companies. It's perfectly possible to travel on plastic in Mauritius since ATMs are widespread. Even Rodrigues has a smattering of them. They're mostly located outside banks, though you'll also find them at the airports, larger supermarkets and some shopping malls. Remember, however, that bank fees, sometimes significant ones, can apply — check with your home bank before setting out for Mauritius to see if some banks have lower fees than others.

While the Mauritian rupee is the island's currency, almost all villas, guesthouses and hotels and several high-end restaurants usually affiliated with hotels tether their prices to the euro to counterbalance the rupee's unstable fluctuations, and it is possible and sometimes required to pay in euros at such places.

Visa and MasterCard are the most commonly accepted cards, though Amex is catching up quickly. Nearly all tourist shops, restaurants and accommodation places accept payment by credit card, as do car-hire companies, tour agents and so forth. Any establishment well outside the tourist bubble will still expect payment in cash.

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