Chartering a boat in Mauritius

[CAB]

A bit of a long shot but has anybody here had any luck chartering a boat for a day or so in Mauritius?

Thanks CAB

[tuffer]

Not sure what your budget would be but it will not be cheap! We wanted to hire a speedboat for a few hours waterskiing and they wanted about £150 an hour.

[CAB]

That sounds a bit toppy i was thinking £100 for the day or so..... how elaborate was the power boat??

The place generally does seem a bit crazy when it comes to prices.... the hotels are just mad...

Have to admit that i am surprised that i even got a response!!

thanks CAB

[CAB]

tuffer said:

Not sure what your budget would be but it will not be cheap! We wanted to hire a speedboat for a few hours waterskiing and they wanted about £150 an hour.

also can i ask where you were looking to hire the boat from (where on the island)?

Edited by CAB on Saturday 16th February 20:25

[marky911]

Hi CAB,
I think you'd struggle to find a day charter for that sort of money in most places now. Me and two others chartered a Prout38 (38ft) cat in Turkey (which at the time was one of the cheaper destinations) and it cost the best part of £3k for 10 days, and that was in 2003.
I would imagine the less time you wanted the boat for, the more it will cost. I have no personal experience of Mauritius though and I'm just pressuming you mean sailing boat so if I'm way off the mark just ignore my ramblings.

[village idiot]

there are surprisingly few pleasure yachts in mauritius... i'm no expert, but i presume it has something to do with the massive taxes on luxury items which must make them all but financially prohibitive.

[CAB]

Yacht or a some form of motor boat would suffice.

Hired a very elaborate rib in Capri last year - huge amounts of fun

[paul.a]

Dont know if this helps just got back from maurituis last week 5 of us hired a boat to take us fishing for the day it cost £500 lovely boat we had a great day and caught 16 tuna

[tuffer]

CAB said:

tuffer said:

Not sure what your budget would be but it will not be cheap! We wanted to hire a speedboat for a few hours waterskiing and they wanted about £150 an hour.

also can i ask where you were looking to hire the boat from (where on the island)?

Edited by CAB on Saturday 16th February 20:25

From the boat dock at the Belle Mare Plage so probably inflated prices.