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Grand Baie in October
Great month: October is in the middle of the recommended season (May – December). Divali can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of December, 2 months away. Cyclone Season: Watch the Class Warnings usually starts in January, 3 months away.
3 days in Grand Baie in October · from ₹28,134 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
What’s on in October
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Divalidates shift yearly
The festival of lights: houses and temples lit with clay lamps and fairy lights, sweets (gateaux) shared with neighbours, and fireworks after dark. A public holiday, and one of the busiest weeks for flights from India.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹28,134 for two
- Room a night₹5,960
- Food a day, each₹2,080
Mid-range
₹67,241 for two
- Room a night₹14,480
- Food a day, each₹4,800
Luxury
₹1,75,694 for two
- Room a night₹43,240
- Food a day, each₹11,200
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Mauritius yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Mahebourg (MRU), 46 km away
Then: Transfer · 1h 12m (Taxi or private driver, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹26,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa on arrival for up to 60 days
- Within 72 hours before you fly, fill in the free Mauritius All-in-One Travel Form at safemauritius.govmu.org (one per traveller, children included) and keep its QR code on your phone and on paper: the airline may ask for it at boarding. Sites that charge for it are not the official one.
- At immigration at SSR International Airport, show your passport, your return or onward ticket and where you are staying, and be ready to show you can pay for the stay (about US$100 a day is the figure usually quoted): you are stamped in free for up to 60 days. No visa is needed in advance.
- Staying longer than 60 days: ask the Passport and Immigration Office (passport.govmu.org) before you book; sources differ on whether to extend there or get a visa from the Mauritius High Commission before you fly.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; Confirmed return or onward ticket out of Mauritius; Hotel booking for the stay, or the address you are staying at; Proof of funds: a card or bank statement; Mauritius All-in-One Travel Form QR code.
Most sources give 60 days; a few say 90, so plan on 60. A paid electronic travel authorisation for all visitors is proposed for 2027 but was not in force in October 2026. Checked from news and guide summaries, as the official sites could not be opened: confirm on passport.govmu.org before you fly.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Mauritius in October
Also in season this month.
- Black River Gorges · great month
- Port Louis · great month
- Trou aux Biches · great month
- Flic en Flac · great month
- Le Morne · great month
- Rodrigues · great month
- Belle Mare · good month
- Mahebourg · good month
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