Rhumerie de Chamarel
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- RossellaLondon, United Kingdom43 contributionsGreat experience!We booked the private tasting which was £30 each and included the guide only for us, the tasting of the classing rum and the aged ones, the entrance to the casks room where we also had the private tasting with a starter (cheese, ham, salame, bread and butter). Our guide Giovani was very professional and competent. He explain to us everything and answered to all the questions we had. He was so kind that even booked for us a table in a restaurant for my fiancé birthday. At the end of the tour you can also buy the rums. I recommend to buy from there as we saw higher prices in the islands and airport. I highly recommend to book the private tasting and to visit the Rhumerie.Visited September 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 6 October 2023
- Dalma26 contributionsHighly recommendIt was a great experience, it was the higlight of our trip in the region! The Rhumerie is beautiful, the garden, the atmosphere… the guided tour was fast, it was fine with small kids. We had a lovely lunch in the restaurant, they have kids meal as well.Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 1 November 2023
- SBellLondon, United Kingdom14 contributionsA must visit if staying in le morneThis place was excellent. We booked the private aged rum tasting. Very friendly/knowledgable guide, delicious rum. The tour itself was very reasonably priced given the quantity and quality of rum tasted. Make sure you stop by the restaurant for a couple of cocktails after, they were delicious.Visited December 2023Travelled as a coupleWritten 1 December 2023
- xavengerWindermere, United Kingdom117 contributionsBeautiful location, great rum tasting - and a short tour of the distillery!We spent about 90 mins here today, went on the tour, tried several different rums and had a look round the shop. The tour of the distillery was fairly interesting, and the location is beautiful. Think we would have enjoyed it more going at a quieter time, the place was rammed with people, with group after group doing the tour. We still enjoyed it, learned something in the process and came back with a bottle of rum to take home!Visited December 2023Travelled with familyWritten 30 December 2023
- IS TEly, United Kingdom594 contributionsGreat visit to a charming small distilleryA lovely couple of hours spent at the site. Easy parking and the tour well worth the money and time from a very informative guide and good tasting session at the end. If you want to eat at the restaurant, would recommend booking in advance as busy with pre booked group trips. Thanks for a nice time.Visited January 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 18 January 2024
- Keytolé ?Tamarin6 contributionsA Spirited Delight!A visit to Rhumerie de Chamarel is pure joy! From the warm welcome to the scenic tour, it's a delightful blend of fun and education. The staff's friendliness adds a special touch. The best part? The tasting at the end — an exquisite journey through Chamarel's finest rums. It's not just a visit; it's a sip of Mauritian spirit and charm. Highly recommended for a taste of paradise! 🌺🥃Visited October 2023Travelled on businessWritten 7 March 2024
- Sen SenMauritius68 contributionsGreat visit with OlivierFirst of all I would like to thank Olivier. We can feel he is very passionate in what he is doing. He is a great guide and can see he lives his island and he is very knowledgeable. We had a great tour of the Rhum Factory of Chamarel and the end the rhum tasting was great. If you visit Mauritius it’s a must to do the Rhumerie de Chamarel. Thank you so much Olivier and Rhumerie de ChamarelVisited May 2024Travelled on businessWritten 15 May 2024
- SagarVSIndia2,761 contributionsRecommended !Glad we found this beautiful place. There is a distillery, shop, restaurant and more in this adorable spot. We were here for lunch and the food was delicious and exciting. All of us had a good time and enjoy our lunch. Service was sharp and snappy. Lots of goodies at their shop and you can also do some Rum tasting too. Recommended !Visited May 2024Travelled with familyWritten 22 May 2024
- JMD1963Mauritius7 contributionsMari bonUnforgettable moments with Swiss friends. We keep returning every year and each time we discover something new and delightful about La Rhumerie de Chamarel. From the breathtaking views to the exceptional rum tasting experience, the delicious food at L’Alchimiste, and the excellent service, it never fails to impress us.Visited May 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 1 June 2024
- Steve GLondon, United Kingdom277 contributionsWorth a VisitThis distillery is close to the 7 coloured earth and well worth the visit. The tour guides are very informative and the location is stunning. The entry price is very reasonable and at the end of the tour you get to try 9 different Rums. The shop is great. Overall a very good experienceVisited June 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 9 July 2024
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Mitchell N Starr
Scarborough, UK42 contributions
Oct 2022
My wife and I visited the Rhumerie de Chamarel because they did a rhum tasting at our hotel and it piqued our interest in visting their distillery.
The rhumerie is a surprisingly lovely building in a beautiful location close to several other worthwhile visitor attractions such as the Ebony Forest Reserve and the Black River Gorges National Park.
The rhumerie isn't very big so the conducted tour is quite brief but gives an interesting insight into how rhum is made. It also includes tastings of several different rhums. Unfortunately I was driving so I didn't participate but my wife enjoyed it😊. One minor criticism is that our guide spoke English with a very heavy local accent so I didn't understand everything he said.
The shop sells quite a large a variety of rhums and related products. We bought a bottle of 3 year aged rhum which cost 1500 rupees. This equates to about £36 which is quite expensive but it will be nice to enjoy a taste of Mauritius when we're back home in the UK.
We didn't have time to use the restaurant but other reviewers say it is very nice.
The rhumerie is a surprisingly lovely building in a beautiful location close to several other worthwhile visitor attractions such as the Ebony Forest Reserve and the Black River Gorges National Park.
The rhumerie isn't very big so the conducted tour is quite brief but gives an interesting insight into how rhum is made. It also includes tastings of several different rhums. Unfortunately I was driving so I didn't participate but my wife enjoyed it😊. One minor criticism is that our guide spoke English with a very heavy local accent so I didn't understand everything he said.
The shop sells quite a large a variety of rhums and related products. We bought a bottle of 3 year aged rhum which cost 1500 rupees. This equates to about £36 which is quite expensive but it will be nice to enjoy a taste of Mauritius when we're back home in the UK.
We didn't have time to use the restaurant but other reviewers say it is very nice.
Written 21 October 2022
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Дарья Johannesfred
Stockholm, Sweden31 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
Chose any sunny day to visit this great place! The entrance fee is not too high and the ticket includes the tour inside (you can chose English or French language to be guided) and excellent rum tasting. Chamarel rhum is the best one in Mauritius so you must try it! After a small excursion which explains the way of preparing the most famous Mauritian rum you are guided to the bar to try 1 rum cocktail (already included in an entrance fee) and then - to rum tasting itself. After that some jams and local sugar delights are offered to you by the guide. The shop by the exit is expensive but nice so don’t pass by )
Written 18 February 2020
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annie b
Bromley, UK16 contributions
Apr 2023
Having paid for a tour and tasting with a hard sell, we transferred to the Shop to buy gifts …. Challenged the female manager as over charged for the jams we purchased and showed her the signage they had with the price showing. With that she snatched the sign saying old stock and removed the sign. Wouldn’t look at us and treated us in a very aggressive manner. We then said, out of principle, we wanted our money back. Again in a loud aggressive voice, ‘you can’t return the goods’. Standing our ground, with other staff watching, we said you have over charged us and we do not want the goods and had not opened the goods or left the shop etc and we wanted to see her superior. She stormed off, again wouldn’t look at us, offered no apology and came back, opened till and threw the cash back on surface, couldn’t even put into our hands. We were absolutely dumbfounded how a visitor/customer/ tourist should be made to feel. Appalling service. DO NOT RECOMMEND A VISIT! However, if management see this Recommend some more training for this person who certainly doesn’t know how to close a sale.
Written 7 April 2023
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Gizella C
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Mar 2020 • Couples
As it turned out, the factory itself is only running between July and December, we were a bit disappointed at first but you can't leave with a heavy heart after the tasting. There are tours in English and French in every 20 minutes. They explained the process in around 15 min and at the end you can taste their regular rums and liquors, 9 of them. For and additional fee, you can taste the older, 3 years and up, rums as well.
Written 7 March 2020
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IS T
Ely, UK594 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
A lovely couple of hours spent at the site. Easy parking and the tour well worth the money and time from a very informative guide and good tasting session at the end. If you want to eat at the restaurant, would recommend booking in advance as busy with pre booked group trips. Thanks for a nice time.
Written 18 January 2024
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Kris H
Doha, Qatar815 contributions
Jan 2022
People bring the value of this place down when writing reviews of "extensive" tasting as if someone is forcing them to drink it all. Yes, the rum samples are seriously largish, but if one can't master the tasting principal of not actually swallowing and restrain themself to free alcohol, than they will really be able to enjoy the whole experience and learn the different flavors, which by the way are of a good varieties. My favorite was the Coffee Flavored one, while the Vanilla wasn't much behind. Bothe the drive to Chamarel and the Rhumerie Farm were very charming with the different flowers & vegetation wild arrangement. On my visit we had some off and on summer rain, which totally cooled off the air and brought some spice to the experience. We were told that it always rains in the mountains, all year round. In the Rhumerie there is a very nice Restaurant as well, so if you have the time to relax and let the spinning in the head pass, before you continue the Mauritian Exploration.
The Tours are performed in several major spoken Languages like Russian, English, French, German etc...
The Tours are performed in several major spoken Languages like Russian, English, French, German etc...
Written 19 May 2022
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BrendanL26
Pretoria, South Africa144 contributions
June 2022
While visiting Mauritius in June 2022 we hired a mini-bus and did our own version of the Southern Tour and the Rhumerie de Chamarel was one of the stops.
The distillery is beautiful with immaculately maintained gardens around the distillery buildings. The tour was basic and reasonably well presented and was followed by tastings of their entry level rum and several flavored rum's.
Their premium rum was particularity interesting to me and i purchased one of them to enjoy at home. The gift shop was great with some interesting purchases like Vanilla paste and nice jam.
The distillery is beautiful with immaculately maintained gardens around the distillery buildings. The tour was basic and reasonably well presented and was followed by tastings of their entry level rum and several flavored rum's.
Their premium rum was particularity interesting to me and i purchased one of them to enjoy at home. The gift shop was great with some interesting purchases like Vanilla paste and nice jam.
Written 30 October 2022
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Clement
33 contributions
Dec 2021
Educational tour of the rhumerie and the guide explained very clearly the different stages to turn sugarcane into rhum. It was shorter than I expected but interesting. The best part is of course the tasting of 6 of their 'rhums arrangés' and 1 white and 1 dark rhum. For the higher quality rhums, you will have to pay extra by the glass. You should definitely try their 10-year anniversary rhum, a-ma-zing!
Their souvenir shop offers nice discounted price compared to what you would get in the local supermarkets or online.
Their souvenir shop offers nice discounted price compared to what you would get in the local supermarkets or online.
Written 29 December 2021
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Keith T
Rooskey, Ireland51 contributions
Mar 2022 • Friends
The tour was a bit bland , the only mechanical item that was working during our tour was the guide who spoke almost robotic. None of the actual machines were in use so imagination was essential . The process was shown on tv screens which to be honest would be available on YouTube . The only part of the tour we felt was value for money was the actual tasting where the amount of rum tasted was good for the value of 400 rupee per person which is approx 10 euro per person . The website should mention that the machinery is only in use for part of the year . Over all a nice place however would be far better if the experience was more involved and not just visiting a dormant factory during part of the year .
Written 3 March 2022
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Princes of travel
Paris, France6,977 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
Our opinion only concerns the visit to the rum factory. We took our ticket at the entrance and waited for the obligatory guided tour so that, at the end, we could taste the different agricultural rums made by the rum factory.
The entire process of manufacturing agricultural rum (that is to say non-industrial, therefore made from the distillation of sugar cane and not molasses) is explained by one of the guides. We witness the extraction of sugar cane juice and distillation. You can see the different tanks that are used and the process.
At the end, we are explained the aging of the different rums according to the barrels in which they are placed. 15 years old, the distillery presents its “vintage” in crystal bottles.
Once the visit is over, we taste 10 different rums as well as liqueurs. If you want to taste other rums, those that have aged in barrels (cognac for example), you will have to pay several additional rupees per glass. Allow at least 600 MUR extra for a glass of rum aged for 15 years.
Ultimately the visit goes quickly, in 20 minutes it's over. Even if the guide was very nice, it is a little expensive knowing that in the end, it is the glasses of rum that we taste that we pay for with our entrance ticket. The setting nevertheless remains pretty.
The restaurant is certainly worth the detour!
The entire process of manufacturing agricultural rum (that is to say non-industrial, therefore made from the distillation of sugar cane and not molasses) is explained by one of the guides. We witness the extraction of sugar cane juice and distillation. You can see the different tanks that are used and the process.
At the end, we are explained the aging of the different rums according to the barrels in which they are placed. 15 years old, the distillery presents its “vintage” in crystal bottles.
Once the visit is over, we taste 10 different rums as well as liqueurs. If you want to taste other rums, those that have aged in barrels (cognac for example), you will have to pay several additional rupees per glass. Allow at least 600 MUR extra for a glass of rum aged for 15 years.
Ultimately the visit goes quickly, in 20 minutes it's over. Even if the guide was very nice, it is a little expensive knowing that in the end, it is the glasses of rum that we taste that we pay for with our entrance ticket. The setting nevertheless remains pretty.
The restaurant is certainly worth the detour!
Written 27 December 2023
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Hi all.
How long is the Tour at Rhumerie de Caramel distillery?
Do the tours depart at certain times?
Written 12 August 2024
Should we buy a ticket in advance or are there usually spaces on tours when you turn up?
Written 7 July 2022
Hello. How much does it cost just to enter?
What about a guided tour of the distillery? How much does it cost and what does it offer?
Written 31 August 2019
I can't add anything more than what has already been stated, but confirm that everything that has has been said is accurate. I can recommend it - well worth the visit.
Written 1 September 2019
Is possible to find Chamarel rhum also in Mauritius’ airport or only in the rhumerie?
Written 24 August 2019
Chamarel is a local product, so you can find it in the alcohol beverage section of big stores and the airport duty free shop. But if you do have the time, then please visit the Rhumerie. You can combine it with a trip to the Chamarel waterfall if you like.
The ambience of the Rhumerie is good, they have a lovely garden there. There is opportunity to taste different products and choose the flavour of liquor you want, the proof (strength) of the Rum you like and so on. The guides who take you around are very helpful too. There is a small cafe and also a nice shop where you can buy both local alcoholic products and spices and coffee and some souvenirs. The whole experience would lake you 60 to 90 minutes, and the time would be well spent.
Written 1 September 2019
La rhumerie est elle ouverte le dimanche ? Si oui quel est le tarif d'entrée ?
Written 15 September 2018
Bonjour je ne suis pas sur du tout que la rhumerie soit ouverte le dimanche
Bonne visite
Written 15 September 2018
Hi Delia,
they vary in price. We bought the 9 year single barrel rum which cost us 6400MUR, about $240AUD, this was the high end scale of pricing. The VS, VSOP, Xo and single barrel are over $100.00 AUD
The premium rums from memory was $10.00 or so and over.
Written 12 December 2017
Prices vary dramatically from 20 to 300 Euros. In my opinion, the rum is not very good compared to the Caribbean and Central America. If you really need a bottle, the Lazy Dodo is quite cheap and makes an okay souvenir. I tasted rum throughout Mauritius and then chose to buy at duty free on my departure.
Written 22 December 2017
Bonjour,
Quels sont les jours et heures d'ouverture pour effectuer une visite dans votre établissement ?
Quel est le prix de la visite et combien de temps faut-il compter ?
Merci par avance
Written 21 August 2017
Tarif d’entrée : Rs 350 pour les adultes et les enfants de plus de 12 ans. Ceux de moins de 12 ans payent la moitié du prix.
Jours d’ouverture : du lundi au samedi
Horaires : de 9h30 à 17h30
Visite : elle dure environ 30 minutes plus si vous restez pour la dégustation
Restaurant : si vous voulez profiter uniquement du restaurant (sans visite ni dégustation), l’entrée est alors gratuite mais la Reservation est presque obligatoire tellement il y a de la demande
Written 22 August 2017
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