Historic house and estate

Château de Labourdonnais

Mapou · Rivière du Rempart

The estate began as a concession granted in 1774 to two young orphans. A first sugar mill was built here after 1814, and the property took the name Labourdonnais around 1839. In 1856, Christian Wiehe began building the château, completed in 1859. The house, carefully restored, is now visited as a record of the Mauritian art of living in the 19th century. Around it, the estate covers 500 hectares, more than 400 of them under cultivation.

At a glance

Opening hours: 9am to 5pm, last admission at 3.45pm
Telephone: +230 266 3007
Email: leisure@ddl.mu
Setting: At the heart of a 500-hectare estate
Founded: Château completed in 1859

What sets it apart

The visit does not end with the rooms. Near the château, the old chimney of the sugar factory and its underground corridor tell of the estate’s sugar past. The collection orchards preserve historic fruit trees, a small animal park keeps children busy, and the tasting introduces the house rums, blind for those who wish to test their palate. Workshops offer the chance to compose one’s own infused rum.

Highlights

A château built from 1856 to 1859
The old sugar factory chimney and its underground corridor
The collection orchards
Rum tasting, classic or blind
A small animal park

Good to know

Last admission is at 3.45pm.
La Boutique du Château closes at 4pm.

Getting there

In Mapou, in the north of the island. The estate has two restaurants, La Table du Château and La Terrasse.

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