Mauritius Helicopter Flights of 15 or 35 Minutes Compared

Understand the three current options

We offer three currently published waterfall sightseeing options: private and shared circuits of approximately 15 minutes from Bel Ombre, and a shared circuit of approximately 35 minutes from the airport. The airport flight returns to the airport.

Private flights are priced per helicopter; shared flights are priced per person. Check the current flight listings for prices, party limits and available departures. At Bel Ombre, choosing private rather than shared changes the booking format, not the advertised flight duration.

Choose 15 minutes for the shorter waterfall circuit

The Bel Ombre options suit travellers who want to focus their helicopter outing on the underwater waterfall without choosing the longer published flight. They also give you a private-flight option within the current catalogue.

A shorter flight is not necessarily a shorter excursion from your hotel. Weigh the journey to Bel Ombre and your plans afterwards before choosing it simply to save time. If that departure point fits your itinerary, the shorter circuit may be the more practical choice.

Choose 35 minutes for longer in the air

The airport option suits travellers who value more time airborne and find that departure point practical. Its advertised duration is roughly 20 minutes longer than the Bel Ombre circuits, but the departure location differs too. These are not two durations offered from the same starting point.

This is a shared sightseeing circuit, not an airport-to-hotel transfer. Plan to return to the airport after the flight rather than to continue directly to your hotel by helicopter.

Count the ground journey as part of your outing

Build your day's schedule around the ground journey, the meeting time in your final instructions, passenger checks, the flight and travel afterwards. Use your actual starting point and next stop to compare the two outings, not just the minutes in the air.

We can arrange separate ground transfers. The current shared airport offer excludes hotel and land transfers, so any transport arranged needs to be considered separately from its flight price and duration. Transport arrangements must be confirmed rather than assumed to be part of the booking.

Separate flight duration from viewing expectations

Both durations are offered as waterfall circuits. The underwater waterfall off Le Morne is an optical illusion, and its visibility is not guaranteed. Weather and operational factors affect flights; extra flying time does not guarantee a clearer view or a set number of minutes over the illusion.

Choose the longer option for the longer advertised flight, not for an unsupported list of additional landmarks. Seat allocation is also operational, so neither a front seat nor a window seat can be promised.

Plan around the confirmed meeting instructions

We currently require bookings at least 36 hours before scheduled departure. This is Andeor's selling policy, not a universal operator rule. Provide your travel date, preferred circuit and accurate passenger and baggage weights through approved private channels.

We coordinate operator arrangements, passenger details, tickets and day-before confirmation. Booking or payment alone does not mean the operator's e-ticket is ready. Follow the final meeting instructions when planning departure from your hotel, including any separately arranged ground transport.

Your questions, answered

Is 15 minutes enough for a waterfall flight?

The approximately 15-minute Bel Ombre options are specifically offered as waterfall circuits. They suit travellers seeking the shorter flight, but no flight duration guarantees that the underwater waterfall illusion will be visible.

Is there a private 35-minute sightseeing option?

The current published catalogue offers the approximately 35-minute airport circuit on a shared basis. The published private waterfall circuit departs from Bel Ombre and lasts approximately 15 minutes.

Can the airport sightseeing flight take me to my hotel?

No. The approximately 35-minute circuit returns to the airport and excludes hotel and land transfers. We can arrange separate ground transport to your hotel; it is not included in this flight's price or duration.