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Bois Chéri and the plateau cup
Highland tea
Editorial interpretationBois Chéri is the name most visitors hear for Mauritian tea: a highland plantation and factory museum on the way toward the south. The point is climate. Tea is here because the plateau is cooler and wetter than the coast. A tasting after Grand Bassin can make sense geographically; rushing both as checkboxes does not. Buy tea if you like it, not because a guide said it is mandatory. Hours and tasting inclusions change.
The plantation/factory visit if open, then a cup. Buy a packet you will actually drink.
Our field-guide judgement. Useful, not a certificate. Last verified 2026-09-15. Photos are real Wikimedia Commons files, not drawings.