Tap water in Mauritius

Not safe to drink

This reflects the CDC's travel health guidance for Mauritius; no WHO coverage figure is published for this country. National figures describe a country, not the tap in front of you.

What the sources say

US CDC Travelers' Health

Advises travellers that tap water is generally not safe to drink in Mauritius.

Numbeo

64.04/100 on the water drinkability and accessibility index, which Numbeo reads as “High”. This one is crowdsourced from residents rather than measured.

Lonely Planet

As a general rule the tap water in Mauritius is safe to drink, but always take care immediately after a cyclone or cyclonic storm as mains water supplies can become contaminated by dead animals and other debris washed into the system. Never drink from streams as this might put you at risk of waterborne diseases.

It's not safe to drink the tap water in Rodrigues; stick with bottled water if you visit the island.

This is a national picture, and it varies. Some cities treat their water to a standard the country as a whole does not reach. Where the water is not safe, boiling, filtering or sealed bottles are the usual options, and ice and raw salad washed in tap water carry the same risk as the water itself.

What bottled water costs you here

Drinking tap water instead of bottled would save one adult about 562$ a year in Mauritius, and keep several hundred plastic bottles out of circulation.

Work out your own saving

Places in Mauritius

Water quality is local. These places have their own readings.

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