Starting our ULTIMATE MAURITIUS ROAD TRIP 🇲🇺 Ep. 1: South Coast To La Gaulette (Souillac, Le Morne)

In this video we're starting our ultimate ROAD TRIP THROUGH MAURITIUS! We’re really excited to get to know this African island country and its culture and cuisine. On our road trip we’ll spend three weeks driving from the South up the West coast, then further into the North and finally down the East coast. Our goal is to get to know Mauritius from all sides, as well as check out its beautiful beaches and nature.
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In this video:
0:00 We’re flying to Mauritius!
2:26 Very tired arrival in Le Bouchon - Tibambari guesthouse
4:27 Our car for our three week road trip!
5:33 Our plan for the day - driving along the South coast
6:47 Arriving in Souillac
7:35 History of Mauritius - a brief overview
8:39 Tasting Indian food at Cashmiri Taste in Souillac
9:50 At stop to admire the view at Gris Gris beach
11:32 St Felix beach - a very local place to relax
14:12 First impressions of our time on the south coast of Mauritius
15:59 Checking out Le Morne public beach
17:41 Our apartment in La Gaulette with a beautiful view
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[@ZoeandSimon]

We hope you enjoyed this first video of our road trip - subscribe to come along for the ride! 😊 And let us know in the comments if you've been to Mauritius or are planning to go!

[@marylinelai8073]

My country, yes beautiful island with best beaches, mountains, waterfalls & scenery, multi cultural island living in harmony, glad you enjoyed 😆

[@Ilemaurice687]

Bienvenue à île Maurice 😍

[@ZoeandSimon]

@@Ilemaurice687 Thank you! 😊

[@ndfeed]

Going there half november :-) Diving and road tripping, thanks for the impressions!

[@hemsaks1695]

I'm Mauritian and it's so rare and heartwarming nowadays to see our country! Love and keep trying even if there are tough times and be you,don't be ashamed of yourself,you're fantastic in your own way!❤️💙💛💚

[@ImmortalizedMoments]

Really enjoyed watching this! Informative and seems fun 😊

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you! 🤗

[@JacquesTreehorn]

I am going to Mauritius for a job. Thanks for the information. I am super excited to scuba dive on the weekends.

[@ZoeandSimon]

Glad to hear our video was helpful, hope you have a great time!

[@aVeryHazeCoition]

Wooow you got me so excited for my Mauritius trip next year 😍😍😍 Can't wait to see the next episode!

[@ZoeandSimon]

Nice, you're gonna have a great time! 😋

[@jimjones3777]

Oh yeah - REALLY excited for a new series! 😊 Mauritius looks really cool and I LOVED the mini car music video haha 😁🔥

[@ZoeandSimon]

We love to hype up our car! (as you probably know from our Kos video 😂

[@shafeeemamdee6638]

Great Vlog !!

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you! 😊

[@pradeepsukumaran2980]

Good video. In which car rental did you hire a car? What about the safety of the cars during public parking? Might have our travel luggages in it

[@WorkingNomad368]

Just wish you guys had shown more of the scenery because most of the video shows just the two of you, but overall a good video, it’s definitely on my bucket list

[@Ilemaurice687]

My island🇲🇺😊

[@Dupi17]

exactly my plan when i get to visit Mauritius one day, drive around the whole island...thx for sharing zoe n simon...!

[@ZoeandSimon]

Glad you enjoyed our videos! 😊 We loved exploring all sides of the country and there's still so much to see 🙂

[@nilesh492]

hi from mauritius 😁

[@ZoeandSimon]

Hi! 😊

[@dackskiftarna7837]

Me and my girlfriend have been watching all your Mauritius video - you guys are so good at doing this! Especially you Zoe - that smile of yours if beyond what words can describe! A question do, We´re going to Mauri in a week for 10 nights, usually we rent a scooter on vacations, would you say car is a better to explore the island?

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you very much, we're happy to hear that! 😊 It's been a while since we visited, but scooter vs. car depends a bit on where you are planning to go. With a scooter it's obviously harder to to take luggage with you, if you're planning on checking out the whole island. The road conditions were pretty good when we were there, but between some places there might be bigger highways that might be better to drive on with a car. So all in all it depends on your route and how comfortable you are on a scooter.

[@QueenBee-mk8xm]

Are you from Vienna? I lived there for three years. Was quite impressed by Austrian Airlines actually....flew from Vienna to Tokyo and back and they were pretty great.

[@ZoeandSimon]

No, we're from Hamburg, Germany, we just had a layover in Vienna 🙂 But yeah, Austrian Airlines is quite nice!

[@sriisland9856]

Hello 😍😍😍😍 Lovely experience 👌👌 Zoe stay healthy 😍 Simon safe drive bro 😍 See you again 🍹🍹 👋👋

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thanks a lot! 😊 Stay safe!

[@RodneySagorScreams]

maaan, your videos made me smile. I'm glad that you had fun in our country!

[@ZoeandSimon]

We had a great time - glad to hear you're enjoying our videos! 😊

[@Hans-mv1gq]

2:17 this literally my neighborhood lmao

[@davidfabien7220]

I was born in Souillac, Mauritius but migrated to Australia in 1972. Enjoy your stay on the island. In the old days there was a sugar mill at St Felix where my brother-in-law used to work. His house was about a mile from the beach.

[@ZoeandSimon]

Nice! Mauritius and Australia are both pretty great 😁

[@davidfabien7220]

@@ZoeandSimon Yes indeed

[@LINJ638]

Mary Caroline Pierce former WTA No.3 female pro-tennis player in the world lives there and is having the time of her life by having a vacation 24/7.

[@madhviaujayeb]

I really appreciate ur videos..am Mauritian..guys welcome to the paradise.. take care n drive safe

[@biancaluximon]

❤️ from Fullmoon Apartment&Studio

[@ZoeandSimon]

Hi Bianca! We had a lovely time at Fullmoon - hope all is well! 😊

[@biancaluximon]

@Zoe and Simon Thank you!! All is well, thank you for your stays😊🌴

[@suayhughes8103]

Drive safe guys. Enjoy your day see you next video

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you! 😊

[@Paula-vw7ez]

Hi, planning to visit mauritius in September. Planning on hiring car been looking online. Any recommendations on where to hire car price and insurance, please. And accommodation 😊😊Thank you for informative video.

[@ZoeandSimon]

Hi there - glad you're enjoying our videos! 😊 Regarding accommodations we've got a summary of our route and accommodations on our website (www.zoeandsimon.io under itineraries). We booked almost everything on booking.com and some stays on Airbnb. We booked our car via a German rental car comparison site. We like these sites because they compare all offers and also take care of extra insurance. The rental company that we ended up going with is called "First Car" rental and everything went smoothly. We paid 48€/day incl. comprehensive insurance. Hope that helps and that you have a great time on Mauritius! 🙂

[@Paula-vw7ez]

Thank you so much. Enjoy your journey

[@moa8121]

Are there any charging stations in Mauritius to charge the electrical vehicles?

[@ZoeandSimon]

We don't know unfortunately, but it would be cool!

[@ZoeandSimon]

We don't know unfortunately, but it would be cool!

[@Eddiewits]

There are, noticed a few in ebene

[@Akira13373]

Gucken euch seit Thailand, da wir ein paar Wochen später auch erneut da waren. Nächstes Jahr besuchen wir u.a von 4 asiatischen Ländern Malaysien, da ihr so schöne Eindrücke gezeigt habt. Zum aktuellen Video: Man merkt voll die Leichtigkeit im Schnitt, top Animationen, haben super gelacht in der Autovorstellungsszene. Super coole Entwicklung! :) freuen uns immer jedes Mal, wenn die Notification kommt. Grüße Felix & Ann-Kathrin aus Berlin

[@ZoeandSimon]

Vielen Dank euch für die netten Worte, das freut uns sehr zu hören! 😊 Und sehr cool, dass ihr nächstes Jahr weiter in Asien unterwegs seid! Wir würden am liebsten auch direkt wieder hinfliegen und Malaysien hat und richtig gut gefallen. Und an das Essen denken wir auch sehr oft zurück 😁 In welche Länder geht es sonst noch für euch? 🙂 Habt eine schöne Weihnachtszeit und einen guten Start ins neue Jahr! Viele Grüße aus Hamburg 🎄

[@Akira13373]

@@ZoeandSimonWir haben vor 4 Monaten Nachwuchs bekommen und Nutzen einen Elternzeitabschnitt für eine Reise nach Frankreich, von da aus nach Japan, Taiwan (gar nicht auf dem Schirm gehabt bisher), Malaysien und fliegen von da aus via Athen nach Rhodos und treffen uns da mit Freunden :D sind 2 Monate unterwegs. Grüße aktuell aus Mallorca, wir verbringen hier die Weihnachtszeit mit Baby.

[@Akira13373]

Euch schöne Weihnachtstage Grüße nach HH :)

[@ZoeandSimon]

@@Akira13373 Oh Glückwunsch! 🤗 Das klingt nach einem sehr guten Plan. Wir hätten es dieses Jahr auch gerne noch nach Taiwan geschafft, aber die Grenze war so lange für Touristen geschlossen. Ein Grund mehr wieder nach Asien zu reisen 😁 Viel Spaß euch!

[@smsoderso]

The sun thing is pretty cool

[@ZoeandSimon]

It's definitely very practical! 😁

[@THUMBSUPBITCHify]

Lol the island is 20 miles wide. Takes 3 days to do well

[@avneeshgipm3073]

14:08 get 1 pilon kkliki van 15 place derriere

[@samueleasd3312]

What car hire company you have chosen?

[@ZoeandSimon]

They are called First Car Rental 🙂

[@emjosh]

4:30 is perfection😂and thanks for another excellent hot car review! Just curious: Did you guys recently hire an editor, or have you just gotten super good at editing over time (even including really nice animations for things like the historical explanations, etc.)? Also a random tip: You can get rid of the audio pops that happen at the quick cuts in the car (for example, 14:12) by tapering the audio slightly on the end of the first clip and the beginning of the second clip (sometimes just the first or just the second, depending on the amount of background noise in each). Not sure why this happens, but it also happens to us in Final Cut, and it definitely has to do with the volume of clips when they start/end, so it usually happens when there's a lot of background noise, like in a car, on a busy street, or next to a waterfall or something. Hope that's useful!😊We really love your videos, and can't wait to see the rest of Mauritius!

[@ZoeandSimon]

Hi guys, thank you that means a lot! 😊 We edit the videos ourselves and also create all motion graphics 🙂 It's a long learning journey (as you probably know 😁) and especially when it comes to creating graphics and animations we're basically just starting out. Thanks also for the audio tip! We do usually try to have more smoother audio transitions between clips, but for the car clips we probably forgot in the heat of finalising the video 😅 GoPro footage seems to be especially prone to creating these pops in the edit. Are you also still creating travel videos at the moment or currently taking a break?

[@emjosh]

​@@ZoeandSimon Wow, awesome job then! We've definitely noticed your editing getting really good, especially these last few videos, and the animations already look pretty awesome, at least to our untrained eyes!😁 (We haven't tried making any animations yet...it seems so intimidating to get started, but we'd love to one day!) We took a year-long break from travel and KZbin, but we're resuming full-time in exactly 3 weeks (starting in Mexico...we are PUMPED), so our next video will probably be in late January-ish, and will hopefully be much better quality too. We've learned a LOT during the break😅 If we're ever in the same part of the world at the same time, we'd love to meet up! After we sufficiently prove our KZbin mettle, that is💪 We'd be thrilled to exploit your fluent German, and can offer you good Spanish and bad French in return😎

[@ZoeandSimon]

@@emjosh Thank you very much! Yeah, learning new skills such as creating animations and graphics is always intimidating and overwhelming at first, but it doesn't take much to create simple visuals in the beginning. And from then on you can improve step by step 😊 Very cool that you're returning to full-time travel soon! 🙂And yes sure, we love meeting up with fellow travellers and creators - it always just needs a little luck so that destinations and travel dates overlap, but it happens often enough 😁Hope you have a nice festive time at home and safe travels after that!

[@yasi-ontherun]

Hey guys. How did driving on the left side go?

[@ZoeandSimon]

Luckily we already had some experience from driving in Australia. But it still always takes a day until our brains fully adapt 😁 Up until that point we sometimes swerve too much to one side of the lane or accidentally turn on the windshield wipers instead of indicating. And roundabouts also take a few go's until they feel natural. But now it's a lot of fun!

[@fanfancheong]

How is the GPS working there

[@ZoeandSimon]

GPS worked well, but you can't always trust Google Maps to have 100% accurate information when it comes to which roads to take 😁

[@omarjhungoor2598]

Mauritius is rank of the best. So please enjoy Mauritius to your Harts. Ps your youtube is great. Video my bros.😍😍😍😍😍

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you, glad you're enjoying our videos! 😊

[@Reed427]

Great video I really enjoyed watching it. I will be travelling to delicious Mauritius this year. Please would advise the best place to hire a car 🚙 and how much will it normally cost? I have given you a like. Thank you 😊

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you very much! You're gonna have a great time on Mauritius 🙂 We booked our car via a German rental car comparison site. We like these sites because they compare all offers and also take care of extra insurance. The rental company that we ended up going with is called First Car rental and everything went smoothly. We paid 48€/day incl. comprehensive insurance.

[@Reed427]

@@ZoeandSimon Thank you very much for the reply, I really appreciate it ❤️

[@ZoeandSimon]

No problem! 😊

[@philwebster3914]

Looking forward to your adventures in Mauritius. Can you let us know how much the food and drinks are where possible? Can you also let me know the name of the Air BNB you are staying at in La Gaulette (or the link to it) ? Enjoy and stay safe !

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you! Yes, good point we'll add prices for food in our next videos 🙂 You can find the apartment in La Gaulette on Booking and on Google Maps if you search for "Fullmoon Apartment & Studio". We'll add a link to it in the description as well.

[@philwebster3914]

@@ZoeandSimon great, thank you 👍

[@rdooky]

What the ticket price??

[@ZoeandSimon]

Do you mean for the plane? 🙂

[@rdooky]

Ofcause air ticket price..

[@ZoeandSimon]

@@rdooky We paid 700€ for a return flight from Germany

[@rajjhurry7331]

Welcome Mauritius 🇲🇺

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you! 🙂

[@kavishforever3948]

70%+ is Asian ethics ( origin)

[@madhviaujayeb]

So nice video

[@ZoeandSimon]

Thank you! 🙂

[@zoub1347]

My country =)

[@philwebster3914]

Hope you guys are ok 🙏

[@ZoeandSimon]

We're very good thanks! 😊

[@philwebster3914]

@@ZoeandSimon good to hear, haven’t seen a video from you for a couple of weeks and just checking in on you 🥰

[@ZoeandSimon]

@@philwebster3914 Thank you, yes all good here, December was just a bit busy 😁 We'll be posting the next video of our Mauritius trip on the weekend and from then on we'll be releasing the next parts more regularly 🙂

[@Leo-lj6vs]

Gris Gris pronounced Gree Gree.

[@ZoeandSimon]

Yeah that makes sense, thanks! 😁

[@tvismyonlyfriend]

Mark Twain loved Mauritius

[@PortugalHolidayVillas]

'They' made you wear face masks on the flight!? 🤷‍♂️

[@supernovacreation]

Less of nature and information more of car ride

[@Ilemaurice687]

You have gone in soulliac? Hope they did not gave you dog meat meat to eat😐someone was selling dog meat there

[@ZoeandSimon]

Pretty sure we didn't have that 😅

[@BadmanahBadman]

The History of Mauritius 🇲🇺 is Wrong they were indigenous African people on the islands 🏝 And they were slaughtered That story is a typical European his history story🎉