As communicated in one of our recent publications¹, Mauritius has moved to the third phase of its de-confinement plan as from 1 July 2021. With regard to travel restrictions, Mauritius is gearing up to re-open borders to vaccinated visitors for resort tourism, as announced in the National Budget 2021/22, as from 15 July 2021. As such, travellers coming to Mauritius are required to provide the following documents before boarding:

- a certificate of negative COVID-19 PCR test administered between 5 and 7 days prior to boarding at their last point of embarkation;
- a valid air ticket to Mauritius; and
- proof of purchase of a stay package in a certified COVID-19 safe resorts.

Unvaccinate visitors will still be allowed entry to the island. A distinction will be made between vaccinated tourists and unvaccinated visitors as follows:

Depending on the evolution of the covid-19 situation, all vaccinated tourists with a negative PCR test will be allowed in Mauritius without restrictions as from 1 October 2021.

¹ Covid-19 Update @ 24 June 2021: HERE