Rhumerie de Chamarel
The Rhumerie de Chamarel opened with the theme: „ A dream is not a place but a journey…“ in September 2008. 
In the south west of Mauritius in the middle of the beautiful landscape of Chamarel you will find this distillery. Chamarel is not only famous for the coloured earth and the water falls but also provides many different types of tropical fruits and big plots with pineapple and sugarcane plantations.
For many years it was prohibited for Mauritius to produce this special kind of rum, but a few years ago the act was loosened and the distillery was born. From then the high quality potential of the commodity was not wasted anymore.
The special thing about the rum from Chamarel is that it is purely ecological and therefor a high quality rum. The secret of the high quality is in the special earth where the sugar cane grows. On this piece of land no sugar cane will be burned but cut in the early morning and treated within the next four hours.
As a visitor of the Rhumerie de Chamarel you can watch the individual process from June to November at first hand. In the low season it can also be very interesting to get every single step of the work process explained. Tours through which every step of the processes will be explained are offered in english and french. At the end of a tour you will have the opportunity to taste the rum so that you can experience the taste of the rum yourself.
You get different types of rum from the different distillation processes one with an alcohol content of 50% and one with an alcohol content of 40% which is enriched with a variety of fruits and spices. At the moment the distillery is still to new but in September 2011 you will also get the “Rum Paille” which needs to ripe in oak barrels for at least three years before the taste is unfolded. 
The building of the distillery is adjusted to the high quality rum and therefore built in a very modern and elegant way. This also applys for the service, which is always friendly and able to answers all your questions on the production of rum in a professional way.
The boutique “Sugar Cane Spirit” offers the opportunity to take the rum with you as a present or at home for your own consumption. On top of that you will also find hand crafted products and a small jewelery collection of resources from the Chamarel area. The small shop is opened from 10 am to 17:30 pm.
In the Restaurant “L’Alchimiste” next to the shop fine food, mainly from the district of Chamarel and near it, will be prepared. Fruits and vegetables are grown in the local cultivation and are served with a local deer or wild boar. With this menu you will get a suitable wine or fruit juice. The Restaurant is open from 12 am till 16 pm.
Opening times:
Monday till Saturday 9:30 am – 17:30 pm
Tours:
Duration: 30 – 40 Minutes
Entrance:
Adults 350 Rs
Children of 12 years 175 Rs (Children must be accompanied by adults, rum tasting for children and teenagers under 18 is not available)