▲Mauritius SKETCH SCORE: 75/100▲Mauritius moved +4 this week▪Mauritius hit a 75/100 risk score today, up four points, while the US advisory sits at level 2 due to chikungunya and measles outbreaks.▲Mauritius SKETCH SCORE: 75/100▲Mauritius moved +4 this week▪Mauritius hit a 75/100 risk score today, up four points, while the US advisory sits at level 2 due to chikungunya and measles outbreaks.
Mauritius

Go, but pay attention.

Mauritius hit a 75/100 risk score today, up four points, while the US advisory sits at level 2 due to chikungunya and measles outbreaks.

Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence high▲ +4 this week
75Sketch Score
90-day trend

Governments, one trip

What they're telling their own citizens about Mauritius

United States

Lv 2

Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

United Kingdom

Lv 1

See FCDO advice.

Canada

Lv 1

Exercise normal security precautions

The real score

The breakdown

89advisoryConsensus
66Political Stability
63Police Trust
48Health
95Crime
90LGBTQ+

See it from your perspective

75

Go, but pay attention.

The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.

Staying healthy

What to watch out for, health-wise

Active notices

  • • Chikungunya in Mauritius
  • • Global Measles

Vaccines

Recommended:

From people who've been there

Local know-how

Staying safe

  • •The crime rate has fallen, and Mauritius is a much safer country for visitors than most other destinations.
  • •Telephone numbers:

Staying healthy

  • •Mauritius is a risk area for infection with dengue fever, also known as "breakbone fever" from the muscular convulsions it causes.
  • •Since 2005 during the high season a certain type of mosquito called the Aedes albopictus causes the viral illness Chikungunya and the insect is more likely to be around in the daytime.
  • •It is important to use anti-mosquito protection at all times.
  • •In 1991 86% of the population had antibodies indicating that they had been exposed to the hepatitis A virus, following an epidemic of the disease in 1989.
  • •Depending on the time of the year, many of the beaches are infested with sea urchins, and it is not uncommon to see broken glass on the beach or in the water.
  • •Reef fish in Mauritius have been found to contain a neurotoxin similar, but not identical, to that found in Caribbean reef fish.

Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.

Pack this, know this

The little things that trip people up

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Plug & voltage

C / E / G · 230V

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Driving side

left

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Emergency

police: 112 / ambulance: 114 / fire: 115

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