🏛️ Culture, history & markets · Central plateau

Domaine des Aubineaux (tea house)

An 1872 colonial house in Curepipe on the 'Route du Thé', with period furniture, a camellia garden and tea tasting.

🚗 From the villa40 min · 29.4 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed1–1.5 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning · 🌤️ Afternoon
💰 PriceRs 300–600 (CHF 5.2–10)Visit with tea tasting (indicative).

Built in 1872, the Domaine des Aubineaux was one of the first houses on the island to have electricity. It's now a museum of colonial life and part of the Route du Thé (with Bois Chéri and Saint-Aubin), with a tea-tasting room and a restaurant.

Getting there

Driving route from the villa

🚗 By car: 40 min (29.4 km) off-peak. Directions in Google Maps ↗