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Although common in the past, hitchhiking is today totally inexistant in Mauritius. Everyone will tell you how it is totally impossible to hitch, "no one will ever pick you up", "just take the bus", is "it's too dangerous"... 

While a lot of people will stare at you and your thumb with a "what the heck?" look, many won't hesitate giving you a ride if they are asked to. So while thumbing don't miss any opportunity, like - a red light, a gas station, or a slow car, - to shout through an open windows window the place you want to go. Any spot can be a hitch spot! Traffic is chaotic and cars stop whenever, wherever.

Traveling in and out of Mauritius is so expensive that most people never left their island. They will be honestly admired and curious and generous when meeting a traveler, a foreigner who does something other than staying 5 a couple of days in some seaside hotel.

Hitchhiking a sailing boat is a good to way to get to and out of Mauritius. The search might be quite demanding though, as there's no proper marina in on the island. Check the boats docked at Le Caudan in Port Louis (leave a note in the Capitanerie), and check the anchored boats in Grand Baie (leave your note at the Grand Baie Yacht Club) and Rivière Noir.