No verified entries: there is no complete, authoritative list of natural “caves in Mauritius” that meets strict verification criteria.
Note that requiring well-documented, authoritative sources (government, park authority, guidebook, or academic research) produces no entries for caves in Mauritius. Many online mentions are anecdote, local story, or tourist hearsay. Verify every site before you plan a visit.
Understand that Mauritius is a relatively young, small volcanic island with limited karst limestone and few large inland caverns. Coastal features on the island tend to be sea caves, grottoes, collapsed cavities, or man-made tunnels on private land. Some voids are tiny, unstable, or inaccessible, and many are not recorded in official resources or protected-areas databases.
Consider related, well-documented options instead. Look for coastal grottoes and sea caves along the shoreline, historical estate tunnels and drainage culverts, sinkholes and collapsed dolines, or caves on nearby islands (Réunion and Madagascar have more documented lava tubes and karst systems). Explore these alternatives and verify each site with an authoritative source before visiting.
