Indian Ocean · Mauritius
7 Seater Car Hire Mauritius for Families and Groups
Suzuki Ertiga, Mitsubishi Xpander and Kia Carens: real seven seat cars for families, delivered where you are staying.
7 Seats
Family Size
No Deposit available
Hotel Delivery
Mauritius
No credit card or low deposit
Full insurance from €5/day
Up to 50% cheaper than portals
Pickup at Mauritius Airport
Curated results
Mauritius on the podium
One car takes the whole stage. Two get a card. The rest get a line.
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Seven seat fleet
What a seven seater here actually is
Three models, not a fleet of vans
The Suzuki Ertiga, the Mitsubishi Xpander and the Kia Carens are the only seven seat cars listed on Mauritius today, all automatic, all roughly EUR 40 to 55 a day. They are compact MPVs built on small-car platforms rather than European-sized people carriers, which is the single most useful thing to know before you book one.
9 of 100
Cheapest 100 cars
Nine come with a seventh seat. The other ninety one top out at five.
The boot is the catch
The third row is real. The boot space behind it is small: one large case per adult does not fit back there.
Two families, six seats
The workaround most groups land on: put the suitcases across the third row instead of people, travel six up, and let the boot carry the softer bags. It is a small trade for a week when the alternative is two taxis every time the whole party moves.
Families who needed every seat
“Nine of us split across a Kia Carens and a Swift rather than fight for one van. Both cars were at Balaclava within the hour and the Chamarel loop the next day fit everyone with room for the coolbox.”
“The Xpander drives easily but the boot behind the third row is genuinely small. We put two suitcases across the back seats instead and travelled six up for the week. Worth knowing before you pack.”
“One Ertiga instead of two taxis for the whole stay. The supplier fitted a child seat before we even reached the villa in Trou d'Eau Douce, which saved us doing it ourselves at the barrier.”
The three seven seat models, side by side
Every row is one of the actual cars on the live listing today, not a category. Boot size is behind the folded-up third row, with all seven seats in use.
| Model | Seats | Boot behind row 3 | Typical day rate | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzuki Ertiga | 7 | Small, one soft bag per seat | EUR 40-48/day | Families of five or six travelling light |
| Mitsubishi Xpander | 7 | Small, similar to the Ertiga | EUR 48-55/day | Two families sharing one car |
| Kia Carens | 7 | Small, slightly deeper | EUR 48-55/day | Groups who want the newest cabin |
The honest numbers on seven seat hire
9
seven seat cars among the cheapest 100 listed today
0
eight or nine seat vans currently on the island
3
models: Ertiga, Xpander, Carens, all automatic
EUR 40-55
typical day rate across the three
Counts move a little day to day as the live listing turns over; a car can belong to more than one class at once, so these figures are not meant to be added or subtracted against each other.
Child seats and a day with the whole group
Fitting a child seat
Ask for it when you book rather than expecting one to appear. Suppliers source seats to order, and because most hires here are delivered to the resort rather than handed over at a counter, the fitting happens at your car park with time to check the straps, not at an arrivals barrier with a queue behind you.
Grand Baie to Chamarel and home
One car can take a whole family from the north coast down to the coloured earth and Black River Gorges and back before dinner. Splitting the same day across two taxis usually costs more than a day of hire and needs two drivers to agree on a schedule.
The two taxi problem
Five or more people travelling together on this island otherwise means two taxis for every trip: one to the beach, one back for dinner, one to the airport at the end. A seven seater removes that arithmetic entirely, which is the real reason most groups book one rather than the price of the car alone.
Why the small MPV beats a big van here
Mauritius was never going to import large European people carriers, and once you have driven the roads it makes sense why. Village speed limits of 40 km/h and narrow, kerbed coast roads reward a car that is easy to place, not one that needs the whole lane. Hotel car parks along the resort strips were built around local cars, and a Kia Carens already fills more of a bay than most drivers here expect.
The three seven seat models on the island are the compromise that works: enough seats for a family or two, a footprint that still fits the parking and the roads it will actually use. Nobody here is missing a genuine eight or nine seat van; the roads would not reward one anyway.
Before you book
- Pack for the boot you'll have, not the one you're used to.
- Request a child seat at booking, not on arrival.
- Village limits are 40 km/h and enforced with fixed cameras.
- Hotel delivery makes it easier to check the fit before you drive off.
See what's available for your dates
Live seven seat listings across Mauritius, delivered to the airport or your resort, with no deposit available on many offers.
Book nowQuestions before you book a seven seater
Seven people, yes, all three models seat seven with real headroom in the third row. Luggage is the honest catch: these are compact MPVs on small-car platforms, so the boot behind row three holds a couple of soft bags, not seven suitcases. Most groups either travel light, strap a case to the roof rail where the supplier allows it, or use the third row for cases and travel six up.
Yes, but request one at booking rather than assuming the car will have one waiting. Suppliers fit them to order, and because hotel delivery is normal here, the seat can be fitted in the car park of your resort with time to check it rather than rushed at an airport barrier.
Not on this island today. The live listing has no eight or nine seat vans at all, only the three seven seat models. A party of eight or nine books two cars, which usually works out, since two compact automatics often cost less between them than one large people carrier would if one existed here.
It is longer than the Swifts and Picantos that make up most of the fleet, so yes, noticeably, in the tight village streets around Grand Baie and the older blocks of central Port Louis. Hotel car parks built for local cars are the other place it shows. None of the three models is a large vehicle by European standards, but they are the biggest thing most drivers here will have handled.
A single Ertiga, Xpander or Carens runs roughly EUR 40 to 55 a day. Two of the cheapest cars on the island, a Renault Kwid and a Suzuki Celerio for example, can come in under that combined, especially outside February. Run both totals for your dates: a seven seater wins on convenience and one set of keys, two small cars sometimes wins on price.