Supermarket souvenirs cost half; this Souvenir Shop is plan B
In T1 departures after security at MRU, the simply named Souvenir Shop sits in the main airside corridor after duty‑free. It stocks the usual Mauritius magnets, keyrings, dodo figurines, rum‑label T‑shirts and fridge-friendly trinkets. Expect airport pricing: that same dodo magnet you saw in a Super U or Winners in town for around 60–80 MUR will likely run closer to 120–150 MUR here.
Opening hours loosely track international departures, so it is typically open from about the first outbound wave around 06:00 until the late‑night flights near 23:00. Stock leans heavily toward decorative gifts and snacks, not practical items. You’ll find small bags of vanilla tea, local spice mixes and sugar sachet gift packs at 200–400 MUR, but you won’t find basics like phone chargers or travel adaptors in any depth.
Regulars on Mauritius forums say they deliberately buy magnets, keyrings and small gifts in supermarkets in town, then walk straight past this shop to the gates in T1. A Facebook commenter calls airport souvenir pricing “very expensive” versus city supermarkets, which sell similar trinkets for roughly 30–50% less. Use this place for last‑minute patching of gift gaps, not for a full shopping run.
Practical tip: if you still have a few hundred rupees left at T1 and no luggage space, stick to small flat items here—magnets, postcards, keyrings—so you’re not wrestling a bulky dodo statue onto your A330 seat.