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RUN · 14 active pipelines · visitmauritius.org live

Mauritius travel data,
at warehouse scale.

We extract hotel directories, excursion details, operator contacts, and regional guides from VisitMauritius. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.

Listings extracted
18.4K /run
Images mapped
142K /run
Operator contacts
4.2K /run
Active pipelines
14
Uptime
99.98%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from visitmauritius.org

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Accommodations objects from visitmauritius.org. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

idnametyperegionaddresscoordinatesstar_ratingamenitiescontact_emailcontact_phonewebsite_urlimage_urls
accommodations
● 200 OK
"id": "ACC-8492",
"name": "Le Morne Beach Resort",
"type": "Resort",
"region": "South West",
"star_rating": 5,
"contact_email": "reservations@lemorneresort.mu"
# idnametyperegionaddresscoordinates
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Complete list of extractable fields for Attractions objects from visitmauritius.org. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

idnamecategoryregiondescriptionopening_hoursticket_pricecoordinatesoperator_idimage_urls
attractions
● 200 OK
"id": "ATT-1024",
"name": "Chamarel Seven Coloured Earth",
"category": "Nature",
"region": "South West",
"ticket_price": "MUR 250",
"opening_hours": "08:30 - 17:00"
# idnamecategoryregiondescriptionopening_hours
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Complete list of extractable fields for Tour Operators objects from visitmauritius.org. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

operator_idnamelicense_numberservice_typeslanguages_spokenaddressemailphonewebsitelisted_tours
tour_operators
● 200 OK
"operator_id": "OP-442",
"name": "Mauritius Catamaran Cruises",
"license_number": "TA-0992",
"languages_spoken": "['English', 'French']",
"email": "info@mauritiuscatamaran.mu",
"phone": "+230 555 0192"
# operator_idnamelicense_numberservice_typeslanguages_spokenaddress
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Complete list of extractable fields for Restaurants objects from visitmauritius.org. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

idnamecuisine_typeregionprice_rangeopening_hoursreservation_requiredcontact_phonemenu_urlcoordinates
restaurants
● 200 OK
"id": "RES-882",
"name": "Domaine Anna",
"cuisine_type": "Seafood",
"region": "West",
"price_range": "High",
"contact_phone": "+230 453 9650"
# idnamecuisine_typeregionprice_rangeopening_hours
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Complete list of extractable fields for Events objects from visitmauritius.org. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

event_idnamestart_dateend_datelocationdescriptionorganizerticket_urlcategorycoordinates
events
● 200 OK
"event_id": "EVT-2026-04",
"name": "Festival International Kreol",
"start_date": "2026-11-15",
"end_date": "2026-11-22",
"location": "Port Louis",
"category": "Culture"
# event_idnamestart_dateend_datelocationdescription
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Capabilities

Complete destination intelligence

Our VisitMauritius scraper navigates regional directories, interactive maps, and multilingual content blocks to extract structured facility data.

Accommodation Extraction

Extract hotels, villas, and resorts with full amenity lists, star ratings, and contact details.

Attraction Mapping

Capture precise coordinates, category tags, and opening hours for natural and cultural sites.

Tour Operator Directories

Aggregate registered operators, license numbers, spoken languages, and direct contact information.

Image Gallery Archiving

Harvest high-resolution image URLs for properties and attractions, mapped to their respective entities.

Event Calendars

Track upcoming festivals, sporting events, and cultural exhibitions with date ranges and locations.

Regional Categorisation

Maintain strict taxonomy across North, South, East, West, and Central plateau mappings.

Contact Info Parsing

Decode obfuscated email addresses and standardise phone number formats for B2B usage.

Multilingual Content

Extract parallel English and French descriptions where available, maintaining language tags.

Scheduled Updates

Run monthly or quarterly diffs to identify new accommodations or closed operators.

// engagement pipeline

From target selection to warehouse delivery

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Select target categories such as accommodations, restaurants, or tour operators. We map the required schema.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure crawlers to handle pagination, map interactions, and content extraction on visitmauritius.org.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation ensures coordinate formats, email structures, and category tags meet specification.

Delivery
ongoing

Clean structured records pushed to your S3 bucket, BigQuery dataset, or Snowflake stage.

Under the hood

Navigating tourism portal architecture

Extracting destination data requires handling interactive elements and unstructured text formats.

pipeline-monitor · visitmauritius.org · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
// pagination
Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Pagination handling
Dynamic load events

Directory pages often rely on infinite scroll or asynchronous load-more buttons. We use Playwright to trigger these events and capture the complete dataset before extraction.

Map data extraction
Embedded coordinate parsing

Location data is frequently locked inside interactive map widgets. Our pipeline intercepts map API responses to extract raw latitude and longitude coordinates.

Multilingual normalisation
Aligning French and English content

Tourism portals mix languages. We capture language-specific URLs and align the extracted text into unified records with distinct language fields.

Contact obfuscation bypass
Decoding protected emails

Email addresses are often masked using JavaScript to deter basic scrapers. We execute the required scripts to reveal and extract the plaintext contact details.

Image deduplication
Efficient media handling

Properties share generic destination images. We hash image URLs to ensure you only process unique visual assets, reducing downstream storage costs.

Applications

Applications for Mauritius travel data

Teams across industries use visitmauritius.org data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
OTA Inventory Expansion

Online travel agencies enrich their databases with verified local accommodations and attractions.

02
B2B Lead Generation

Service providers target registered tour operators and hotels with structured contact lists.

03
Travel App Development

Developers populate local guides and itinerary planners with accurate coordinates and descriptions.

04
Market Research

Consultancies analyse the concentration of tourism infrastructure across different island regions.

05
Competitor Analysis

Hotel groups benchmark their amenities and pricing tiers against regional competitors.

06
Destination Marketing

Agencies aggregate promotional content and event schedules for regional marketing campaigns.

Why DataFlirt

"VisitMauritius holds the definitive directory of the island's tourism infrastructure, but extracting it requires navigating dynamic maps and fragmented regional categories."

Aggregating destination data involves more than simple HTTP requests. We manage the extraction of embedded coordinates, multilingual descriptions, and obfuscated contact details. DataFlirt handles the technical execution so your team receives structured, analysis-ready records without managing infrastructure.

Technical Spec

VisitMauritius scraper specifications

Everything supported by our visitmauritius.org scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

Accommodation listings
Full extraction of hotels, resorts, and villas with metadata
Supported
Tour operator contacts
Parsing of emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses
Supported
Attraction coordinates
Latitude and longitude extraction from embedded maps
Supported
Event schedules
Date ranges and locations for local festivals and events
Supported
Multilingual extraction
Capture of both English and French text variants
Supported
Image URL harvesting
Collection of high-resolution image links per entity
Supported
Change detection
Diffing engine to identify new or modified listings
Supported
Webhook delivery
HTTP POST per record or batch upon extraction completion
Supported
User itineraries
Gated user-saved itineraries require authentication
Partial
B2B partner portal
Private operator extranet requires partner credentials
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the extraction

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusBeautifulSoup
Scrapy + Playwright Stack

Scrapy handles crawl orchestration and retry logic. Playwright handles JavaScript execution for interactive maps and asynchronous content loading.

Residential Proxy Infrastructure

We route requests through distributed proxy pools to maintain access stability and avoid rate limits during bulk directory extraction.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines run on containerised infrastructure. Airflow manages scheduling and dependency execution, ensuring data is delivered on your required cadence.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Nested format ideal for hierarchical location data
CSV
Flat file structure for easy CRM import
Parquet
Columnar format optimised for data warehouse queries
S3
Direct upload to your AWS storage bucket
BigQuery
Direct ingestion into Google Cloud datasets
Webhook
HTTP POST delivery for immediate processing
Postgres
Direct database insertion with upsert logic
API
On-demand retrieval of completed extraction batches
// faq

Common questions.

About visitmauritius.org scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Is scraping VisitMauritius legal?

Extracting publicly accessible directory information is generally permissible. We strictly target public listings, contact details, and descriptions without bypassing authentication walls or extracting private user data.

How do you extract map coordinates?

We intercept the network requests made by the embedded map widgets to capture the raw JSON payloads containing exact latitude and longitude values.

Can you handle both English and French content?

Yes. The pipeline can be configured to iterate through the language toggles on the site, extracting and aligning content into bilingual records.

How often do you refresh the data?

Pipelines can be scheduled at your discretion. For tourism directories, a monthly or quarterly refresh is typical to capture new operators and updated contact details.

Do you download the actual images?

We extract the high-resolution source URLs for the images. If direct file delivery is required, we can configure a secondary pipeline to download and transfer the assets to your S3 bucket.

How do you handle obfuscated email addresses?

We use headless browsers to execute the site's JavaScript, which decrypts the masked contact information, allowing us to capture the plaintext email address.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=visitmauritius.org ready

Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you need a complete directory export or targeted operator lists - we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.

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