Originally Posted by Full Score
I've just changed my existing RTW, which began in CAI, to end in DOH so as to do a further AONE3 from Qatar. I could end this in BAH or DOH.
Do you happen to know if Emirates also do reasonably priced F or J ONE-WAY from BAH or DOH to MRU? I thought of using a UA award on Emirates, but UA don't appear to allow one-way use in the same manner as BA. It would mean throwing away the return leg of the UA award.
If you don't mind me asking, how much was the F/J fare from CAI to MRU? And what is the best time of year to go to MRU, avoiding extreme heat and rain/storms?
The cost of my CAI-MRU ticket in First on Emirates (EK924-EK701) is US$1096 ($981 plus taxes) and has the advantage of a layover of only 90 minutes at DXB. I didn't consider ending closer to MRU because after rushing through Egypt at the start of the ticket a year ago, we wanted to spend time on a Nile cruise this time around.
Your question about cost to MRU originating in BAH or DOH led me to check ITA to see how much I might have saved by ending there instead. However, for a randomly picked day (Oct. 31) the First-class fare from either BAH or DOH is about $300 more than from CAI- i.e. both are about $1420-- and seem to have layovers of about 20 hours at DXB. Interesting, while flights from all these three origins obviously pass through DXB. The cost for DXB-MRU itself is $1753!!
As for origins, note that even though you can do an AONE3 from Qatar but not from MRU, the AONE4 from MRU is about $1100 cheaper than the AONE3 from Qatar.
Because this is my first time in Mauritius, sorry I can't help on when to go from personal experience but I have read that summer (Dec-March) can be hot and humid and this is also cyclone season. Sep-Oct appear to be the driest months and also the more moderate temperatures.