Beaches in Mauritius

Beaches:

all beaches in Mauritius are heavenly beautiful with splendid white sand and crystal-clear water in the most various blue tones. You have the choice:

Baie du Tamarin: this bay situated at the mouth of Tamarin River, in a beautiful landscape is the centre of surfing in Mauritius. Gigantic waves roll to the bay almost over the whole year. Mauritius self catering holidays

Baie du Tombeau: 15 minutes by car away from Port Louis. Beach overgrown with cocos.

Belle Mare: white sandy beach with a deep lagoon at the east coast. The tourism centre extends to Trou d'Eau Douce.  Royal college Curepipe
Blue Bay: long beach (Pointe d' Esny to Pointe Corps de Garde) with white sand and crystal-clear ice blue water .Suitable for sailing, surfing and snorkeling.


Cap Malheureux:

 small fishing village at the north top of the island, with a fantastic view of the little islands Ile Plate, Ile Ronde and Coin de Mire. The beautifully situated
graveyard and the chapel on the beach are remarkable for a photo. The name Cap Malheureux arose after the Englishmen landed secretly there on September 2nd, 1810 and expelled the Frenchmen from Mauritius.  Mauritius Airport transfer


Flic-en Flac: long beach on the west coast with a beautiful lagoon and a lot of tourism offers such as apartment houses, restaurants, snacks and shops.Travel guide


Grand Baie: the biggest tourist centre in Mauritius with a variety of accomodations, water sports offers (excluding offers of the hotels), shops and excellent restaurants. One also finds a choice of discotheques and bars there. Several suppliers organize tours across the island and excursions on the sea; for example going to the island Coin de Mire. The beaches lie in a large (deep to the country outgoing bay) which are protected from wind and waves. Holidays in Mauritius

Ile aux Cerfs: small heavenly island at the East coast which can be reached by boats from Pointe Maurice (about 30 minutes trip). Splendid white sand and lagoons with water in all blue tones. Water sports offers and a restaurant are available. One meets wild living deer at raids over the island. Ile aux Cerfs is one of the most beautiful places in the Indian ocean. Don't fail paying a visit there! Travel Mauritius  

Mont Choisy: beautiful long beach at the northern coast full of Filao trees.

Péreybère: a small beach at the coastal road, between Grand Baie and Cap Malheureux, appreciated by mauritians. The water is deep and clear.

Pointe aux Piments: quiet and stretched beach.Mauritius car rental

Rivière Noire: the centre of deep-sea fishing in Mauritius.

Trou-aux-Biches: one of the most beautiful beaches in Mauritius. It is particularly suitable for children since the water isn't deep there. It is also a nice place to snorkel, especially for beginners because you can reach the lovely coral-reefs and a variety of exotic fishes easily after only 50 - 100 m swim. The indian temple of Maheswarnath in Triolet can be reached after a short walk of about 30 minutes. Flic en Flac guide
 

Mauritius doesn't only offer wonderful beaches, also the inland region and the towns are fascinating and exotic. Here are some remarkable places, in which we have marked the most beautiful and interesting ones with a  Mauritius Stamps  

Black River Gorges National Park with its original jungle and bird life which exists only in Mauritius (the Pink Pigeon, the Echo Parakeet and the Mauritius Kestrel; all very rare species). Several walking-tours; Alexander Waterfalls Holiday rental

Bois Chéri:
visit the tea production, enjoy the mauritian cuisine in a colonial house build 1819

Chamarel and the coloured earth: Place in the south-west with pilgrimage church. Remarkably seven-coloured earth for which there isn't any scientific explanation till now and the Chamarel waterfall.
Le Gris Gris: beautiful beach section in the south of Mauritius.Mauritius hotel
Domaine de l´Ylang Ylang:
Ylang Ylang plantation in Vieux Grand Port. A visit of the plantation is a must for every nature-lover. Lovely situated restaurant.

Grand Bassin: sacred lake for the Hindus in between some temples situated in the Black River Georges National Park; worth seeing specially when the feast Maha Shivaratree is celebrated there. You are welcome to the ceremonies held over there. Take off your shoes before entering the temples!

Domaine Les Pailles: Experience the original Mauritius. Traditional sugar production, Landrover safaris and animation for children. The restaurants are part of the best of Mauritius.Casino of the luxury class.

Domaine du Chasseur :
Experiencing the nature of Mauritius. Travel Guide  Walks for animal and nature lovers. Restaurant of the top class.

EUREKA: One of the most beautiful colonial villas of the island, today a museum. Restaurant with country typical cuisine.


La Vanille Krokodil Park: Park with original vegetation in a beautiful environment. Crocodiles can be experienced very closely. Zoo with monkeys, flying foxes, turtles and more.The restaurant is recommendable: crocodile meat is served.Mauritius holidays

La Val Nature Park : beautifully and quietly situated in the southeast with fresh water prawns farming, monkeys, Anthurium farm and more

Père Laval : from 1841 to 1864 missionary in Mauritius. His grave in Saint Croix isn't a pilgrim place only for Christians.

Rochester Falls: enjoy a refreshing bath; near Souillac with charming vantage points

Trou aux Cerfs in Curepipe: extinct volcano since a long time. From there you have an excellent view over the whole island.

Mahébourg located in the south is one of the larger towns of Mauritius in which the old Creole charm still remains unchanged.

Tamarind Waterfalls: Waterfall more than 240 m high over seven steps. It is difficult and exhausting to go there, but taking a bath in the cold water there is the right reward.

Le Souffleur: wild coast with thundering breakers and jets up to 80 m high



Pamplemousses botanic garden: one of the most famous botanic gardens in the tropics with hundreds of plants.
The water-lilies Victoria Amazonica and the manor house Château de Mon Plaisir (1735) are remarkable.
The unusual Talipot palm flourishes only every sixty years and dies afterwards. Come on time!
Ask for a guide to lead you through the park. Holiday rentals


Port Louis: during the business hours the capital of the island is extremely crowded, loud and colourful; after closing time and on Sundays dead like a dodo (extinct bird of Mauritius). For discovering the town please take a day time and don't come with your own car, better take the bus.
Visit these places:
One of the main sights of Mauritius is the market with the fruits and vegetables piled up artistically. Just opposite is the bazaar where you can purchase souvenirs and spices at favourable prices.( Allow yourself a refreshing drink at Yussouf!). The small museum of natural history in Mauritius Aishwarya Rai , the Jummah Mosque, the Cathedral Saint Louis, the race course Champs de Mars; Caudan Waterfront with its restaurants, shops, cinemas und bars: mainly on weekends the new meeting point for Mauritians and tourists. Rove through Chinatown (chinese pharmacy), go for a stroll along Rue Desforges (S.S. Ramgoolam) and Rue Royal. Pay a visit to the excellent restaurants.

Who likes to hike, shouldn't fail to climb the Signal Mountain since one has a beautiful view of town from there.

We recommend the Globetrotter Travel Map Mauritius,
a map of Mauritius with detailed street plans of Port Louis and other cities.

Tamils temple in Abercombie:
beautiful temple of the Tamils situated located in front of mountains (combine tour with a visit to the grave of Père Laval in Saint Croix).


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 Mauritius Island, Mauritius Photos surrounded by emerald-blue sea waters, is home to beautiful sandy beaches, all within easy access to the major cities, and free for all to enjoy.
The following provides information on some of the most popular beaches of the island.

Pereybere

Pereybere is situated on the coastal road between Grand Baie and Cap Malheureux. Pereybere offers deep and clear blue waters. It is definitely the most popular among young people, with some of the best beach action around. Pereybere attracts more people during school holidays and Sundays.

Grand Baie

Grand Baie is probably the most popular beach on the islandof Mauritius Mauritius sightseeing tours, and regularly welcomes people from all over the world. It is a safe place for swimming, sailing, windsurfing, and water skiing. Only 20 kilometers away from Port-Louis, Grand Baie has a host of clothing and craft shops, restaurants and trendy night clubs. Grand Baie is unsurprisingly also home to a few exclusive hotels like the Royal Palm ;and the Merville. From Grand Baie, one can catch a helicopter for an excursion along the coast, or get onto a boat for a trip into the deep seas to Coin de Mire, Ile Plate and Ile Ronde.

Cap Malheureux

Cap Malheureux is a small fishing village located on the furthest north tip of Mauritius. Cap Malheureux offers a magnificent view of some of the small islands off the coast. Among others, Ile Plate, famous for its lighthouse; Ile Ronde, inhabited only by palm trees, harmless boas and indigenous lizards; Ile aux Serpents, which, despite its name, is not infested with snakes; and Coin de Mire, an enormous rock of historical importance, since it was from there that the English secretly embarked on September 2, 1810 to win over the island from the French

Mont Choisy

Mont Choisy is situated on the northern coastline, and is one of the best beaches around. No wonder it is so popular among both locals and tourists. Locals enjoy spending the weekend there, relaxing in the sun, enjoying the sea and playing soccer on an adjacent field. The entrance to the beach is guarded by a monument, commemorating the first airlink between Mauritius and Reunion Island on September 10, 1933, undertaken by a Frenchman by the name of Sutel, and a Mauritian, Jean Hily. The latter unfortunately lost his life on the second attempt held on October 4, 1934.

Trou-Aux-Biches

Nestled between Mont Choisy and Pointe-aux-Piments, is a short stretch of public beach next to one of the big hotels on the island, The Trou-aux-Biches Village Hotel. Trou-aux-Biches is a cozy white sandy beach, with blue waters and lazy filao trees to match. Trou-aux-Biches is also minutes away from The Aquarium, where you can acquaint yourself with quite a number of magnificent species of the Mauritian marine life. The splendid Hindu Temple across from Trou aux Biches stands in sweet contrast to the heavenly emerald-green waters and white sandy beach background.

Flic-en-Flac

The name Flic en Flac is thought to come from the old Dutch name, 'Fried Landt Flaak', or 'Free and Flat Land'. Flic en Flac, off the Port Louis-Tamarin road, lies at the bottom of a 3Km straight road running through cane fields. It is not as cute and carefree as its name suggests. Rather, it is an increasingly busy holiday village that lies and relies on a great stretch of beach, and caters for the middle range in the market rather than the budget level, which prefers Tamarin. There are lots of apartment blocks (a real eyesore) springing up in this area to cater to the increasing influx of tourists.

TAMARIN

This is the surfing centre of Mauritius, although you can go for weeks without seeing a surfer. The character of the place is more laid-back than Flic en Flac and rougher around the edges. It has a good beach and is well situated for most of the other sights. Salt evaporation ponds encircle the village. Tamarin Bay Beach - This is a small public beach with good views across the river estuary to Montage du Rempart.


Blue Bay

Blue Bay is the official public beach closest to Mahebourg.
This attractive beach can get very busy on weekends.

Ile Aux Cerfs

Ile Aux Cerfs a small island off the east coast, is the next best thing after paradise. The island features vast beaches fringed with palm trees, and clear waters. There is no need to leave this paradise island since it has all you need, including restaurants and water sports facilities. Restaurants and other services are housed in small exotic kiosks, with straw roofs. Tourists can access IIe aux Cerfs by getting onto one of the small boats at Pointe Maurice. Close to Ile aux Cerfs is the beautiful but lesser known Ile de l'Est. A short distance from Ile aux Cerfs is Le Touessrok, one of the oldest five-star hotels on the island.

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