Mauritius Island,
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.
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Northern
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| 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. |
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| GRAND BAIE
is probably the most popular beach on the island, 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
Wetern Region
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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.
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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. |
Southern Region
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BLUE BAY
is the official public beach closest to Mahebourg.
This attractive beach can get very busy on weekends. |
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| Eastern
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| 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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