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
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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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