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Mauritius
Public Beaches
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.
Northern
Region
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 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.
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 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.
Wetern
Region
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.
Southern
Region
BLUE BAY
is the official public beach closest to Mahebourg. This attractive
beach can get very busy on weekends.
Eastern
Region
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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