BEACHES in MAURITIUS

Mauritius: Island Paradise
Beautiful beaches in the Indian Ocean

by Raji

Why not fly out and pay a visit to the beautiful island of Mauritius and lie on the lovely sandy beaches:

Belle Mare: A beautiful white sandy beach with fine bathing is found here. The coast, with its white sweep of sands at Palmar and Trou d'Eau Douce, stretches out lazily to Grand Port, a quaint little village by the sea. There, the beach narrows and the road follows the coastline closely to Mahébourg. Pointe d'Esny, the adjoining white sandy beach with its string of bungalows, leads to Blue Bay.
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.
Roches Noires/Poste la Fayette: These are both favoured seaside resorts, especially in the hotter months, because of the fresh prevailing winds that blow almost all the year round from the sea.

Blue Bay: In a semicircle of filao trees lies one of the finest bathing spots on the island. Situated on the southeast coast, not far from Mahébourg, Blue Bay offers a fine stretch of white sandy beach, and a deep, clear, light-blue bathing pool. There is also scope for yachting and windsurfing.

Grand Baie: The northern coastline beyond Baie du Tombeau has many delightful beaches: Pointe aux Piments, famous for its underwater scenery; Trou aux Biches, with its fringe of filaos (casuarina) and coconut palms and its splendid Hindu temple; further up the coast, Choisy, one of the most popular beaches on the island, offering facilities for safe bathing, sailing, windsurfing and water-skiing; finally, the coastline curves into Grand Baie itself, the main centre for yachting, water-skiing, windsurfing and many other sports.
Tamarin: Lying in the shadow of the Rivière Noire Mountains, Tamarin has a fine lagoon which is split in two by the Rivière Noire estuary. The bathing at this point is a big attraction, and amenities for surfing in the big ocean swells are available.

Péreybère: This delightful little cove is midway on the coast road between Grand Baie and Cap Malheureux. The deep, clear, water makes it one of the very best bathing places on the whole island.
Cap Malheureux: This is a fishing village in the extreme north with a magnificent view of

Flat Island, Round Island and Gunner's Quoin, which are islands of volcanic origin, rising from the light-green sea.
Grand Gaube: Further along the coast is another charming fishing village where fishermen have earned a well-deserved reputation for their skill in the making of sailing craft and of deep-sea fishing.

These beaches are the most beutiful in the world and people from all over the world come and visit the island
which is also renowned for its Marlin fishing.

The best time to visit the island is their summer time which is from December until March although the weather is very warm all the rest of the year. On the coast, all temperatures are about 5-oC higher. The sea temperatures approaches 27-oC in the summer and is down to 22-oC in the winter.

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