Coin de Mire,
Ile Plate 
and Ile Ronde.
Mauritius Island, surrounded by emerald-blue sea waters, is home to beautiful sandy beaches, all within easy access of the major cities, and free for all to enjoy. The following provides information on some of the most popular beaches of the island.
GRAND BAIE is probably the most popular
beach on the island, situated 40 km north
of Port Louis, this enchanting bay of emerald and
turquoise waters, known as the Cote d'Azur of Mauritius,
is a very popular tourist resort, with a strong concentration of hotels,
fashion and craft boutiques and restaurants, 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.
PEREYBERE is situated on the coast road between Grand Baie and Cap Malheureux. Pereybere offers deep and clear blue waters. It is definitely most popular among young people, with some of the best beach action around. Pereybere attracts more people during school holidays and Sundays.
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.
Belle Mare is situated in the east coast of the island, near Poste de Flacq,
as is Poste de La Fayette and 
Ile aux Cerfs, at Trou D'eua Douce, further south east.
Belle Mare plage boasts one of the longest beach of the island, with white
sandy beach and swaying filao trees, where you could spend the whole day in the sun
partying with 
Greenisland rum with a touch of lime and plenty ice and coke.
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.
Western 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.
is the official public beach closest to Mahebourg.
This attractive beach can get very busy on weekends and bank holidays.
GRIS GRIS 
LE SOUFFLEUR 