Places

Grand Gaube is a quiet fishing village on the island’s northern tip, away from the main tourist strip.

Mahébourg’s waterfront beach faces a historic bay where a famous 1810 naval battle once took place.

La Cuvette is a small, sheltered bay just south of Grand Baie’s main strip.

Bel Ombre sits along the calmer southern coast, home to several upmarket resorts.

Pointe d’Esny offers a calm, shallow lagoon just north of Blue Bay’s marine park.

Riambel is a long public beach on the wilder southern coast, less sheltered than northern lagoons.

Tamarin Bay is Mauritius’s best-known surf spot, home to the legendary wave known as “One Eye”.

Wolmar is the southern extension of Flic en Flac’s long beach, generally quieter and more residential.

Anse La Raie is a peaceful fishing-village beach on the northern coast.

Bain Boeuf is a small, family-friendly cove near Grand Gaube in the island’s north.