Beaches and Islets

Beaches & Islets

Beaches

		In addition to the perfect tropical sun for those envious tans, golden sand to lie around, the blue lagoons, coral reef barriers, the transparent and warm water Makes the Mauritian Beaches an idyllic spot for the swimmers. The island has many strips of long public beaches with basic facilities and water sports facilities; furthermore, it is the best place for local acquaintances, especially on the weekends when the locals feast all over the beaches.
Most public beaches are safe for swimming where clear safety indications are marked. Most of the fast foods and fruits sold on the beaches are safe and clean, in case of an exception, your instinct can be your best judge. Highlight of our selection of Beaches

Up North:

		Mont Choisy Beach: it is the longest strip among the public beaches, house of many water sports including the famous Sub Marine. An ideal place for swimming. Grand Bay: an eye candy with several bars, restaurants, and clubs facing the magnificent bay allowing a perfect sunset view in the evening or for a simple relaxing lunch or drinks. Pereybere: another public beach, famous for water sports

In the South East:

Namely Gris gris and The Roche Qui Pleure:

		Gris-Gris is well known for its sea cliff. In contrast to popular Mauritian beaches, coral reefs do not surround this part of the island thus pushing the waves to crash directly on the cliffs that makes the views further more spectacular.. The most magnificent part of Gris-gris is the "Roche Qui Pleure" where the constant squashing of waves against the flanks of the cliff gives the impression of a crying cliff.

East Coast: to name the Palmar and the Belle Mare beaches, these are nice beaches and more interestingly on the wilder and less developed side West coast:

Flic en Flac: popular and crowded public beach situated in recently fully developed village of Flic En Flac, a nice beach situated opposite many hotels and villas, casino, restaurants, and nightclubs. It also hosts water sports facilities. Tamarin and La Preneuse : Choice of hushed stretch in comparison to the rest of the beaches. Tamarin and Le Morne beach is also known for the Surfers.

Islets Mauritius has many tiny and attractive uninhabited Islets surrounding it; some popular while some quiet and conserved. Ile Aux Cerfs

		This is the most popular and most visited little islet off the eastern coat of Mauritius. ILE AUX CERFS as in Deer Island in French, has no trace of deer any longer, but undoubtedly it has the most spectacular beach surrounding it; with hundreds of Tourists visiting and boarding their choise of boats from the village of Trou D’eau douce , it offers various water sports, a restaurant and hawkers selling souvenir and knick knacks. Besides, it hosts one of the spectacular high-end resort LE Touessrok and its golf course. above and beyond, on the boat way to the islet one should not miss to visit the Grand Sud Est waterfalls, which blends its sweet water to the sea.

Ile Aux Aigrettes

		‘Ile aux Aigrettes’ is a 27 acres of coralline limestone islet, 900m off the south east coast of Mauritius near the oldest fishing village of Mahebourg. Owing its name to the graceful white fishing birds Egrets that inhabited the island and unfortunately disappeared in the beginning of 17th century. After a history of about 250 years of indulgence, leases, and sporadic human intrusion that caused a great deal of habitat degradation, considering its International importance towards conservation, the islet was declared a Nature Reserve in 1965.
		Many of the plants found in the islet grow nowhere else in the world and they form the last remnant of a coastal forest that once surrounded much of Mauritius. In addition, it is a sanctuary for endangered species of fauna such as Mauritius Kestrel, Pink Pigeon and Aldabra tortoises. The Ile aux Aigrettes Project is being operated as an energy efficient venture, solar panels and windmill is fitted t o generate electricity. Apart from the 18 species of rare and/or endangered classified plants and conservation of endangered birds, Ile Aux Egret Islet is also a dynamic and ambitious venture representing an excellent example of how individuals, organizations, corporate and Government can work together Effort continues towards restoration of the ecosystem to it s original state, as it would have looked over 350 years ago. This is an authentic window of Green Efforts. All the visiting charges to the Island go towards the conservation fund of MWF (Mauritius Wildlife Foundation)

Coin de Mire - Gunners Quoin

		Its interestingly shaped mount is visible from the Northern tips of Mauritius Situated at around 8 kilometers to the north of Mauritius, this islet of 65 hectares still has remains of the primary vegetation surviving in spite of the occasional fire and the presence of rats and hares. Île D'Ambre Amber Island is an islet off the eastern coast of Mauritius. It is relatively large compared to some of the other islets. It has number of smaller islets, including Île Mounick, Matapan Island, and Îlot Canarde. The Forestry Services of the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Natural Resources is in charge of the islet

Ile Plate - Flat Island

		Located in the North of Mauritius, with an area of 253 acres, There is a graveyard on the island dating back to the 19th century; people suffering from malaria and other diseases were sent to the island by the British to stop the germs from spreading. It also houses one of the two working lighthouses in Mauritius. One can travel to this Islet by boat from the Northern part of Mauritius.

Ilot Gabriel - Gabriel Island

Gabriel Island is comparatively smaller than Flat Island. It is a confined shallow cove, which offers fascinating spot to snorkel and dive; the region of Pigeon House Rock is an interesting diving spot with large number of sharks’ presence in here, mainly between November and April. Ile Ronde - Round Island Round Island is an uninhabited islet 22.5 kilometers north of the mainland. It has an area of 1.69 square kilometers and a maximum elevation of 280 meters. The island is a nature reserve under the jurisdiction of the Mauritian Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Rare reptiles that are endemic to Round Island include the Round Island skink, Round Island day gecko, and Round Island boa.
Ile de la Passe

		It is a rocky islet in the bay of Grand Port. This islet also happens to be witness of the historic battle between French and British during 20 to 25 August 1810.

Ile aux Benitiers

		This permanently inhabited island is 2 km long and 500m wide lying off La Gaulette. On the northern tip of the main island. While visiting this islet, one can explore the dolphins in the surrounding sea area, also one can visit the Rock Crystal, and the outgrown coral mount with interesting shape.

Ile aux deux Cocos

		This islet is located off the southern coast of Grand Port. it is named after the two abandoned coconut plantations it houses. The French had set up coconut plantations here, but they had abandoned after crops were damaged during a lengthy storm in the 18th century.