Beaches
What to do in Mauritius: places to visit and outings to book, arranged by kind, from guided hikes to catamaran cruises.
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Belle Mare · Flacq
A vast public beach on the east coast, in four sections, one of them open since 1964: 29 hectares and more than 2.4 kilometres of shoreline, upgraded over the years.
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Flic-en-Flac · Black River
A major public beach in the west: five sections opened between 1940 and 2021, 18.7 hectares and 3.1 kilometres of shoreline, three toilet blocks, two car parks and a duty ambulance.
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La Prairie · Black River
A public beach in the south-west in three sections, opened in 1991 and 2013: 11.7 hectares, close to 1.3 kilometres of shoreline, and an upgrade thought through down to the surface of the car park.
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Mont Choisy · Pamplemousses
The longest shoreline in the north of Mauritius: close to 1.4 kilometres for 16.7 hectares, a public beach since 1982, upgraded with a car park, open showers and outdoor gym equipment.
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Albion · Black River
A public beach on the west coast, 1.8 hectares and 205 metres of shoreline, where a lifesaving group, the Albion Life Saving Group, assists bathers.
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Blue Bay · Grand Port
A public beach in the south-east since 1940, one of the island’s oldest: 4.8 hectares, 400 metres of shoreline, and a duty ambulance all to itself on public holidays.
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Souillac · Savanne
At the southern tip of the island, near Souillac, a beach of cliffs and great waves where people come to walk and watch the ocean, not to swim.
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La Cambuse · Grand Port
A public beach in the south since 2014: 6.7 hectares, 692 metres of shoreline and a duty ambulance on public holidays.
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Pereybère · Rivière du Rempart
A public beach of 1.8 hectares for just 108 metres of shoreline, and yet the emergency base for the whole north of the island.
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Poste Lafayette · Flacq
A public beach on the east coast in four sections, opened between 1990 and 2024: 9.1 hectares, and the emergency base for the northern part of that coast.
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Saint-Félix · Savanne
A 6.6-hectare public beach on the south coast, base of the patrol ambulance for the whole south-west, and one of the four beaches where sea access for people with reduced mobility is being prepared.
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Tamarin · Black River
Four hundred metres of public shore at Tamarin, on the west coast, open to everyone since 1940.
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Le Morne · Black River
A public beach at the south-western tip in four sections, opened between 1991 and 2014: 22.3 hectares and close to 3.5 kilometres of shoreline, including the only section in the west to exceed 1,900 metres.
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Anse la Raie · Rivière du Rempart
A small public beach on the north coast: 0.6 hectare and 110 metres of shoreline, between Cap Malheureux and Calodyne.
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Baie du Cap · Savanne
One of the smallest public beaches on the island: forty metres of shore at Baie du Cap, on the south coast.
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Bain Boeuf · Rivière du Rempart
A long public beach at the northern tip: 2.2 hectares and 727 metres of shoreline, covered by the Pereybère ambulance on public holidays.
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Bel Ombre · Savanne
A public beach on the south coast, in two sections opened in 2004 and 2013: 6.7 hectares and some 650 metres of shoreline.
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Bras d’Eau · Flacq
Six hundred and fifty metres of public shore on the east coast, for a little under three hectares.
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Calodyne · Rivière du Rempart
Nearly nine hectares of public beach at Calodyne, on the north coast, with 560 metres of shore.
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Cap Malheureux · Rivière du Rempart
Thirty-nine metres of shoreline for 0.2 hectare: of all the public beaches in the north, this is the one that meets the sea over the shortest length.
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Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A public beach won piece by piece in the heart of the busiest town in the north: four sections opened between 1991 and 2021, 1.6 hectares and 710 metres of shoreline.
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Grand Gaube · Rivière du Rempart
The public beach of the village of Grand Gaube, on the north coast: two plots, two thirds of a hectare in all.
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La Cuvette · Rivière du Rempart
Three hundred metres of public shore on the north coast, for a little under two hectares.
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La Preneuse · Black River
On the west coast, a quiet beach guarded by a Martello tower and its cannons, where fishing boats bob on the water and sea trips depart.
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Mahébourg · Grand Port
The public shore of the village of Mahébourg: about a hundred metres of sea frontage, open to everyone since 1991.
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Palmar · Flacq
A large public beach on the east coast since 1991: three sections, 20.3 hectares and close to 1.8 kilometres of shoreline.
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Pointe aux Piments · Pamplemousses
The most fragmented public beach in Mauritius: nine sections along the same coast, 12.3 hectares and close to 2.6 kilometres of shoreline.
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Pointe aux Sables · Black River
Three plots of public shore on the west coast, two hectares in all, the oldest of them open to everyone since 1940.
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Pomponette · Savanne
Nearly nineteen hectares of public beach since the 2025 extension, including half a kilometre of shore open to everyone since 2017.
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Poudre d’Or · Rivière du Rempart
Eight hundred and fifty metres of public shore at Poudre d’Or, on the north coast, for a little over four hectares.
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Riambel · Savanne
A hundred and forty-five metres of public shore on the south coast, open to everyone since 2017.
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Rivière des Galets · Savanne
The longest public shore in the south: a kilometre and a half of sea frontage for nearly twelve hectares.
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Sable Noir · Port Louis
The only two public beaches in the Port Louis district: 1.1 hectares and 330 metres of shoreline, at Grande Rivière Nord-Ouest.
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Souillac · Savanne
At Souillac, beyond the Telfair garden, a coastal path opens onto a wild sandy beach, facing the cliffs.
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Trou-aux-Biches · Pamplemousses
Three sections of public beach on the north-west coast, 4.4 hectares and close to a kilometre of shoreline in all, one of them public since 1940.
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Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq
A public beach on the east coast in two sections, opened in 1991: 4.1 hectares and 1,110 metres of shoreline, covered from Belle Mare on busy days.
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Wolmar · Black River
A public beach on the west coast that meets the sea along fifty metres of shore, for 1.26 hectares.
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Le Bouchon · Grand Port
A public beach in one piece since 1984: close to 11 hectares and close to 1.5 kilometres of shoreline, one of the three largest in the south of the island.
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Le Goulet · Pamplemousses
A 3.5-hectare public beach on the north-west coast, where swimming is dangerous in places and which the police watch on busy days.
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Pont Naturel · Grand Port
On the south coast, a shore of cliffs where volcanic rock forms an arch above the waves. People come for the spectacle of the sea, not to swim.
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Le Souffleur · Grand Port
Two hectares of public shore on the south coast, around Le Souffleur, the jet of seawater that shoots up like a geyser.
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Bois des Amourettes · Grand Port
Four hundred metres of public shore in three lots, on the east coast, at Bois des Amourettes.
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Grande Rivière Sud-Est · Flacq
A small public beach on the east coast: 110 metres of shore and half a hectare, at Grande Rivière Sud-Est.
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Melville · Rivière du Rempart
Nearly two kilometres of public shore on the north coast, in three stretches, the largest of which takes in Matapan islet.
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Pointe des Lascars · Rivière du Rempart
A recent public beach on the north coast: 176 metres of shore, open to everyone since 2015.
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Pointe du Diable · Grand Port
More than a kilometre of public shore at Pointe du Diable, on the east coast, since the 2024 extension.
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Quatre Soeurs · Flacq
A long ribbon of public shore on the east coast: more than 700 metres for barely over a hectare.
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Terracine · Savanne
A kilometre of public shore on the south coast, for six hectares, in the Savanne district.
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The Vale · Pamplemousses
Two plots of public shore on the north coast, less than half a hectare in all, the first of them open to everyone since 1940.
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