Palmar Public Beach

What sets it apart

At 18.5 hectares for some 1,400 metres of shoreline, the main beach is the largest section of public beach on the east coast. The other two, far smaller, lie near the Ambre and Surcouf hotels. A parking area of nine zones is being laid out on the beach itself.

The mood

The Ambre and Surcouf hotels serve as landmarks for the two small sections without owning them: all three sections are public. On public holidays the beach is covered by the duty ambulance stationed at Belle Mare, attached to SAJ Hospital.

Highlights

• Three sections, public since 1991
• 20.3 hectares and 1,780 metres of shoreline in all
• The main beach, 18.5 hectares, is the largest section on the east coast
• Parking area of nine zones being laid out

Good to know

• The parking area is still being laid out: do not count on it yet.
• No emergency post is stationed here on public holidays: the base is Belle Mare.

Getting there

The beach lies on the east coast, in the Flacq district, between Trou d’Eau Douce to the south and Belle Mare to the north. A fenced parking area of nine zones is being laid out, on the beach itself.