La Belle Maurice

By district

Flacq

The guide’s addresses in this district of Mauritius, section by section: where to stay, what to do and what to see, to shape your time on the island.

Things to do40

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Leisure island

Île aux Cerfs

Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq

An 87-hectare island off the east coast: white beaches, a turquoise lagoon, restaurants with feet in the sand and a championship golf course. Reached by boat shuttle from Pointe Maurice.

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Market

Central Flacq Market

Centre de Flacq · Flacq

The largest open-air market in Mauritius, in the east: fresh produce, street food and textiles, best seen on a Wednesday or a Sunday.

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Boat trip

Ferry to Île aux Cerfs

Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq

The ferry crossing to Île aux Cerfs, off Trou d’Eau Douce.

Hotels22

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Five-star hotel

Constance Belle Mare Plage

Belle Mare · Flacq

Five-star hotel with 278 rooms and suites at Belle Mare, on two kilometres of beach, with two championship golf courses.

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C Mauritius

Palmar · Flacq

One hundred and sixteen all-inclusive rooms at Palmar, on the east coast, with three pools, a padel court and a cellar of natural wines.

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Constance Prince Maurice

Poste de Flacq · Flacq

Eighty-nine suites and villas across sixty hectares between lake and lagoon, at Poste de Flacq, with a floating restaurant and a cellar of more than twenty-five thousand bottles.

5Luxury

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Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita

Beau Champ · Flacq

A five-star resort of private-pool villas at Beau Champ, with an overwater spa, two championship golf courses and a private beach on Île aux Cerfs.

5Luxury

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Long Beach Mauritius

Belle Mare · Flacq

A five-star hotel of 255 suites at Belle Mare, five restaurants, three pools and a twelve-cabin spa including one with a Japanese bath.

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LUX* Belle Mare

Belle Mare · Flacq

A five-star hotel at Belle Mare, eight dining venues including a Rolls Royce food truck, an adults-only spa and a sea turtle conservation programme.

5Luxury

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One&Only Le Saint Géran

Poste de Flacq · Flacq

A five-star resort on a private peninsula at Poste de Flacq, with a Japanese restaurant over the water, a Guerlain spa and a helipad.

5Luxury

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SALT of Palmar

Palmar · Flacq

An adults-only boutique hotel of 59 rooms at Palmar, designed by Camille Walala, with no buffet and no plastic, and a salt room at the spa.

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Shangri-La Le Touessrok

Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq

One hundred and eighty-five rooms, suites and villas on thirty-four hectares at Trou d’Eau Douce, with six private beaches, a private islet and a kids club open from 9 am to 10 pm.

5Luxury

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The Residence Mauritius

Belle Mare · Flacq

A five-star hotel of 135 rooms and 28 suites at Belle Mare, on the east coast, of colonial inspiration.

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Ambre Mauritius

Belle Mare · Flacq

A four-star all-inclusive adults-only hotel at Palmar, 297 rooms, an infinity pool, a nightclub and karaoke.

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Crystals Beach Resort Belle Mare

Palmar · Flacq

Two hundred and thirty-four rooms across eleven hectares at Belle Mare, with a water park in its grounds, five restaurants and an adults-only pool.

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Radisson Blu Poste Lafayette Resort & Spa

Poste Lafayette · Flacq

One hundred adults-only rooms at Poste Lafayette, with a marked snorkelling trail in front of the hotel and a rooftop tapas bar.

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Seasense Boutique Hotel & Spa

Belle Mare · Flacq

Sixty-three adults-only rooms on Palmar beach, in the east, renovated in 2024, with a cellar of more than a thousand bottles.

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Solana Beach Mauritius

Belle Mare · Flacq

One hundred and seventeen adults-only rooms on the east coast, all facing the sea, in a decor that revives the colours of the sixties and seventies.

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Sunrise Attitude

Belle Mare · Flacq

An adults-only hotel facing Belle Mare beach, 145 rooms and eight villas with private pools, four restaurants and no television.

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Friday Attitude

Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq

A small family hotel of fifty rooms at Trou d’Eau Douce, fifteen of them family rooms, with a free shuttle to Île aux Cerfs and a free kids club.

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Jalsa Beach Hotel & Spa

Poste Lafayette · Flacq

Sixty-six rooms at Poste Lafayette, on the north-east coast, with two secluded beachfront Junior suites and a two-hundred-seat conference centre.

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Laguna Beach Hotel & Spa

Grande Rivière Sud-Est · Flacq

A sixty-four-room hotel on the largest lagoon in Mauritius, at Grand River South East, with a free shuttle to Île aux Cerfs.

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Silver Beach Hotel

Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq

An all-inclusive hotel on the beach at Trou d’Eau Douce, in the east, facing the sunrise, close to Île aux Cerfs.

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Tropical Attitude

Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq

An adults-only boutique hotel at Trou d’Eau Douce, 58 rooms all with sea views and 11 villas with pools, facing Île aux Cerfs.

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Veranda Belle Mare

Belle Mare · Flacq

A three-star all-inclusive hotel of 77 rooms on a kilometre and a half of beach at Belle Mare, with two restaurants, two bars and a spa.

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Beaches7

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Proclaimed public beach

Belle Mare Public Beach

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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Proclaimed public beach

Poste Lafayette Public Beach

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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Public beach

Bras d’Eau Public Beach

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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Proclaimed public beach

Palmar Public Beach

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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Proclaimed public beach

Trou d’Eau Douce Public Beach

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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Public beach

Grande Rivière Sud-Est Public Beach

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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Public beach

Quatre Soeurs Public Beach

Quatre Soeurs · Flacq

A long ribbon of public shore on the east coast: more than 700 metres for barely over a hectare.

Restaurants3

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Fish restaurant

La Case Poisson

Trou d’Eau Douce · Flacq

A fish table at Trou d’Eau Douce, on the east coast: the morning’s catch, bought from artisanal fishermen and grilled in the open air.

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Hotel Chinese restaurant

Duck Laundry, LUX* Belle Mare

Belle Mare · Flacq

The Chinese table of LUX* Belle Mare, on the east coast, dinner only, with dim sum made on site every day.

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Hotel Asian restaurant

Chopsticks, Long Beach

Belle Mare · Flacq

The Asian table of Long Beach, at Belle Mare: Chinese, Thai and Indian cooking with a modern twist, at dinner.

Hikes1

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Bras d’Eau National Park

Flacq

A national park created in 2011 in the north-east, quieter than the Gorges, with a gentle loop within reach of every walker.

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