AI-generated imageHistoric house and estate
Château de Labourdonnais
Mapou · Rivière du Rempart
A great house completed in 1859 at the heart of a 500-hectare estate, in the north: restored rooms, collection orchards and rum tasting.
By district
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.
AI-generated imageHistoric house and estate
Mapou · Rivière du Rempart
A great house completed in 1859 at the heart of a 500-hectare estate, in the north: restored rooms, collection orchards and rum tasting.
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Cap Malheureux · Rivière du Rempart
The little red-roofed church of Cap Malheureux, set before the lagoon and Coin de Mire: one of the most photographed sights on the island.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
The lagoon floor seen without getting wet, through the glazed hull of a boat.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Rivière du Rempart
A boat trip to the most distant of the northern islands, with lunch and drinks included.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A private boat to three northern islands, with a barbecue served on the beach.
AI-generated imageCatamaran cruise
Rivière du Rempart
A catamaran cruise to Coin de Mire, the northern island of orange cliffs, with lunch.
AI-generated imageCatamaran cruise
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A catamaran, a cocktail and the sunset over the bay of Grand Baie.
AI-generated imageCatamaran cruise
Rivière du Rempart
A day at sea by catamaran, bound for the islands that extend the northern tip of Mauritius.
AI-generated imageCatamaran cruise
Cap Malheureux · Rivière du Rempart
A day by catamaran to the northern islands, with lunch included.
AI-generated imageCatamaran cruise
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A day by catamaran to three of the northern islands, all-inclusive, with transfer included.
AI-generated imageCatamaran cruise
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A catamaran cruise to three islands, with lunch served ashore on the island.
AI-generated imageDiving and snorkelling
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
Two hours of snorkelling, on a private outing, in the waters of Coin de Mire.
AI-generated imageCatamaran cruise
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
An evening catamaran cruise along the north coast, with drinks and snacks on board.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
An evening cruise at Grand Baie, with dinner, designed for private groups.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A four-hour private cruise into the evening, with dinner, at Grand Baie.
AI-generated imageDay tour by car
Rivière du Rempart
A day’s excursion in the north of the island, with hotel transfer.
AI-generated imageCity tour
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A walking tour of Grand Baie, on the theme of coastal food and culture.
AI-generated imageCity tour
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
Grand Baie through its food: a guided walk from one address to the next.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Rivière du Rempart
Three northern islands by private speedboat: Îlot Gabriel, Coin de Mire and Île Plate.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Calodyne · Rivière du Rempart
The northern islands by speedboat, with a barbecue as part of the outing.
AI-generated imageKayak and paddleboard
Rivière du Rempart
Île d’Ambre at water level, by paddle or small boat, with lunch.
AI-generated imageKayak and paddleboard
Rivière du Rempart
A kayak excursion to Île d’Ambre, with the journey from the hotel included.
AI-generated imageKayak and paddleboard
Rivière du Rempart
The mangrove of Île d’Ambre by paddle, in the company of a guide.
AI-generated imageKayak and paddleboard
Rivière du Rempart
A guided kayak trip on the Rivière du Rempart, in the north-east of the island.
AI-generated imageKayak and paddleboard
Rivière du Rempart
A kayak outing at Île d’Ambre, in the north-east of Mauritius.
AI-generated imageDolphins and whales
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A half day at sea devoted to dolphin watching.
AI-generated imageBoat trip
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A big game fishing trip from Grand Baie, out to the deep waters offshore.
AI-generated imageDiving and snorkelling
Rivière du Rempart
A dive in the waters of the north coast of Mauritius.
AI-generated imageDiving and snorkelling
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A speedboat outing to swim, with mask and snorkel, alongside sea turtles.
AI-generated imageDiving and snorkelling
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A scuba dive in the north of Mauritius, at Grand Baie.
AI-generated imageCanyoning and thrills
Rivière du Rempart
A tandem skydive, from 3,000 metres above the island, with an instructor.
AI-generated imagePhoto shoot
Cap Malheureux · Rivière du Rempart
A photo shoot at sunset, for a honeymoon or with the family, at the northern tip of the island.
AI-generated imageGuided hike
Roches Noires · Rivière du Rempart
A guided exploration of seven caves at Roches Noires, in the north-east of the island.
AI-generated imageCanyoning and thrills
Roches Noires · Rivière du Rempart
A private seaplane flight above the east coast of Mauritius.
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Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A palace of 69 suites at Grand Baie, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, with three restaurants, three heated pools and a Valmont spa.
5Luxury
Hotel
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
Thirty-six five-star rooms and suites on the Grand Baie lagoon, the only Relais & Châteaux in Mauritius, with dinner aboard the Lady Lisbeth, on the lagoon since 1927.
5Standard
Hotel
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A five-star hotel at Grand Baie designed by Kelly Hoppen, with a rooftop infinity pool, a 1,625-square-metre spa and a running track on the roof.
5Luxury
Hotel
Grand Gaube · Rivière du Rempart
A five-star hotel on a peninsula at Grand Gaube, with an adults-only area under a banyan tree, a helipad and a Peruvian restaurant.
5Standard
Hotel
Anse la Raie · Rivière du Rempart
A five-star adults-only boutique hotel at Anse la Raie, 75 rooms, a natural cove, love nests and four restaurants.
5Standard
Hotel
Anse la Raie · Rivière du Rempart
An adults-only hotel at Anse la Raie, 182 rooms, five restaurants, two padel courts and a marine discovery centre.
4Standard
Hotel
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A beachfront hotel in the heart of Grand Baie, next to the yacht club, with two restaurants, a nine-cabin spa and water sports included.
4Standard
Hotel
Roches Noires · Rivière du Rempart
One hundred and one rooms and villas on the wild north-east coast, with free green fees on a nine-hole par-3 course, and nineteen private-pool villas with butler service.
4Supérieur
Hotel
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
A chic Creole hotel of 95 rooms in the heart of Grand Baie, designed to be wheelchair accessible, with two restaurants and a rum bar.
4Standard
Hotel
Grand Gaube · Rivière du Rempart
An adults-only boutique hotel at Grand Gaube, 81 rooms, a restaurant at the end of a jetty and a free shuttle to Grand Baie.
4Standard
Hotel
Calodyne · Rivière du Rempart
A hotel of 214 rooms at Calodyne, facing the northern islands, with seven restaurants, four pools and a private islet for barbecue lunches.
4Standard
Hotel
Cap Malheureux · Rivière du Rempart
A family hotel of 122 rooms at Bain Bœuf, facing Coin de Mire island, with two pools, the hotel’s own catamaran and a free kids club.
3Standard
Hotel
Pereybère · Rivière du Rempart
A boutique hotel and dive club at Pereybere, with a pool shaped like the island of Mauritius, a rooftop bar and a PADI and SSI dive centre on site.
3Supérieur
Hotel
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
Thirty-eight rooms at Grand Baie, with a rooftop infinity pool, restaurant and bar, and an Asian teppanyaki table.
3Standard
Hotel
Pereybère · Rivière du Rempart
A seafront aparthotel at Pereybère, with a heated rooftop pool, hammam, sauna, jacuzzi, ice bath and yoga studio.
3Standard
Hotel
Calodyne · Rivière du Rempart
Seventy-three beachfront suites at Calodyne, in the north, facing the islets, with a spa village, two restaurants and Royal suites with private pools.
AI-generated imageProclaimed public beach
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.
AI-generated imageProclaimed public beach
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.
AI-generated imageProclaimed public beach
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.
AI-generated imagePublic beach
Calodyne · Rivière du Rempart
Nearly nine hectares of public beach at Calodyne, on the north coast, with 560 metres of shore.
AI-generated imageProclaimed public beach
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.
AI-generated imageProclaimed public beach
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.
AI-generated imagePublic beach
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.
AI-generated imagePublic beach
La Cuvette · Rivière du Rempart
Three hundred metres of public shore on the north coast, for a little under two hectares.
AI-generated imagePublic beach
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.
AI-generated imagePublic beach
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.
AI-generated imagePublic beach
Pointe des Lascars · Rivière du Rempart
A recent public beach on the north coast: 176 metres of shore, open to everyone since 2015.
AI-generated imageEstate table
Mapou · Rivière du Rempart
The table of the Château de Labourdonnais, at Mapou: estate produce, the local catch and the turn of the seasons.
AI-generated imageSeafood restaurant
Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart
Seafood and Creole cooking in Grand Baie, seven days a week from 11am to 11pm, with no afternoon break.
AI-generated imageOpen-air bistro
Mapou · Rivière du Rempart
The open-air bistro of the Domaine de Labourdonnais, at Mapou, from breakfast to afternoon tea.
AI-generated imageHotel Mauritian restaurant
Calodyne · Rivière du Rempart
The reinvented Mauritian table of Zilwa Attitude, at Calodyne, facing the northern islands, from 6.30pm.