La Belle Maurice

By district

Rivière du Rempart

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.

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Historic 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.

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Church

Notre-Dame Auxiliatrice Church, Cap Malheureux

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.

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Kayak and paddleboard

Kayaking at Île d’Ambre

Rivière du Rempart

A kayak outing at Île d’Ambre, in the north-east of Mauritius.

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Dolphins and whales

Half-day dolphin watching

Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart

A half day at sea devoted to dolphin watching.

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Diving and snorkelling

Diving on the north coast

Rivière du Rempart

A dive in the waters of the north coast of Mauritius.

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Diving and snorkelling

Scuba diving at Grand Baie

Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart

A scuba dive in the north of Mauritius, at Grand Baie.

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Photo shoot

Sunset photo shoot, honeymoon or family

Cap Malheureux · Rivière du Rempart

A photo shoot at sunset, for a honeymoon or with the family, at the northern tip of the island.

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Five-star hotel

Royal Palm Beachcomber Luxury

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

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La Maison 20 Degrés Sud

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.

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LUX* Grand Baie Resort & Residences

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

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LUX* Grand Gaube

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

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Paradise Cove Boutique 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

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Lagoon Attitude

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.

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Mauricia Beachcomber Resort & Spa

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.

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Radisson Blu Azuri Resort & Spa

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

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Veranda Grand Baie Hotel & Spa

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

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Veranda Paul et Virginie Hotel & Spa

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

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Zilwa Attitude

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.

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Coin de Mire Attitude

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.

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Hibiscus Boutique 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

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Ocean Villas

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

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Pereybere Hotel & Spa

Pereybère · Rivière du Rempart

A seafront aparthotel at Pereybère, with a heated rooftop pool, hammam, sauna, jacuzzi, ice bath and yoga studio.

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Sea Diamond Boutique Hotel & Spa

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.

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Proclaimed public beach

Pereybère 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.

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Proclaimed public beach

Anse La Raie 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.

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Proclaimed public beach

Bain Boeuf 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.

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Public beach

Butte à l’Herbe Public Beach

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 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.

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Grand Baie 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.

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Grand Gaube Public 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.

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La Cuvette Public Beach

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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Poudre d’Or Public 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.

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Public beach

Melville Public 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.

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Pointe des Lascars Public Beach

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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Seafood restaurant

Le Capitaine

Grand Baie · Rivière du Rempart

Seafood and Creole cooking in Grand Baie, seven days a week from 11am to 11pm, with no afternoon break.

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Open-air bistro

La Terrasse, Domaine de Labourdonnais

Mapou · Rivière du Rempart

The open-air bistro of the Domaine de Labourdonnais, at Mapou, from breakfast to afternoon tea.

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Hotel Mauritian restaurant

Kot Nou, Zilwa Attitude

Calodyne · Rivière du Rempart

The reinvented Mauritian table of Zilwa Attitude, at Calodyne, facing the northern islands, from 6.30pm.

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