Leisure island

Île aux Cerfs

Île aux Cerfs covers 87 hectares off the east coast of Mauritius. No one lives here and no hotel has been built: people come for the day, for its white sand beaches and its lagoon. The northern tip gathers the beaches, bars and grills; following the east coast under the casuarinas leads to quieter stretches. The island is also home to the Ile aux Cerfs Golf Club, an eighteen-hole championship course designed by Bernhard Langer, twice Masters champion.

At a glance

Golf: Ile aux Cerfs Golf Club, eighteen holes, open 7am to 8pm
Parking: Monitored by cameras, at the Pointe Maurice jetty
Opening hours: Daily 9am to 6pm; shuttle 9.30am to 6pm, every thirty minutes
Telephone: +230 402 7720
Email: reservations@iacgolf.mu

What sets it apart

The lagoon, sheltered by the reef, lends itself to water sports: parasailing, speedboat rides, waterskiing, wakeboarding, banana boat. Lunch is taken with feet in the sand on the northern tip, or at the golf clubhouse, overlooking the eighteenth green.

Highlights

White sand beaches and a turquoise lagoon
A shuttle every thirty minutes from Pointe Maurice
Water sports in the lagoon
An eighteen-hole golf course by Bernhard Langer
Beach bars and grills

Good to know

The last shuttle back from the beach leaves at 6pm.
For quiet, walk along the east coast beyond the northern tip.
The golf club opens from 7am to 8pm, with its own shuttle.

Getting there

From the jetty at Pointe Maurice, in Trou d’Eau Douce: this is the shortest crossing. Twenty-four-seat boats shuttle every thirty minutes, from 9.30am to 6pm, to the Masala Jetty. Golfers have a separate shuttle, every twenty minutes from 6.40am, to the golf club jetty. A car park monitored by cameras stands at the landing.

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