If you have some time to spare, take a dip in the sea at La Preneuse. Since being restored in 1999, the tower is now accessible for guided tours. The Martello Tower at La Preneuse was built by the British between 18 to protect them against their sworn enemy, the French navy. Try your hand at fishing and see if you're lucky enough to catch some marlin or tuna. The bay of Black River is teaming with deep-sea fishing boats, skippered by professional fishermen who have given their lives to the sea. Simply stop your car on the side of the road and take a look! Part of the cultural landscape, the salt pans of Tamarin are a unique place to visit Due to the dry conditions of the area, Tamarin is the ideal place for salt making. Although it has been transformed by many luxury villas, shopping centers and restaurants, Tamarin Bay remains a popular surfing spot with a long left-hand reef break and 10-foot swells. Tamarin and Black River were once simple villages inhabited by locals and fishermen, but today they are quite different. Rub your eyes, blink hard and look again. When the moon is full, the starry sky is clear and the rain 'walks' over the ocean far on the horizon, you can see a tiny when moon-rainbow over the sea. When you're done soaking up the sun there are a number of restaurants to choose from, and a lively nightlife. With its white beaches fringed with Casuarina trees, it is a popular location for weekend beach activities such as swimming and snorkelling, and also has a wide range of bungalows for rent. If you want to relax on the beach, catch a tan and meet some friendly locals, Flic en Flac is the place to be. Check the water below and the wave movement carefully before making the jump! It is definitely worth the detour. Not far, at Pointe aux Sables, you'll find 'Montagne Zako' (Monkey Mount) where you can try a 20-meter-high cliff dive into the sea. What to See? Albion and Pointe aux SablesĪlbion is more of a residential area than a tourist spot but it has a public beach worth visiting, and if you take a walk along the coast towards Club Med, you can have a lovely swim in the shade of the trees which border the shore. There are even some tame African hops, giraffe and other animals to see.ĭo some shopping at the nearby shopping centers and why not try a karting race at Cascavelle? For a truly magical experience, be sure to book a trip to Ile aux Bénitiers and swim with wild dolphins! You can spend the day visiting the different Nature Parks (Casela, Gros Cailloux) in the region, going for walks, great activities for kids and taking in the stunning surroundings. The West is where you'll find the lush Black River Gorges. Le Morne is also well known by kite surfers due to the steady winds that blow in from the South-East and accelerate in this corner of the island almost all year round. Head to Tamarin Bay, or to the world famous 'One Eye' at Le Morne, where you can find the best waves for surfing. Protected from the prevailing winds, the region boasts some superb hotels and lagoons calm enough for swimming, snorkelling, diving, water-skiing, kayaking, pedal boats and sailing activities. At first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the African bush. Maybe it is good by Mauritian standards, but not if you travelled.The West and South-West coasts of Mauritius are the driest areas on the island.

So, in conclusion, I don’t really understand high ratings of this beach. Take a note though, that they work odd hours, some of them start late morning and are closed during lunch hours. There are plenty restaurants by the beach. I suggest to walk towards Sugar beach, it is a private beach of a resort of the same name, but you can access it if you walk the beach side. tented camps with locals are everywhere, which comes with loud music and pollution. To top it all up, there are squatters camp all over the beach. The beach sand is mixed with crashed dead corals, which makes a beach walk rather unpleasant.

My advice here is to take water shoes to protect your feet. It is also has coral growing right by the shore, so you can injure your feet very easily. The water is very shallow so you can’t really get to the point where you can swim properly. This rather an average / below average beach.

Flic en flac to le morne