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Introducing North Mauritius
Northern Mauritius offers a huge amount to visitors; while its spectacular beaches have inevitably lead to heavy development it’s never hard to get away from it all and discover areas that remain largely untouched by mass tourism. Grand Baie is the centre of the country’s travel industry (although it’s increasingly finding itself challenged for that status by Flic en Flac) and boasts Mauritius’ best nightlife, some of its most excellent restaurants and shopping. The small villages around Grand Baie, Trou aux Biches, Mont Choisy and Pereybère are growing at an incredible pace and all have wonderful beaches to enjoy, making them other obvious attractions in the region. The lagoon, sheltered from the prevailing winds, offers a host of water sports and is particularly good for snorkelling and diving.
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Cap Malheureux, the island’s most northerly point, marks the current end of the coast’s development. Save a few resorts in Grande Gaube, there are no hotels until halfway down the east coast. The lack of beaches and remote location mean that you’re truly in the wild.
Inland a plain of sugar-cane fields, pocked with piles of volcanic boulders stacked by slaves and indentured labourers, slopes gently down to the sea. Here you’ll find the wonderful SSR Botanical Gardens and the rightly popular L’Aventure du Sucre – a museum dedicated to Mauritius’ traditional colonial export.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
