Introducing Tamarin
Tamarin is pleasantly dead-end. Despite having a great beach and being within a short drive of some interesting sights, it’s hard to imagine anywhere less likely to see a development frenzy the likes of its nearby neighbour Flic en Flac. If anything, Tamarin’s time in the sun (metaphorically at least) has been and gone: it was here that people flocked when surfing suddenly took off in Mauritius in the 1970s. People still do come here for the surf from May to September, as witnessed by a couple of surfing shops on the main road, but frankly it otherwise feels like a forgotten town. Tamarin’s most notable building is the Shree Sathya Saj Semelan Centre, painted an incredible bright pink and orange.
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Around Tamarin the surrounding landscape is drier and harsher than elsewhere in Mauritius. Salt production is a major industry in the area and the town is encircled by salt evaporation ponds, which give a rather barren feel to the outskirts.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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