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. The only advice we can give is take as little money and belongings to the beach and tie your bag onto something.The West and South-West coasts of Mauritius are the driest areas on the island. Will they help? The police have not yet proved to be capable of solving the robberies. There are police camera’s though on the beach. Since only recently, there are more and more reports of tourists being robbed of their belongings on the beach. Unlike many other beaches in Mauritius, at Flic en Flac beach unfortunately you have to look after your belongings. Many hotels have bars in front of the beach as well. There are plenty of bars and restaurants. At the public beach you will find stalls selling roti, kebab, hotdogs, chinese food and pancakes. There are tons of options to eat and drink at the beach. However, there is a lot of dead coral washing ashore, so you have to look at your feet when your walking. Therefore, the water at the beach is always quite, warm and suitable for swimming. The waves break about 100 meters away from the beach. Like most of Mauritius, Flic en Flac beach is also surrounded by lagoons. Therefore, take only a bit of money to the beach and leave important and expensive belongings at the accommodation.
We witnessed robberies where it did not matter whether you leave your belongings unguarded or next to you. Unfortunately the risk of getting robbed also increases during the weekend. There are guitars and drums everywhere, people dancing, people eating with families and even people using the beach as a camp-site. As a visitor of the country it is very interesting to see the beach when the Mauritians are there as well. Flic en Flac is very popular among Mauritians. During weekdays it is deserted, during weekends it is not. If you forget what day it is during your holiday you will reminded that it is weekend when visiting the beach. Vague you will sometimes be able to see the mountains of Reunion.
On the horizon you’ll have to look a little bit to the south west. On a clear day you will be able to see the island Reunion. You can find a spot anywhere on the beach that is good for watching the sunset. On the horizonīecause Flic en Flac beach is located on the west of Mauritius, this beach is ideal for watching the sun go down. Two things remains the same all over the beach though and that is the white sand and the shallow water. The South of the beach gives you a splendid view over Tamarin, the village next to Flic and Flac, which is located in front of a mountain. If you would walk from one side to the other you will see that the beach attracts a variation of visitors! On the north the beach starts after a rocky and more rough part of the Flic en Flac beach. Flic en Flac beach is stretched over a 2 km long beach, some part being a public beach and other parts being in front of hotels.
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