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Flic
en Flac
Flic en Flac situated on the West
coast, this beach fringed with filaos/Casuarina trees provides a fine lagoon for
swimming and water sports.
Grand'Bair
The northern coastline
beyond Tombeau Bay
has many delightful beaches. Trou aux Biches
with its splendid Hindu Temple; then further
up the coast Choisy, One of the most popular
reaches of the island which offers
facilities for safe bathing, sailing
windsurfing and water skiing. Finally, the
coastline curves into Grand'Baie itself, the
main center for yachting, water skiing,
windsurfing, and many other water sports.
Pereybere
The delightful little cove,
mid-way on the coast road between Grand'Baie
and Cap Malheureux, provides probably
because of its deep clear, blue waters, one
of the best batching places of the whole
island.
Cap Malheureux
Cap Malheureux is a fishing village in the
extreme North with a magnificent view of
Flat Island Round Island and Gunner's Quoin
- Islands of volcanic origin rising from the
sparkling light-green sea.
Roches Noires
Roches Noires extends into Poste Lafayette
with its bracing air and good fishing. They
are both favored seaside resorts, especially
in the hotter months, because of the fresh
prevailing winds that blow almost al the
year round from the sea.
Belle Mare
Belle Mare with fine bathing, has a
beautiful white sandy beach. The coast, with
its hit sweep of sanded at Palmar, and Trou
d'Eau Douce. Stretches out lazily to Grand
Port, a quaint little village by the sea;
there the beach narrows and the road follows
closely the coastline to Mahebourg Pointe
d'Esny - the adjoining white sandy beach
with its string of bungalows - leads to Blue
Bay.
Blue Bay
Blue Bay, in a semi-circle of casuarinas
trees, is one of the finest bathing spots of
the island. Situated on the Southeast coast,
not far from Mahebourg, Blue Bay offers to
the tourist a fine stretch of white sandy
beach, a deep, clear, light-blue bathing
pool. Yachting and windsurfing are among the
sports, which may be enjoyed there.
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