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 Beaches in the west of Mauritius
Flic en Flac Beach
The beach of Flic en Flac extends across an 8 km stretch to Wolmar, where numerous exclusive hotels are located.
A large part of the beach in the vicinity of the town of Flic en Flac has been designated a purely public beach, meaning that no building has taken place on the coast. Instead, a large grove of filao trees ensures sufficient shade.
Flic en Flac is one of the tourist centres of Mauritius, and has a large variety of apartments, holiday houses and flats. The tourism infrastructure is extremely well developed.
Despite the large numbers of tourists, by Mauritius standards, the wide, extremely long beach at Flic en Flac is not over-populated; the resort only becomes somewhat full on weekends, when inhabitants of Port Louis and other cities in Mauritius meet here for a picnic.
The beach is wide and has fine sand. Alongside the beach is a filao forest with a grass covering.
The water is clear, with a gentle slope, although there are a number of stones and coral pieces at various places in the water.
Sadly, large sections of the coral reef at Flic en Flac have been damaged to such an extent that it has died and will only recover with great difficulty. The previous splendour of the reef can only be imagined in some locations. As a result, opportunities for viewing fish during snorkelling are few.
Two sanitary facilities with toilets and showers are available. Unfortunately these are not always optimally maintained.
The range of water sports on offer is extremely good, and your physical well-being is well catered for.
Flic en Flac beach grading (10= very good 1= poor or non-existent)
Position / accessibility: 9
Beach size: 10
Sand: 10
Shade: 10
Capacity: 9
Child friendliness: 8
Snorkelling: 2
Water sports facilities: 8
Refreshments: 10
Sanitary facilities: 7
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