Flic en Flac has to be the beach destination of Mauritius. Long white sandy beaches, great swimming areas, plenty of places to have a picnic, the shade under the trees or in a small kiosk, hundreds of street food vendors, and dozens of restaurants, not to forget the ample accommodation. When you think of Mauritian beaches, think Flic en Flac.
Coming from the northern beaches of Mauritius, we are very discerning in our beach tastes, but Flic en Flac really surprised us. There really is no real comparison to Flic en Flac, when it comes to a beach holiday.Â
We walked the full length of the place, and we could not find fault in it, in fact, we kept asking why the second most popular tourist destination in Mauritius is better than the first, Grand Baie. I am sure that will change soon.
We started out walking down the middle bit as we easily found parking straight up, but there seemed to be tons of places to park. Our first great find was the barbeque areas, Grand Baie, pay attention. Some of the barbeque areas even had grates, all ready to start the fires. And they were right next door to a lime kiln. Beautifully preserved, with an unusual shape that Riki likened to an old fashion honey pot. I am still not sure how they got the lime and wood in the top.
After pointing out some fancy restaurants we stopped for some street food. We got a chicken donut, yes I didn’t miss type. It was a ring of chicken sausage that had been deep-fried in an egg batter and was surprisingly tasty. Riki also got a chicken samosa, her gauge on how good a place is.Â
She rated it good, but the farata we got was out of this world. Cerf, that means deer or venison, perfectly slow-cooked in a simple gravy it was so soft and tasty, I could have eaten ten, well it was quite large, maybe five. I am defiantly giving that an old-school Bryan Discovers Food 10 out of 10 must eat.
The more we walked along the road, the more diversity in restaurants there were, everything seems to be covered, Chinese, Mauritian, Italian, Indian, Rib joint, fine dining, casual bistros, and even a nightclub complete with a champagne lounge.Â
Yes, we went in and sat on the throne and Riki even played the grand piano. It wasn’t all food, there is plenty of beachfront accommodation where ever we looked, and a quick check on Airbnb shows the price started at 25 dollars.
Back to the main beach area with kebabs, fruits, fast foods, and even towels and inflatable animals for sale. There are even more kiosks and sun tanning areas, and it look like this was the best place to have a swim. We couldn’t find the toilets here, but there were plenty of others all the way down to the end, so maybe we just missed them. I treated myself to one of the greatest beach pleasures, a fruit cup with chili. We were then off to the marina area.
Calling it a marina is a bit of a stretch, it is more of a place to moor boats. We showed some of the scuba diving centers and I helped reunite some day-old chick with their mom before we head off to the secret beach of Wilma. The perfect place to come if you have your own food, we didn’t see any vendor.
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It is nestled between two 5 star resorts and we got a good look at the Hilton from the beach, there was a security guard watching our every move. They have a big traffic center, but it looked more like a bus terminal and it seems that the center of the island has access to Flic en Flac by bus.
A short stop to point out even more accommodation places and we were off to another apartment to rent, and the home of poor Anna, as Riki likes to call her. The old chimney of the Anna sugar estate. In fine condition and performing her retirement duties as a lawn ornament. Our last stop was baobab street, more impressive houses that are completely overshadowed by a huge baobab tree in the middle of the road.
Flic en Flac is the best beach destination in Mauritius. It is a place you can spend an enjoyable day, a great weekend, or even a bucket list vacation. Flic en Flac should not be missed however you want to enjoy it.
Wow a glorious beach.