🏖️ Beaches · North
La Cuvette (Grand Baie)
A tiny, sheltered cove between Grand Baie and Pereybère: calm, clear water and soft sand, popular with families.
🚗 From the villa1 h 10 · 58.9 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed1–3 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning · 🌤️ Afternoon
💰 PriceFree
La Cuvette is a small bowl-shaped cove hidden behind the houses of Grand Baie. The water is calm, shallow and clear, there's some shade, and it's a short walk from the restaurants of Grand Baie.
Small and busy at weekends, but lovely on a weekday morning.
- Calm, clear, shallow water
- A hidden cove
- Close to Grand Baie
🏖️ The beach
- Swimming
- ★★★★★★★★★★
- Snorkelling
- ★★★★★★★★★★
- Shade
- Yes, trees
- Facilities
- Toilets; snack vans.
- Wind
- Sheltered.
Getting there
Driving route from the villa
🚗 By car: 1 h 10 (58.9 km) off-peak. Limited parking on the road above the cove. Directions in Google Maps ↗
Tips
- 💡 Very small: go early at weekends.