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Walk: Grand Baie → Pereybère
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🚶 Walks · North

Walk: Grand Baie → Pereybère

A short walk from the beach of Grand Baie along the coastal path to the cove of Pereybère, ideal before a swim or at sunset.

🚗 From the villa1 h 10 · 58 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed1–1.5 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day🌤️ Afternoon · 🌇 Sunset
💰 PriceFree
🚶 Trail5 km · +5 mEasy · out and back · guide not needed

From Grand Baie's public beach, a coastal path heads north for about a kilometre to a fork, where you keep left towards Pereybère and its small, deep, crystal-clear lagoon. The little cove of La Cuvette is a short detour on the way.

About 2.5 km each way: a nice way to finish a day in the north, with a swim at Pereybère and the sunset.

  • Coastal path to Pereybère
  • Swim in the Pereybère lagoon
  • Sunset

Trail map

Traced on the paths and lanes between Grand Baie and Pereybère (OpenStreetMap).

Trail (easy)
0 m50 m 0 km1 km2 km 14 m
One way; you come back the same way. Elevation from SRTM satellite data (±10 m).

Trail traced on OpenStreetMap paths: check the signs on the ground, and take the OSM or an offline map app (Organic Maps, maps.me) with you.

What to expect on this walk

MudLow
ShadeSome
🌊 TideAny tide
👟 FootwearSandals
🏊 Swim on the wayYes, along the way
🔁 Getting backSame way back
🚧 Obstacles1 to know
🌅 Best lightAfternoon, Sunset
📍 Where it starts
Grand Baie public beach.
🧭 The route
North on the coastal path (≈ 1.2 km) to a fork, then left to Pereybère public beach (≈ 2.5 km). Back the same way.
🪨 Terrain
Path, pavement and short sandy stretches.
👁️ Views
The bay of Grand Baie and the lagoon at Pereybère.
🌅 Best light
Late afternoon, ending with the sunset at Pereybère.
🚧 Obstacles
  • Pavements and road crossings
🌊 Tide
Fine at any tide.
🏊 Swimming
Swim at Pereybère (and the La Cuvette cove).
👟 Footwear
Sandals or light shoes: some rocky bits and short stretches of road.
🔁 Getting back
Same way back.
🦟 Insects
None.
💧 Water
Cafés and restaurants at both ends.
👥 Crowds
Busy in the evening.
📶 Phone signal
Good coverage.
🎒 Bring
Sandals · Swimsuit · Water
  1. Grand Baie public beach
  2. Pereybère

Getting there

Driving route from the villa

🚗 By car: 1 h 10 (58 km) off-peak. Grand Baie public beach, or street parking in Grand Baie. Directions in Google Maps ↗

Tips

  • 💡 The drive home from the north takes 70 minutes: avoid the dark if you can.