Off the beaten track

• 📅 All day Land at SSR airport (south-east), pick up the rental car and drive to the villa (≈ 1 h via the M1/M2 and Cascavelle, or the slower coast road). Shopping at a supermarket in Cascavelle or Black River on the way.
• 🌙 Evening 🏖️ La Preneuse beach & Martello Tower · 1–2 h · 5 min from the villa Sunset over Le Morne from La Preneuse beach, a few minutes' walk from the villa.
• 🌙 Evening 🍛 The Bay · 1.5–2 h · 5 min from the villa A sundowner with your feet in the sand at The Bay.
• 🌙 Evening 🍛 Roots Spirits (La Preneuse) · 1.5–2 h · 5 min from the villa Easy first dinner within walking distance.

💡 Mauritius is 3 h ahead of Central Europe in winter (2 h in summer): stay up until the evening.

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Black River Gorges: riverside walk from the lower entrance · 1–2 h · 10 min from the villa The river valley from the lower entrance, early, with the birds.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🏖️ La Prairie beach · 1–3 h · 25 min from the villa Picnic beach under Le Morne's southern cliffs.

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Wild south coast walk: Riambel → Pomponette → Saint Félix · 1.5–2.5 h · 55 min from the villa Riambel → Pomponette → Saint Félix: empty filao beaches.
• 🕛 Midday 🍛 Chez Rosy (Gris Gris) · 1.5–2 h · 1 h 05 from the villa Lunch at Gris Gris.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🚶 Cliff walk: Gris Gris → La Roche qui Pleure · 30 min – 1 h · 1 h 05 from the villa The cliff walk to the crying rock.

• ☀️ Morning ⛵ Lagoon fishing with a local fisherman · 2–3 h · 5 min from the villa Line fishing in a pirogue from La Preneuse.
• ☀️ Morning 🤿 Snorkelling the La Preneuse reef by boat · 1.5–2.5 h · 5 min from the villa Then a snorkel on the reef in front of the villa.
• 🌤️ Afternoon Villa.

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Wild coast walk: Savinia → Le Souffleur → Pont Naturel · 2–3 h · 1 h 10 from the villa From Savinia beach to the blowhole and the sea arch.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🐢 Le Val Nature Park · 1.5–3 h · 1 h 15 from the villa The green valley of Le Val on the way back.

💡 Rough access track: a high car helps.

• ☀️ Morning 🌿 Bassin Blanc crater lake · 15 min – 45 min · 45 min from the villa The hidden crater lake.
• ☀️ Morning 🌿 Trou Kanaka crater · 1.5–2 h · 55 min from the villa The Trou Kanaka crater through the tea fields.
• 🕛 Midday 🚶 Bois Chéri tea fields walk · 1–1.5 h · 55 min from the villa A walk in the tea plantation and the tasting.

• ☀️ Morning 🪂 Yoga in Tamarin · 1–1.5 h · 10 min from the villa Yoga in Tamarin.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🏖️ Wolmar beach · 2–4 h · 30 min from the villa The quiet end of Flic en Flac.

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Bel Ombre trail: from the Gorges to the cane fields · 4–5 h · 35 min from the villa Downhill from the Gorges to the Bel Ombre cane fields (arrange the pick-up).
• 🕛 Midday 🏛️ Château de Bel Ombre · 1.5–2.5 h · 40 min from the villa Lunch at the Château.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🏖️ Bel Ombre public beach · 2–4 h · 45 min from the villa Swim in the calm Bel Ombre lagoon.

• ☀️ Morning ⛵ Pirogue trip to Île aux Bénitiers & Crystal Rock · 3–5 h · 15 min from the villa Early, before the catamarans: Crystal Rock and Île aux Bénitiers with a local skipper.

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Vieux Grand Port: Dutch fort ruins & museum walk · 1.5–2.5 h · 1 h 15 from the villa The first settlement of Mauritius.
• 🕛 Midday 🤿 Mahébourg lagoon: the anemone garden · 1–2 h · 1 h 10 from the villa Boat snorkel to the anemone garden and its clownfish.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🚶 Mahébourg waterfront promenade · 30 min – 1.5 h · 1 h 10 from the villa The Mahébourg waterfront.

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Sophie Nature Walk (Mare aux Vacoas) · 1–1.5 h · 40 min from the villa The Sophie nature trail by the Mare aux Vacoas.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🌿 Eau Bleue waterfall · 1–1.5 h · 1 h 00 from the villa The blue pool of Eau Bleue in the cane fields.

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Bras d’Eau: Coq de Bois & Mare Sarcelle trails · 1.5–2 h · 1 h 35 from the villa Orchard and forest trails of Bras d'Eau.
• 🕛 Midday 🏖️ Poste Lafayette · 1–2 h · 1 h 30 from the villa The wild beach of Poste Lafayette.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🌿 Rivulet Terre Rouge bird sanctuary · 1–1.5 h · 50 min from the villa Migratory birds on the mudflats on the way home (October–February).

• ☀️ Morning 🚶 Walk: cane fields and tracks of Yemen · 2–3 h · 15 min from the villa The cane fields and tracks of Yemen with a local guide.
• 🌤️ Afternoon 🚶 Beach walk: Kite Lagoon → La Prairie · 2–3 h · 25 min from the villa Last beach walk along the south of the Le Morne peninsula.

• ☀️ Morning Pack, return the villa keys, last swim at La Preneuse.
• 🕛 Midday 🏖️ La Cambuse beach · 1–2 h · 1 h 15 from the villa Leave with a margin (≈ 1 h 10 to the airport). La Cambuse beach is 5 minutes from the terminal for a last look at the sea.
• 🌤️ Afternoon Return the car and check in (be at the airport 3 h before an international flight).