Flic-en-Flac is close to Tamarin beach, which is just a few kilometers away. The beach offers panoramic views over the horizon of the Indian Ocean and the Le Morne Brabant peninsula located in the southwest of Mauritius. Its lagoon is protected by the surrounding coral reefs. This public beach attracts local families, tourists, and visitors throughout the year. Its public white sand beach is one of the longest on the island. Most likely the name comes from an old Dutch phrase, «Fried Landt Flaak», which means free and flat land. ![]() It was busy, colourful and the energy was happy.įlic en Flac beach is very very long, it didn’t seem to end in either direction.Flic-en-Flac is a coastal town on the west coast of Mauritius in the Black River district. There was drumming, singing, guitars playing and everyone was enjoying the sunshine and lively atmosphere. There were tents pitched everywhere you looked, multiple generations of family members sitting together, tucking into food they’d prepared and brought along with them. To be honest it felt like you could probably have played ‘spot the tourist’ on this beach lol – got to love that! ![]() I later learned that it was also the school summer holidays for children in Mauritius at the time. ![]() I was also surprised at how busy it was on the beach (a Sunday afternoon), it seemed like every Mauritian family on the island was down at Flic en Flac having some impressive get togethers, along with us tourists. Well all the guide books, blogs, reviews and word of mouth echo the same thing really – ‘when in Mauritius, Flic en Flac beach is the beach of choice’, it’s on the west coast and rated as one of the best beaches in Mauritius and a must on your list of places to go whilst on the island.ĭon’t get me wrong, Mauritius has some amazing beaches, but the more a place is ‘hyped up’ the more prepared I am for disappointment Flic en Flac didn’t disappoint me though, it surprised me – it was so much more than just a pretty beach.įlic en Flac was the first beach I visited away from my hotel and it wasn’t what I was expecting.įirstly, I was struck by the wide expanse of fir trees lining the beach front – I’d never seen a beach like this before! The fir trees have been imported into Mauritius apparently, and add a beautiful ‘forest by the beach’ vibe to a lot of the island’s beach scenes.
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