North Coast Travel Guide

Explore Grand Baie Grand Baie attracts sailors and beachgoers: catamaran charters, coral-fringed snorkeling spots, late-night seafood restaurants and a compact town of shops and bars that serve as bases for offshore fishing and diving trips. Explore Cap Malheureux On Mauritius’s northern tip, Cap Malheureux is known for the red-roofed Notre-Dame church, calm bay beaches, and fishing boats clustered at the reef; travelers come for sea views toward Coin de Mire, fresh seafood, and sunset photography. Explore Pamplemousses Home to the famous botanical garden and the L’Aventure du Sucre museum, Pamplemousses attracts plant lovers, history-minded visitors and anyone curious about colonial sugar estates and nearby coastal roads. Explore Triolet Triolet sits amid sugarcane fields north of Port Louis, where Hindu temples, local markets, and roadside dholl puri stalls present an unvarnished view of island life to passing visitors. Explore Grand-Gaube A north‑coast fishing village, Grand‑Gaube offers shallow bays for snorkeling, boat trips to nearby islets and casual seafood shacks; visitors come for day trips, glass‑bottom boats and straightforward beach routines. Explore Goodlands A northern market town with bustling Saturday markets and curry shops; visitors come for Hindu temples, local street food and as a low-key base to explore Pamplemousses gardens and Grand Baie’s beaches. Explore Terre Rouge On the outskirts of Pamplemousses, Terre Rouge sits by sugarcane fields and thoroughfares to Port Louis; visitors pass through for local dholl puri vendors, small cafés and as a convenient base for northern beaches and the botanical garden. Explore Le Hochet Le Hochet sits among Pamplemousses’s sugarcane and colonial estates; tourists cross to the famed botanical garden, sample Creole plates and tour old sugar mills.