The East: Long Beaches and Île aux Cerfs

About the area

About East

The east coast has some of the island's longest white-sand beaches, at Belle Mare, Palmar and Poste Lafayette, and many of its larger resorts. The south-east trade winds blow here for much of the year, which keeps it fresh but can make the sea choppier than in the north or west, especially in the winter months. The fishing village of Trou d'Eau Douce is where boats leave for Île aux Cerfs, an islet with sandbanks, beaches and a golf course, and for the waterfall at Grand River South East. Inland, the Bras d'Eau National Park has walking trails through forest.

Towns and villages

Belle Mare, Palmar, Poste Lafayette, Trou d'Eau Douce, Roches Noires, Poste de Flacq, Grand River South East

Good for

Long beaches, resorts, golf, Île aux Cerfs