Relaxation and fitness Mauritius

Open to all for an entrance fee (including cocktails, changing room, beach towel, pool, deckchair etc.), it's the only beach club on the south coast, at times relaxing, at times electrifying, with its Mediterranean cuisine restaurant, 2 bars, kite club, diving center, nautical hut, indigo blue pool and festive program on certain Saturdays. On the beach, hammocks, hanging beds and a cosy lounge set the scene for a zen and glamorous seaside experience. In the evening, the playlists get into high gear. On Sundays, a unique package with a large buffet.

Open to all, this spa is located in a quiet luxury residence at the back of Grand Bay. Its name comes from a Mascarene tree whose oil has extraordinary virtues for skin exposed to the sun. It is used for the spa's signature massage and reflects its spirit: regeneration. The centre is run by a French naturopath and a masseur-trainer and offers an advice service on nutrition and well-being in addition to the usual range of treatments (massages, scrubs, etc.). Unique: facial treatments are carried out with Eshel products.

In an immediately Zen setting, it is one of the best spas on the island, one of those offering one of the widest range of treatments: massages with candles, warm oil, hot stones, bamboo etc., ayurvedic treatments, slimming treatments, oriental rituals, scrubs, wraps, baths etc. at prices much lower than in the big hotels for a quality that is often superior. Important rule: time, hence treatments and rituals lasting several hours. On site: hair and beauty salons, hammam, relaxation area, diet bar.

This small spa, known for its excellent value, wide range of treatments and location in a flower-filled garden, offers 4 treatment cabins, a hairdressing salon, a manicure/pedicure area and beauty treatments - make-up, waxing, eyelash or eyebrow tinting, etc. No relaxation area. There's no relaxation area, but you can combine treatments with gourmet delights at the café-resto Le Poivrier next door, and above all benefit from much lower prices than in hotels for massages, shiatsu sessions, reflexology, scrubs, facials... A great deal.

On a street perpendicular to the Coastal Road, a well-known fitness club for French expatriates, complemented by a dietary restaurant, a large swimming pool 25 m long and a partially specialized spa in therapy. In the programme: body, relaxing or toners baths, scrubs, affusion treatments, various massages… Also, large half-days of complete cure with breakfast served on site. A pretty simple frame, without a real "spa atmosphere", but benefits of good level and pleasant garden.

In a cameo of natural tones, this is a small, high-quality spa, with 5 treatment cabins, including a double outdoor one, hydrotherapy room and beauty area. A wide range of treatments by an expert and passionate team: massages from 30 to 120 minutes, foot reflexology, scrubs, manicure, pedicure, etc., and even express treatments for a shot of well-being.

Hélène also offers group classes in yoga, pilates, stretching, cardio-boxing, Indieflow... Also personalized coaching with a holistic approach.

This excellent Pilates studio is managed by a recognized pro in the field: Ingrid Rey, certified by the New York Romana's Pilates school, a worthy heiress of the Joseph Pilates method. In other words, the discipline is taught here according to the rules of the art, either privately by reservation, or in the form of a collective session in the morning (no resa). There is no entrance fee to pay for the studio itself, which is fully equipped with Gratz equipment. Also yoga sessions.

The scent of incense immediately puts us in the mood. Very oriental, immediately exotic, this small spa occupies the first floor of a residence on the coast road, where 3 rooms have been converted into treatment rooms. If the setting is simple but well cared for, the treatments are very qualitative, provided by two ex-managers of 5* hotel spas. A la carte: various massages (Swedish, aromatherapy, bamboo...), reflexology, reiki, etc. Individual or group yoga sessions are also offered on the beach or in the courtyard.

The multi-award winning spa at the Maritim Hotel is well known in the local community for its spa parties. Open to hotel guests and outsiders alike, nestled in a lush 3,500 square meter garden, its partly aquatic facilities (waterfall, pools, jet pool, water reflexology course, steam room, sauna) induce immediate zenitude. A wide range of treatments and rituals based on exclusive products made from tropical flowers, plants and essential oils.

This is the northern branch of the famous Maison Sasha, a Mauritian institution since 1995, whose head office in Curepipe grooms and pampers the local jet set! Here, you'll find the ingredients that have made the brand so successful in its four institutes: beauticians and therapists trained by the Maison Sasha school itself, and several care and beauty departments - hairdressing, barbering, aesthetics and spa. Palette of treatments in these different categories, including excellent hair care, massages, scrubs, facials and more. - see details online. Café.

This is the western institute of the famous Maison Sasha in Curepipe, considered by many to be the best hair salon in Mauritius thanks to the talents of its multi-award-winning founder, Sasha. Quality is the order of the day at this Tamarin outpost, where you can enjoy a wide range of beauty and wellness treatments in elegant, luminous surroundings: haircuts, hairstyles, hair treatments, massages, scrubs, etc. and a range of rituals from 2h30 to 4h by top-level therapists, at much lower prices than in Europe! Also: barber's corner, bar, sea-view terrace.

Since 1995, Maison Sasha has been styling and caring for the most discerning. Under the leadership of its visionary founder, Sasha Mosafeer, the multi-award-winning Curepipe-based parent company has become a Mauritian institution, enriched by its own training school. Upon reservation, you can have your hair styled by the maestro himself, or benefit from hair treatments not necessarily available in France. Also barber, beauty salon, spa (massages, facials, etc.) and café in a warm, elegant setting.

Other institutes in Trianon, Tamarin and Pointe aux Canonniers.

This small spa with 2 double cabins and 1 single cabin has nothing to envy from the big boys. Designed by Mauritian Christelle, who worked for over 20 years in prestigious institutes (including the spa at One & Only le Saint Géran), it offers quality treatments at proportionately unbeatable rates! The other three therapists, all of whom were trained at the right school, are excellent at delivering high-quality massages, facials and body wraps...using eco-designed products from the Soskin Paris brand. Also reflexology and hair removal. A great deal!

His name is well known to Westerners, and his reputation precedes him to the point where you have to book well in advance to get an appointment. For Nishal is no mere masseur, but a self-taught massage therapist (are we talking about a gift? A special receptivity?) enriched by training in Europe. In his yoga studio, he offers foot and craniofacial reflexology and other manual therapies. If you're looking for a relaxing treatment, you'll prefer a tailor-made deep-tissue massage that may involve participation (breathing, movement).

Nestled in the heart of the island's only Relais & Châteaux, a confidential establishment like an aesthete's secret, this spa is like a jewel, with its own swimming pool and just 3 treatment rooms, one of which is double - in other words, the ultimate in luxury. Yet it's not ostentatious, just a soft, delicate white harmony, with treatments by the superb Italian brand Comfort Zone. Full range of body and facial treatments, scrubs, wraps, manicures and pedicures, divine massages like this Exotique with warm coconut oil. Hammam.

In the quiet of a luxury residence but open to all, this pretty Balinese-style spa, with its plant-based ambience and natural materials, immediately induces zenitude. Taken over in 2023 by Isabelle, who worked for many years in 5* hotels, it offers quality treatments (massages, scrubs, hand and foot beauty, waxing...) and more technical treatments with state-of-the-art machines, including slimming and body contouring treatments. The 7 treatment cabins are arranged around a small swimming pool. Also: hammam, sauna, jacuzzi.