Travel Guide Bel Ombre

After Saint Felix, we arrive in this village known for its great sugar mill, whose restored remains - La Place du Moulin - form a wonderful ensemble and house a superb shell gallery - World of Seashells. The surrounding grounds extend over hundreds of hectares and boast several waterfalls and beautiful uncultivated plots where you can spot deer, bats and rare birds. The owners of the estate occasionally engage in stalking, which explains the presence of trails and watchtowers in the unplanted areas. The latter are privately owned, but partly open to travellers, who benefit from a number of recreational areas. It is on these lands and to the south of them, on the edge of the lagoon, that property developers have given shape to the fantasies of major hotel groups via several 4 and 5-star establishments. Two of these, Héritage le Telfair and Heritage Awali, are grouped together in a vast land and seaside leisure domain - Le Domaine de Bel Ombre - featuring luxury villas, a reserve for outdoor activities (trekking, quad biking, buggy, 4x4), two 18-hole golf courses, a beach club with bar/restos/kite club/boat club, 2 spas, children's and teen clubs, and restaurants - including a gourmet table in a 19th-century château. On the seafront, there are several kilometers of beaches, sometimes a little windy and rainy in winter, but located in a still wild section of Mauritius, within easy reach of a multitude of green activities. This is the island's most isolated coastline, which contributes to a feeling of calm and exclusivity, reinforced by a landscape of green hills in the background.