Sports and leisure activities Bel Ombre

This beautiful 1,300-hectare reserve is the most upscale on the island in terms of services and activities, making it a fabulous place to indulge in green tourism. The concept: quad, buggy, 4x4 or walking (hiking and trekking) excursions that combine learning and entertainment around the flora, fauna and history, in the company of trained guides. Ecosystems and landscapes are varied - rivers, waterfalls, deer, wild boar, birds, etc. For lunch, choose between a typical and inexpensive restaurant or an exclusive picnic on a private site.

In Mauritius, everyone knows the dolphins of Tamarin, but few know that a few nautical miles away, other groups are frolicking between Bel Ombre and Le Morne, without the hindrance of incessant traffic as in the West. Namori organizes exclusive observation sessions on privatized boats for a couple, a family, a group of friends, up to 10 people (sliding scale rates). For half a day, the boats stay on the South coast; for a full day, the skipper pushes to the white bottom of the Morne for a lunch break on the islet Bénitier.

New in 2023: under the name Heritage Golf Club, not one but two 18-hole golf courses (Le Château Golf Course and the Reserve Golf Links) will share the slopes of the superb Domaine de Bel Ombre behind the Heritage hotels, offering amateurs and pros alike an exceptional golfing destination in a beautiful landscape. Open to all (which will not be the case for the Links) and elected 8 years in a row as the best course in the Indian Ocean, Le Château Golf Course, Par 72 designed by Peter Matkovitch, hosts every two years the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open, a tournament bringing together three of the most important international circuits: the Sunshine Tour, Asian Tour and European Tour Golfers have the pleasure of playing on a European Tour course, both technical and visually stunning as it is set in a hilly environment with beautiful views over the ocean. To learn or improve, the Château Golf Course offers personalized packages: discovery sessions, private lessons or real golfing vacations with a course accompanied by a PGA France member instructor. Also a Golf Package allowing to discover the Links and 3 other Mauritian golf courses.

On site: chipping green, driving range, putting green, 9-hole Par 3, golf academy and club house with changing rooms, Pro Shop, bar and restaurant. And for children from 4 years old: an association with SNAG (Starting New At Golf), a method to learn while having fun.

It's the only diving club in this part of Mauritius, open to all, including hotels in the area. Well-equipped, it offers all PADI, SSI and CMAS courses from age 7, as well as first dives, day and night dives and snorkeling courses. Instructors are highly qualified and well-informed. Other branches of the same group (same rates, same services) in the west at Flic en Flac at the Hotel Anelia and in the east at Solana Beach.

Here's a quality club located on an ideal spot for progress: vast lagoon, cross-shore wind, uncrowded area and offshore waves for experts. Lessons at all levels for everyone aged 7 and over, taught by experienced IKO or VDWS-certified instructors. Also kite equipment rental, windsurfing lessons, surfing lessons on nearby Sancho and Macondé islets - ideal spots for beginners.

The club also rents out paddles, offers wake sessions and exclusive private boat trips (fishing, sunset), including dolphin trips.

This new course is located on the same estate as the Château Golf Course, making it the only 45-hole golf destination in the Indian Ocean. Nestled alongside the Bel Ombre biosphere (a UNESCO site), with panoramic ocean views from every hole, it is the first contemporary links course in this part of the world, co-designed by champion Louis Oosthuizen. Oosthuizen emphasizes the spectacular nature of the course, which he describes as "dramatic, different and totally unique". The course features a Leadbetter Golfzon Academy.