Mont Choisy Beach

Mont Choisy sits just outside Grand Baie — about eight minutes by car — in the commune of Morcellement Choisy. Free public parking is available at the casuarina forest entrance, so driving is the easiest option. Guests of Hotel Zilwa Attitude or Le Suffren Hotel can also reach the beach by ferry, with Le Suffren's crossing taking around three minutes. There is no entry fee.

The beach itself is the main event — calm lagoon swimming and long barefoot walks along the wide foreshore keep most visitors happily occupied for hours. Just 1.3 km away, Blue Safari Submarine offers an entirely different perspective on the Mauritian reef without getting wet. The postcard-perfect Trou aux Biches Beach is only 2 km up the coast if you want to compare lagoons, and the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden — one of the oldest in the southern hemisphere, famous for its giant Victoria amazonica water lilies — is worth the 10 km drive inland.

Eden Beach Restaurant Lounge-Bar, rated 4.4/5 across more than 1,300 reviews, is the closest sit-down option at 1.2 km from the beach. For something with a strong local flavour, La Rougaille Creole at 2.8 km carries a 4.6/5 rating from nearly 1,700 reviewers — one of the highest-rated spots in the area. Beach House Restaurant & Bar and N'joy are both around 2.4 km away and offer solid alternatives if the others are full.

Hotel des 2 Mondes is the closest option at just 0.5 km, followed by Hotel Tarisa at 0.6 km — both put you within easy walking distance of the sand. Beach Villas, Hotel Coral Azur, and Ocean Villas round out the choices within a kilometre, giving you a range of styles without straying far from the beach.

The best light hits the casuarina tree line in the early morning, when the low sun filters through the pines and the lagoon is at its most turquoise — set up near the forest edge for that shot. Late afternoon from the waterline looking back toward the trees gives you warm golden tones against the wide sandy foreshore with almost no visual clutter.

No lifeguard is on duty at Mont Choisy, so swim within your own limits and keep a close eye on children in the water at all times. The casuarina park is a public space — take every piece of litter home with you, as littering is prohibited and the forest's charm depends on everyone respecting that rule. Arrive before mid-morning on weekends if you want a quieter stretch of sand. The beach path and park are flat, which helps, though no formal wheelchair infrastructure has been confirmed on-site.