A Day Trip to Flic en Flac Beach, Mauritius
Flic en Flac (also written hyphenated as Flic-en-Flac) is a beach village on Mauritius’s southwestern coast, located 26 km from Port Luis and 46 km from the airport. Its funny name likely derives from the old Dutch phrase Fried Landt Flaak, meaning free flat land. 13 km of a continuous sand stretch renders it the longest beach in Mauritius, and some 500,000 annual visitors make it one of the most popular ones, too.
Flic en Flac is an excellent destination for holiday-makers who want to avoid the more crowded and expensive northern resort villages such as Grand Baie. It features a wide gamut of accommodation options, ranging from luxury resorts to economical guest houses and everything in between. And unlike the north, it is strategically located near some of the country’s most spectacular natural wonders such as the Grand Bassin and the Black River Gorges National Park, allowing for convenient excursions.
Having chosen to base ourselves in Mahebourg during our two-month stay in Mauritius, we only visited Flic en Flac on a day trip. Following a two-hour scooter ride, we arrived on a quiet weekday morning.
