The Mauritius Guide
North Mauritius,
written from the lagoon.
A quiet, ongoing field guide to the beaches, restaurants, experiences and small rhythms of the north — written by the hosts of Lakaz Badamier, for travellers who would rather feel a place than tick it off.
Eight chapters
The lagoon, in detail
Beaches
A field guide to the bays, coves and lagoons of the north — written from the sand, by people who swim there every day.
Where we eat
Restaurants
The tables we send our guests to — from barefoot fish shacks to the quietly elegant rooms of Grand Baie.
Days worth keeping
Experiences
Catamarans to deserted islands, dives along the outer reef, an unhurried wander through Port Louis. The handful of outings we recommend, and how to do them well.
Travelling with children
Family Holidays
Practical, calm advice for families — safe lagoons, rainy-day havens, where to find shade and where small children are most welcome.
Neighbourhoods & culture
Local Life
The character of each village in the north — Pointe aux Canonniers, Grand Baie, Mont Choisy, Pereybère, Cap Malheureux — and the rhythms of island life.
Before you arrive
Travel Tips
Car hire, currency, SIM cards, airport transfers — the practical questions our guests ask before they fly.
When to come
Seasons
Month by month — water temperature, trade winds, what's flowering, what's biting, and which weeks feel most like ours.
How to plan the week
Itineraries
Suggested rhythms for a week, ten days, or two — written for travellers who'd rather feel a place than tick it off.
From the house
Featured
A field guide to the lagoon
The Best Beaches in North Mauritius
The north of Mauritius keeps its best beaches in plain sight. They are the long, flat, lagoon-protected stretches that look impossibly turquoise from the air, and just as turquoise from the sand. What changes between them is the atmosphere — the width of the beach, the depth of the shade, the crowd, the hour the light turns gold.
Where we eat in the north
The Best Restaurants in Grand Baie
Grand Baie is the dining heart of the north. Within a fifteen-minute drive of Lakaz Badamier you can have a Creole curry under a corrugated roof, a tasting menu by a serious chef, a beach picnic of fresh octopus from a fishing boat, or a long, candlelit dinner on a wooden deck above the lagoon. These are the tables we know best.
The classic Mauritian sail
A Catamaran Day to Îlot Gabriel
Almost every guest who comes to Lakaz Badamier sails at least once. The classic day out is the catamaran to Îlot Gabriel — a tiny offshore island ringed by a marine reserve, reached by sailing past the dramatic cliffs of Coin de Mire. It is, justifiably, one of the most photographed days in Mauritius.