It is nestled at the foot of the UNESCO-listed Le Morne Brabant mountain making it one of the safest beaches in Africa. Popular activities in the area include surfing, diving, and kiteboarding.

Le Morne Brabant Mountain. The mountain became a refuge escape for slaves in the 18th century and has since become a symbol of freedom and protection – as well as the island’s complex past.

Le Morne Cultural Landscape, a rugged mountain that juts into the Indian Ocean in the southwest of Mauritius was used as a shelter by runaway slaves, maroons, through the 18th and early years of the ...