Walking around Marguery Villas

Within 10 minutes walking distance from Marguery Villas: a relaxing day at the beach with your family.

Situated between the mountains and the beach, in the heart of the village of Black River, with easy access to restaurants, shops and other useful addresses, your hotel residence Marguery Villas boasts a wide range of activities accessible on foot during your holiday or long stay, all of which are described in this Travel Guide.

Within 10 minutes walking distance from Marguery Villas: a relaxing day at the beach with your family.

Put on your slippers and swimming costumes and head for the beach for a relaxing day at the beach with a choice of 4 activities.

• 7.45am: Dolphin tour at La Preneuse

Choose your day and let our concierge take care of booking this West Coast highlight. When you leave Marguery Villas, just cross the road and walk a few hundred metres to the public beach of La Preneuse. There, a boat is ready to take you ashore. Luckily, the dolphins are there and make the early wake-up call worthwhile.

• At 10.30am: lagoon exploring

The beach of La Preneuse is the perfect place to gently explore the shallow lagoon. With a mask and a snorkel, it is a wonderful playground for children to discover and splash around in complete peace of mind. Numerous corals shelter multicoloured fish, eels, octopuses cleverly hidden in cavities. Adults can push the exploration further, as there is no current and no need to wear flippers.

At midday, several restaurants offer light meals nearby. After lunch, relax under the shady filaos around the public beach kiosk for a siesta, lulled by the sound of the sea and the rustle of the trade winds in the trees, or read that novel you didn’t have time to open.

• At 3pm: visit to the Martello Tower

Located at the entrance of the public beach of La Preneuse, it is one of the 5 Martello Towers built in Mauritius by the English in the 19th century to protect the Mauritian coast from being attacked by ships. Listed as a National Heritage Site, fully restored in 1992 and converted into a museum in 2000, its short-guided tour offers a fascinating insight into the life of the soldiers inside their fortress and reveals the British ingenuity. There are old firearms, cannons, officers’ clothing and two wax soldiers created by the Tussauds Museum, and there is a breath-taking view of the Black River Lagoon. A life-size historical immersion that will fascinate children!

• At 5.30 pm: the sunset at La Preneuse

Being on the west coast, Mauritius’ reputation for the most beautiful sunsets is well justified. Mauritians enjoy it with their excellent local beer or a glass of white wine.

 After this day filled with great experiences, make time to sit back and enjoy a moment of total relaxation. The light of the last rays of the sun, when the sky is blazing, turns everything into a beautiful and timeless experience. A lone fisherman, a slow swaying pirogue, the song of turtle doves and Cape serins, the happy laughter of your children: moments that will remain in your memories for years to come.

Exploring Tamarin and Black River on foot means taking the time to live, to savour, to soak up, and to leave with more enriching and lasting memories and experiences.