Amber island in Mauritius

Spend a day on an almost desert island

Relaxing day away from mass tourism in Mauritius

If you don’t want a spend a whole day on a catamaran among around 30 persons, be on an island where there will this amount of persons multiply by 25 or 30, then you have the option to rent a boat and organize your own private excursion and spend the day on a remote island just like Robinson Crusoe! But first of all, you must be able to afford it because boat chartering will cost more than normal group excursions. There are two places in Mauritius where we can bring you for such destinations; Amber Island in the north of Mauritius and Vacoas Island in the south-east where you will be able to spend an idyllic day just the two of you or among family or friends.

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Amber Island, of an area of 140 hectares is covered mainly by wild plants in the lagoon is located north-east of Mauritius. Most of its shores are bordered by rock or mangrove forests which is a breeding ground for small fish and crustaceans. There is virtually no beach except that of Ile aux Bernache, which is virtually part of Amber Island. On the island there is a variety of endemic wildlife and plants such as palm tree “Latania loddigessii” and around six varieties of butterfly. There is also a ruin of old stone buildings dating from the colonial French, an inland sea water pool and a salty wetland areas The program; Ballad in private speed boat on the north coast, snorkeling, navigation through the mangroves, desert white sandy beach, amateur fishing and picnicking on an remote island