Blue Bay visitor guides

Blue Bay Marine Park

Explore the protected lagoon of southeast Mauritius. Choose between glass-bottom boats, snorkelling and beach time, understand the coral habitats and plan a rewarding visit.

Snorkelling at Blue Bay

Explore Blue Bay’s reef habitats with a well-planned snorkelling outing. Compare shore and boat options, prepare your equipment and choose the right format for your group.

Glass-bottom boat trips at Blue Bay

Choose your glass-bottom boat experience, compare shared and private trips, and plan the viewing time, snorkelling and practical details.

A day on Blue Bay beach

You can enjoy the coast without filling the day with organised activities.

Pointe d’Esny, a separate coastal stop

Keep a little time for the coast between Blue Bay and Mahébourg.

Mahébourg beyond the beach

Add a waterfront walk and time in town to a day around Blue Bay.

Visiting Île aux Aigrettes

A conservation visit near Blue Bay, with its own booking and departure arrangements.

Blue Bay before your flight

Plan a last coastal stop around your flight, rather than your flight around a boat trip.

Blue Bay weather and lagoon conditions

Read the forecast in the right order, then check what is happening at the place you intend to visit.

When to visit Blue Bay

Choose your travel season and leave room to choose the best outing day once you are here.

Blue Bay snorkelling from shore or by boat?

Compare the two experiences without treating the whole lagoon as an unrestricted swimming area.

Blue Bay entrance fees and what you pay for

Separate beach access, a commercial excursion and operator permits before comparing prices.

Comparing glass-bottom boat prices at Blue Bay

Compare the same outing, passenger count and inclusions rather than the lowest headline amount.

Getting to Blue Bay from the airport and around Mauritius

Choose the public beach, your accommodation or a confirmed boat meeting point before arranging transport.

Mahébourg bus station and the connection to Blue Bay

Use Mahébourg as a connection point, while checking the actual service before building a timed itinerary.

Parking and arriving at Blue Bay beach

Find the public-beach approach, then check signs, space and the walk to your actual destination.

Scuba diving around Blue Bay

Choose a dive programme that matches your qualification, recent experience and the rest of your trip.

Île de la Passe and the history of Grand Port

Understand this southeast islet before choosing an excursion that includes it.

Mahébourg market and the Monday fair

Visit Mahébourg for its working market and Monday fair, then leave time for food and a walk beside Grand Port Bay. Here is how to make the stop work without rushing back to Blue Bay.

Mahébourg museum and its renovation closure

The National History Museum is an important part of Mahébourg’s heritage, but the official closure notice takes priority over older opening-hours listings. Plan your town visit around the latest museum information.

Walking the Mahébourg waterfront

The Mahébourg waterfront is a place to walk, look across Grand Port Bay and understand the town’s connection with the sea. Pair it with the market or lunch instead of treating it as a swimming beach.

Where to eat around Blue Bay and Mahébourg

Choose your meal around where you will actually spend the day. Blue Bay suits a beach break, Mahébourg suits a town-and-market outing, and a hotel restaurant needs its own reservation and access check.

Where to stay around Blue Bay, Pointe d’Esny and Mahébourg

Choose the base that fits your everyday plans. Compare access to the beach, time in town, meal arrangements and airport logistics before comparing room photographs or a map’s straight-line distances.

Blue Bay or Pointe d’Esny for your beach day?

Choose Blue Bay when the public beach and a planned marine-park outing are your starting points. Choose Pointe d’Esny when you have confirmed your coastal access and want to build the day around that stretch of shore.

A day in Mahébourg from Blue Bay

Build your Mahébourg day around the market, a waterfront walk and an unhurried meal. Keep one optional stop for the afternoon, rather than treating the town as a checklist between boat trips.

Pointe Jérôme and your boat departure

Pointe Jérôme is a mainland departure area near Mahébourg. It is particularly useful to recognise when booking Île aux Aigrettes, because a place name, a general jetty and your actual check-in point are not always the same thing.

Île aux Phares and Île de la Passe from the southeast

The lighthouse island and Île de la Passe belong to a different outing from a short Blue Bay reef visit. Compare the actual route, whether landing is included and how much time the boat spends travelling before you book.

Two days around Blue Bay and Mahébourg

Use one day for the lagoon and one for town or conservation, with enough flexibility to swap them. This suggested two-day plan keeps the southeast enjoyable without relying on a chain of tightly connected departures.