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Set on its own island, this beautiful course is the epitome of a golfing idyll. The island itself – the Ile Aux Cerfs – is impossibly beautiful, a perfect tropical picture of blindingly white sand and lush vegetation framed by aquamarine waters. And it’s here that golf legend Bernhard Langer created a stunner of a championship course
The undulating terrain wends its way through volcanic outcrops, lakes and gullies. Every hole has a view of the Indian Ocean. This is pure golfing indulgence – it’s like playing golf at the private course of a Bond villain (minus the attempts at world domination).
Boats run from Pointe Maurice every 20 minutes. Book a tee-time through the website; guests staying at the Shangri-La’s Le Touessrok Resort & Spa get preferential tee times. Langer’s Bar & Grill is on the island’s highest point and serves local (seafood) specialties.
The tee sheet is open 7 days a week from 7.30am; twilight rates (after 3pm) are half price. Golf is a year-round activity in Mauritius, but the rainy season roughly falls between January and March, when the threat of cyclones is highest.
Our writer’s picks of the best places to stay near this experience, closest first
Pointe de Flacq, Belle Mare, Mauritius[12.1 miles]
An opulent property spread across 37 acres of tropical gardens, alongside a mile-long white sand beach and glittering lagoon. There are two championship golf courses for the golfers.
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