Flat Island Catamaran with Hotel Transfer

About This Flat Island Cruise with Transfer

Flat Island — known locally as Île Plate — is the most unspoiled of the northern islets, a long, low sliver of white sand crowned at one end by a weathered stone lighthouse that has stood sentinel since the 19th century. Where Gabriel Island draws the day-trippers, Flat Island is the quiet sibling — a place where the beach can be almost empty even in peak season, and where the only structures on the horizon are the lighthouse and a scatter of abandoned quarantine-era ruins left from the days when the island was used to isolate arriving passengers.

The route from Grand Baie threads past Coin de Mire before opening out to the northern islands. The catamaran anchors in the sheltered shallows between the islets, where you can snorkel the coral gardens in water of extraordinary clarity, then wade or swim ashore onto the powdery sand. The lighthouse makes a brilliant, photo-worthy landmark, and the gentle gradient of the beach makes it one of the easiest and safest swims anywhere in the north of the island.

The appeal of Flat Island is its stillness. Without the vendors, beach bars and watersports of the busier destinations, the island feels like a private castaway shore — which is exactly why travellers who want peace choose it. The cruise is €49 per adult, with a return hotel transfer from €89 per vehicle. Because the transfer price depends on your hotel and route, your exact pickup time and the total combined cost are confirmed before anything is final.

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