Sure Travel Journey Vol 3.4 Spring 2017 | Page 46

TOUCH DOWN // Spring 2017
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COMING SOON
On November 1 the first balls
will fly along the fairways
of Mont Choisy Le Golf, the
hotly anticipated new golf
course on the outskirts of
Grande-Baie.
Designed by celebrated
course architect Peter
Matkovich, the project
marks the first golf course
in the north of the island.
Beachcomber’s Trou aux
Biches and Canonnier
properties will be the
preferred hotel partners of
the new course, offering
guests dedicated shuttle
services, branded golf carts
and pre-booked tee-off
times at preferential rates.
Visit montchoisygolf.com
for a sneak preview.
Mauritius, always a golfer’s delight.
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It’s a resort that prides itself on its high level of 
gastronomy, with six separate restaurants offering
a generous helping of global flavours.
The Mahogany Bar, Dinarobin.
facilities at either resort, with a shuttle
service connecting the two properties
every 15 minutes.
 “I always say that a visit to Paradis is
like happy hour, you get two resorts for
the price of one!” jokes Eddy Kwan Tat,
executive assistant manager of Paradis,
over lunch at the Blue Marlin Restaurant.
 It’s one of four stand-alone restaurants
on offer at Paradis – along with
another four at Dinarobin – and the
seafood-focused menu here dished
up perhaps my favourite meals on the
island. A close second was La Palma,
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an Italian-inspired eatery where
the best tables are set right on
the sands (be sure to book in
advance). And with the kids’ club
activities running until after 21h30
each night, it’s the ideal spot for a
little holiday romance.
 Speaking of romance, I’d also suggest
heading a little further north to
Beachcomber’s five-star Trou aux
Biches Beachcomber Golf Resort &
Spa. Without the crowds of nearby
Grande-Baie, but fronting onto a superb
beach that boasts plenty of bustle, this is
a resort that is particularly well suited to
honeymooners and couples looking for a
little R&R.
 It’s also a resort that prides itself on
its high level of gastronomy, with six
separate restaurants offering a generous
helping of global flavours. There’s
Indian cuisine given a fine-dining twist
at Mahiya, Thai-inspired cooking at Blue
Ginger and international gastronomy at
the seafront La Caravelle. Foodies will
be in heaven, but at each restaurant a
special effort is also made to ensure kids
don’t go hungry.
 In the daytime, a spacious kids’
club takes care of young ones while a
dedicated “teen lounge” ensures parents
have plenty of time to book a treatment
at the extensive spa facilities, or bag
a lounger at one of the resort’s quiet
garden pools.
 And that was perhaps my favourite
aspect of our all-too-brief stay at Trou
aux Biches. For while the resort offers
upwards of 300 rooms, the suites are
scattered across expansive gardens
where towering banyan trees and
stands of bamboo offer up a sense of
serenity. From morning till night, an island
paradise for making family memories.