What to do in Beau Plan?

The smart city of Beau Plan has made creativity the guiding principle of its development.The Musée de L’Aventure du Sucre is a reference point: tracing the history of Mauritius through its sugar industry, it offers a whole range of archives to better understand the country’s culture. Dozens of products from local sugar production are also available for tasting at the end of the visit, as well as at its restaurant Le Fangourin: unrefined specialty sugars, rums, honeys, vanilla and much more.Just a stone’s throw from the museum, Beau Plan’s Creative Park is the place to be if you’re feeling creative. Here you’ll find Wheel & Barrow, an artisanal workshop specializing in authentic furniture design; The Octopus printing studio run by Gaëlle Gonzalez; African Trader, a boutique offering a selection of hand-crafted decorative objects; creative activities ranging from theater to dance; and creative businesses and startups.Finally, Beau Plan is proud to offer Mauritians, expatriates and tourists a rich and varied program of events: concerts, culinary or musical festivals, meetings and workshops regularly punctuate the city’s weekends and evenings, to the delight of all.

Beau Plan is renowned for its generous gastronomic offering. From the foodcourt at the Mahogany Shopping Promenade to its world-famous restaurants (Indian, Creole, Italian…), from the bistronomic cuisine of the Cantine de Beau Plan to the refined dishes combining creativity and tradition at Fangourin, the restaurant of L’Aventure du Sucre, there really is something for every taste, every budget and every occasion!Beau Plan’s culinary offering has been designed to meet the needs of both companies (business meals, seminars, afterwork sessions with colleagues, cooking on the go…) and families (evenings out, healthy, balanced cuisine, festive meals…). Offering a variety of flavors at all hours of the day and evening, Beau Plan is the place to be for food lovers, weekdays and weekends alike.

A family environment by nature, Beau Plan is committed to offering educational and leisure activities for children of all ages.While toddlers enjoy the Ti’Marmailles crèche at Mon Rocher, their elders can enjoy the Greencoast International School, a school that grows with its pupils. Young adults, meanwhile, can discover the inner workings of management on the campus of the African Leadership College (ALU).After school, young people enjoy meeting up in the safe streets of Beau Plan or in its park for a bike ride, games in nature or simply a chat after class. A whole range of activities awaits them in the heart of Beau Plan to occupy their free time: dancing, horseback riding, padel tennis, shopping and much more!

Beau Plan’s range of leisure activities is designed to cater for all tastes. The smart city offers outdoor activities (such as horseback riding at Écuries Mon Rocher), sporting activities (padel tennis, dance, yoga, gym…), a varied program of events and cultural activities throughout the year (festivals, concerts, exhibitions, shows…), as well as first-rate tourist activities.The Musée de L’Aventure du Sucre, the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden and the Château de Labourdonnais, both located in the immediate vicinity of the smart city of Beau Plan, are among the must-see tourist attractions in Mauritius.Surrounded by nature, Beau Plan invites its residents and users to reconnect with their environment: walking, cycling, strolling, yoga and outdoor jogging are among the daily activities preferred by its residents.Creativity is also a key pillar of Beau Plan’s leisure offering. From the Studio Dance School, where Cécile Gonzalez invites her students to give free rein to their movements, to The Octopus printing studio and its art exhibitions, to the African Trader craft store and Beau Plan’s cultural agenda, everything is done to enable everyone to reconnect with their creativity.