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Car Hire Trou aux Biches, Mont Choisy and Pereybere
One north west coast road, four delivery points, live cars for each village.
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Filter offersFour villages, one road, four separate car lists
This stretch of the north west coast is not one resort with a name, it is a string of adjacent villages sharing a single coast road. Going roughly north to south: Pereybere, then Grand Baie just south of it, then Mont Choisy, then Trou aux Biches, then Balaclava. Each is its own delivery point with its own live listings, not one shared pool spread across the whole coast.
That matters when you book, because the supplier delivering to a Trou aux Biches hotel is not necessarily the same one covering Balaclava, and the price and fleet at each point moves independently. Grand Baie itself, with its own town centre and shopping, is covered on its own page rather than folded into this one.
The short version
- Trou aux Biches and Mont Choisy: calm lagoon, family beaches.
- Pereybere: small, lively, restaurants close to the sand.
- Balaclava: quieter, nearest to Port Louis, old estate ruins.
- All four take hotel delivery, all four listed separately below.
Trou aux Biches: the calm lagoon end of the coast
Of the four villages, Trou aux Biches has the reputation, and it earns it. The lagoon here is one of the calmest and shallowest on the island, protected by a reef far enough out that the water barely moves close to shore. The beach itself runs long and is fringed the whole way with casuarina trees, which is why this is the north's family and snorkelling choice rather than its nightlife one.
Mont Choisy, the next beach north toward Grand Baie, does a similar job on a bigger scale. It is a long crescent of sand, busy with local families at weekends, with a public beach car park under the trees rather than paid resort parking. Between the two, most of what a slower, wade-in beach day on this coast looks like is covered.
None of that rules out a boat trip or a proper snorkelling excursion further afield, it just means you are not dependent on one. 130 cars are currently listed for delivery to Trou aux Biches and 115 to Mont Choisy, so a car booked for either village is the routine arrangement, not a special request.
Pereybere to Balaclava: what is where, and how many cars are listed
Using Pereybere at the northern end as the reference point, here is roughly how far south each village sits and what its own live listings look like today.
| Village | Roughly how far south | What it is like | Cars listed today |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pereybere | Reference point | A small, lively bay with a public beach and a compact run of restaurants, just north of Grand Baie. | 118 |
| Mont Choisy | About 5 min south | A long crescent beach between Trou aux Biches and Grand Baie, busy with local families at weekends. | 115 |
| Trou aux Biches | About 10 min south | One of the calmest, shallowest lagoons on the island, fringed by casuarina trees along a long beach. | 130 |
| Balaclava | About 15 min south | Quieter, closer to Port Louis, home to the ruins of an old Dutch era estate near Baie aux Tortues. | 134 |
What is actually along this stretch of coast
Balaclava's old estate
Further south towards Baie aux Tortues, Balaclava is the quiet end of this coast and the closest of the four to Port Louis. It is also home to the ruins of an old Dutch era estate, a low key stop worth the short detour rather than a destination in its own right.
Maheswarnath Mandir
Inland at Triolet, a short drive from any of these villages, this is the largest Hindu temple in Mauritius.
Pamplemousses garden
About twenty minutes inland, the botanical garden at Pamplemousses is the classic half day out from this coast.
Pereybere's public beach
The small bay just north of Grand Baie has its own public beach and a compact run of restaurants, close enough together to walk once the car is parked for the evening.
What renters say about moving between these villages
"We stayed at Trou aux Biches for the lagoon and drove up to Pereybere most evenings for dinner. Fifteen minutes, easy parking most nights."
Helena Kristiansen
Aarhus
"Delivery to our villa near Balaclava was straightforward, and it turned out to be a genuinely quick run into Port Louis for the market on our last morning."
Ana Duarte
Braga
"Mont Choisy at the weekend was full of local families, which we liked. Having the car meant we could try three beaches in one afternoon instead of picking one."
Kofi Mensah
Accra
Getting around once you are settled in
Port Louis is roughly half an hour south of this stretch, and it is the route to the Caudan Waterfront and the Central Market. Worth doing outside the morning commute, since the approach into the capital is where the island's only real traffic sits. Mid morning or early afternoon is the easier window.
The coast road through Pereybere, Mont Choisy, Trou aux Biches and Balaclava is narrow, with the beach on one side and hotel walls on the other. Parking is in marked bays and side roads rather than wherever suits you, which is worth knowing before the first evening out rather than discovering it at the restaurant door.
Because each of these four villages is its own delivery point, the supplier agrees the exact handover spot with you when you book, matched to whichever hotel or villa you are actually in along this stretch, rather than assuming one fixed meeting place for the whole coast.
Curated results
Mauritius on the podium
One car takes the whole stage. Two get a card. The rest get a line.
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Book nowQuestions about staying between Pereybere and Balaclava
It depends on what you want from the beach. Trou aux Biches and Mont Choisy suit families and snorkelling because the lagoon is calm and shallow. Pereybere is smaller and livelier, with restaurants close to the sand. Balaclava is the quiet end, further from the crowds and closer to Port Louis. A car makes the choice lower stakes either way, since all four are within about fifteen minutes of each other.
Yes. Pereybere, Mont Choisy, Trou aux Biches and Balaclava are four separate delivery points, each with its own live listings on this page rather than one shared pool. Whichever hotel or villa you are in along this stretch, a supplier can bring the car to you.
The road through these villages is narrow, with the beach on one side and hotel walls on the other, so you park in marked bays and on side roads rather than wherever you like. It is manageable, but it rewards a bit of planning rather than circling for a gap outside dinner.
Roughly half an hour south from most of this stretch. That is the route to the Caudan Waterfront and the Central Market, and it is worth doing outside the morning commute, since the approach into the capital is where the island's only real traffic sits.
It is one of the better wade-in spots on the island. The lagoon is calm and shallow with a long casuarina fringed beach, which is why it is more of a family and snorkelling choice than a nightlife one. No boat is needed to get something out of the water here.