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Belle Mare in August
Mixed month: August is outside the recommended season (October – May). Against it: Winter Trade Winds on the East Coast. Ganesh Chaturthi can fall this month.
The season opens in October, 2 months away. Cyclone Season: Watch the Class Warnings usually starts in January, 5 months away.
3 days in Belle Mare in August · from ₹33,221 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in August
What the season does to Belle Mare this month.
Heads up
Winter Trade Winds on the East Coast
From June to September the south-east trade winds blow onshore here: cooler days (low to mid-20s °C), breezy beaches, choppier lagoons and more showers. Boat trips still run on most days. The west and north coasts are calmer and sunnier at this time; split the stay if swimming matters most.
What’s on in August
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Ganesh Chaturthidates shift yearly
Ganesh's festival, kept mostly by Marathi-speaking Mauritians: home and temple prayers, then processions carrying the idols to the sea or rivers for immersion the next day. A public holiday.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹33,221 for two
- Room a night₹7,030
- Food a day, each₹2,600
Mid-range
₹82,598 for two
- Room a night₹18,740
- Food a day, each₹6,000
Luxury
₹2,02,090 for two
- Room a night₹48,560
- Food a day, each₹14,000
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Mauritius yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Mahebourg (MRU), 25 km away
Then: Transfer · 54m (Taxi or private driver, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹26,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa on arrival for up to 60 days
- Within 72 hours before you fly, fill in the free Mauritius All-in-One Travel Form at safemauritius.govmu.org (one per traveller, children included) and keep its QR code on your phone and on paper: the airline may ask for it at boarding. Sites that charge for it are not the official one.
- At immigration at SSR International Airport, show your passport, your return or onward ticket and where you are staying, and be ready to show you can pay for the stay (about US$100 a day is the figure usually quoted): you are stamped in free for up to 60 days. No visa is needed in advance.
- Staying longer than 60 days: ask the Passport and Immigration Office (passport.govmu.org) before you book; sources differ on whether to extend there or get a visa from the Mauritius High Commission before you fly.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; Confirmed return or onward ticket out of Mauritius; Hotel booking for the stay, or the address you are staying at; Proof of funds: a card or bank statement; Mauritius All-in-One Travel Form QR code.
Most sources give 60 days; a few say 90, so plan on 60. A paid electronic travel authorisation for all visitors is proposed for 2027 but was not in force in October 2026. Checked from news and guide summaries, as the official sites could not be opened: confirm on passport.govmu.org before you fly.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Mauritius in August
Instead in season this month.
- Black River Gorges · great month
- Flic en Flac · great month
- Grand Baie · great month
- Port Louis · great month
- Trou aux Biches · great month
- Le Morne · good month
Nearby in East & South-East Coast:
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Belle Mare in August, day by day, priced for your group.