Place · Beau Vallon beach
Beau Vallon beachPlage de Beau Vallon
The main west-coast beach: a long strip of sand with cafés and water sports; swim only where lifeguards or the calm water say it is safe.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 60–120 min
- p95 180 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Yes
- Beau Vallon beach: ok
- Getting there
- Beach road
- Free entry
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- Victoria ↗Cover shoulders and knees in town and in churches and temples; swimwear stays on the beach.
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Plan
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Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
60min
Typical
120min
p95
180min
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On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Beach road
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Barefoot on sand.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Busy at weekends and in the afternoon.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- high
Bailouts
heat
Café under shade on the beach road (field-verify)
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Beach road bus stop and cafés (WC) (field-verify)
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
Sources
- officialOfficial tourism information