East coast: Belle Mare and the boat to Île aux Cerfs
Belle Mare is the long east-coast lagoon, about an hour from SSR International Airport for many drives. Île aux Cerfs is the islet offshore, reached by boat from Trou d’Eau Douce, not by the Tiloto car. The car waits on the mainland while you are on the water.
What do you drive, and what do you take a boat for?
Drive to Belle Mare, Palmar, or Trou d’Eau Douce and stop. The lagoon is the land day: long sand, hotels, and a public access that you should use without blocking a resort gate. The boat day is separate. Operators in Trou d’Eau Douce run to Île aux Cerfs. Prices and sea state are theirs to confirm that morning. Tiloto does not sell the boat and does not invent a fare.
Leave the valuables out of the car if the boat is a full day, and do not treat the car park as a locker you have not checked. A fuel stop on the way out of the east is wiser than searching after dark on the way back to the west or the airport.
How does the east sit in a longer itinerary?
On a 7 or 10 day loop the east is one day, after the west and the gorges, not instead of them. See the itineraries. Families book the Ertiga. Everyone else is usually happier in the Swift unless they are two and travelling light in the S-Presso.
Frequently asked questions
Can you drive to Île aux Cerfs?
No. Île aux Cerfs is reached by boat, usually from Trou d’Eau Douce. Park the rental car on the mainland and take a boat. Confirm the operator locally on the day.
How far is Belle Mare from SSR Airport?
Often about an hour, which makes an east-coast hotel a calm first night. It does not make Chamarel a same-evening add-on.
Which Tiloto car for an east-coast week?
The Swift at Rs 1,600 per day suits most small families. The S-Presso at Rs 1,300 suits two. The Ertiga at Rs 2,200 suits six or seven, including beach gear.
Book the car for this route
Send your dates and hotel on WhatsApp. Tiloto confirms the Suzuki, the handover, and the total.