Domaine d'Anbalaba is a rare and considered vision for a different kind of life in Mauritius. Spread across more than 15 hectares on the heights of Baie du Cap, it is the only freehold IRS estate on the island that sits within a living, breathing village where residents wake to fishing boats on the lagoon, share a market square with their neighbours and become genuine participants in the warmth of Creole community life. This is not a gated enclave that happens to be near the sea. It is a place with a soul.The setting is among the most compelling in the Indian Ocean. To one side rises the dramatic silhouette of Morne Brabant. To the other, the lagoon stretches out in every shade of turquoise imaginable before meeting the open ocean. The south of Mauritius has resisted the large-scale resort development that transformed the north, choosing instead a quieter, more sustainable way of life and Anbalaba is the finest expression of that choice. Kite-surfers ride some of the best winds in the world just minutes away. Championship golf, hiking through endemic forest and the unhurried pleasures of a Creole fishing village are all within reach.Every sale at Anbalaba contributes to a foundation dedicated entirely to the social development of Baie du Cap funding education, community programmes and local talent. To invest here is to become part of something that gives back.The masterplan unfolds across a fully secured, landscaped estate with eight distinct residential and hospitality components, each designed to complement the landscape and the village it calls home.Les Terrasses d'Anbalaba introduced the estate's signature residential character: five terraced houses of 215 m² on generous plots, each with a private swimming pool and a cascading architectural form that steps gracefully down through the tropical gardens. These have been delivered and are now home to their owners.Les Hauts d'Anbalaba brought five prestigious individual villas to the upper reaches of the estate, where private swimming pools seem to merge with the horizon and the views over the ocean are quite simply extraordinary. These too have found their owners.Les Vues d'Anbalaba is the current opportunity. Eighteen three-bedroom apartments of 180 m², each oriented to capture an uninterrupted panoramic view of the lagoon a view so generous and so perfectly framed that it feels less like a feature and more like a way of life. The living spaces are open and generous: a 46 m² sitting and dining area flows onto a large veranda designed for year-round outdoor living, while the 33 m² master suite opens onto its own private balcony. Two further bedrooms each offer their own tranquility and space. On the garden level, private terraces and lush green areas extend the living space outward. A 25-metre swimming pool, shared exclusively among apartment residents, anchors the communal heart of the building. The complex has been designed with complete privacy in mind no apartment overlooks another. A winner of the African Property Awards, a small number of units remain available ahead of delivery.The Building Plots offer something rarer still: six fully serviced parcels of land between 2,000 and 3,000 m², each with panoramic lagoon views and the freedom to design and build a bespoke villa of up to 600 m². For those who wish to create something entirely their own within the Anbalaba estate, this is the only opportunity of its kind.Les Villas Nomadic represent the next chapter 14 bioclimatic villas set along a mango alley beside a gentle stream, with sweeping views of the lagoon, the ocean and Morne Brabant. At 205 m², these villas are designed from the inside out for the tropical environment, achieving exceptional comfort throughout the year without reliance on air conditioning. The living room and its vast 60 m² veranda sit on the upper level, optimising light and framing the view to perfection. Below, two bedroom suites open directly onto a private terrace and pool. The architecture draws on the Mauritian Creole tradition and is offered in two distinct expressions: the Guetali, which evokes the grandeur of an old island mansion, and the Rivulet, which takes a contemporary line with a living green roof and immersive landscaping. Owners become members of the Nomadic Anbalaba resort, with privileged access to all its amenities.The Nomadic Anbalaba Ecolodge will complete the estate's hospitality offering with 20 private luxury cocoons, each positioned to look out over the turquoise lagoon. Conceived in the spirit of sustainable travel, the ecolodge is as beautiful as it is responsible — permaculture gardens, a green-roofed restaurant, a spa beneath the infinity pool, a bar, a gym, a paddle court and a fitness trail winding through a full hectare of grounds. Villa residents and ecolodge guests alike share in this exceptional amenity.Station A, the estate's restaurant on the seafront esplanade, is already very much alive. Serving a Creole-accented menu built around produce from the estate's own nursery, it opens on Friday and Saturday evenings and fills the terrace with live music at weekends. Every member of the team is recruited from the village and its surroundings a small but meaningful detail that speaks to everything Anbalaba stands for.The Anbalaba Village Square brings the estate and the village together in one convivial space. Boutiques, a supermarket, a pharmacy, bakery, beauty salon and more are available seven days a week, alongside a restored heritage building, an artisanal craft market and a calendar of events including the Anbalaba Live Music festival that draw residents and locals into shared celebration throughout the year.Property ownership at Anbalaba comes with a framework of significant financial advantages. Income from rental is taxed at a flat rate of 15%, and Mauritius maintains non-double taxation agreements with 43 countries. There is no inheritance tax and no capital gains tax. Buyers, their spouse and dependent children up to the age of 24 are granted permanent resident status in Mauritius.On-site professional rental management is available for owners who travel or live abroad, making the transition between personal use and income generation entirely seamless. Rental returns are estimated at 4% on a 50% occupancy rate.