Seychelles - Praslin

Itinerary

8 Itineraries

  * Typical 7 days itinerary with Northwestwinds

       November to April

    * Typical 8 days itinerary with Northwestwinds

      November to April

    * Typical 12/13 nights itinerary withNorthwest winds

      November to April

    * Typical 7 days itinerary with South Eastwinds

      May to October

    * Typical 8 days itinerary with South Eastwinds

      May to October

    * Typical 12/13 nights itinerary with SouthEast winds

      May to October

    * 4 days itinerary proposal Praslin/Praslin

    * 5 days itinerary proposal Praslin/Praslin

TYPICAL 7DAYS ITINERARY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS

November toApril

Day 1:Praslin

Don't leavePraslin without visiting Vallée de mai, a valley protected by UNESCO and hometo a rare species of trees – in particular, the famous coco de mer, a uniquepalm tree. A walk in the Vallée de mai is enchanting. The path weaves in tosecluded areas created by the enormous palm leaves of the cocos de mer. Thetrunks are 40 m high and sway gently in the breeze, making a strange rustlingsound as they rub against one another. Wherever you look, the foliage seems togo on and on as the path winds up through dark, damp clefts before coming outonto the ridge where you will see magnificent views over a dense sea of green.

Day 2:Praslin to La Digue - 6 miles

La Digue is neveroverrun with tourists, thanks to the lack of accommodations. There are no cars,only bicycles, horseback riding, or carts drawn by oxen as modes oftransportation. With its white trails winding under tall palm trees, homes withpalm leaf roofs, small copra factories (copra is the dried meat of the coconut),fine white sand beaches and large polished rocks, it might be the mostbeautiful island in the Seychelles.

Day 3: LaDigue to Curieuse - 7 miles

Sail aroundMarianne and Félicité. Anchor on the west coast of Grande Soeur for lunch, thenexperience unforgettable snorkeling at Cocos Island. Made of large rocks withstrange regular stripes carved by the sea, Cocos Island forms a beautiful sightwith a great harmony of shapes and colors. The ochre color of the rocks contrastswith the bright green palms of the coconut trees and the white sand of the beacheslined with deep turquoise water. Under the sea, the vision is equallyattractive with large arbores cent corals where thousands of many colored fishswim in front of narrow breaks and dark caverns.

Go toCurieuse and anchor for the night in Baie Laraie, east coast, or go back toBaie Sainte Anne if you need water.

Day 4:Curieuse to Saint Pierre to Curieuse - 6 miles

Curieuse,part of the Marine National Park is home to more than one hundred giantturtles, you cannot miss them. A  45 minutewalk, into mangrove and "coco fesse" trees, leads you to the otherside of the island, where there is a nice beach and a small but interestingmuseum. Sail to St Pierre islet, a mass of rounded rocks crowned with a clumpof tall palms swaying gently in the wind. This typical and superb scenery ofthe Seychelles is photographed on countless occasions and printed a milliontimes in tourism magazines! This is an excellent spot for snorkeling withmagnificent underwater scenery. Head back to Baie Laraie for the night.

Day 5:Curieuse to Aride to Curieuse - 12 miles

ArideIsland, placed under the supervision of the Royal Society for NatureConservation, is a conservation area. Narrow paths through the dense vegetationlead to the rocky barrier in the north where the whole island can be observed. Freeof cats and rats, which have ravaged so many tropical islands in the worlds,Aride is a haven for a wide variety of seabirds, unique vegetation and rareland birds. The ten species of breeding seabird including the rare roseate ternand the red tailed tropic bird live here, as well as the world's largest colonyof Lesser Noddy. More than 200,000 couples nest there. The park is open onMondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. Head back to Baie Laraie for the night.

Day 6:Curieuse-Cousin to Bay Ste Anne - 15 miles

CousinIsland is a nature reserve and bird sanctuary with rare species and some giantturtles. Less than 800 meters in diameter, the island can be visited fromTuesday to Friday. A small path leads to the turtles' enclosure, and from thereit leads to the summit through dense vegetation. Take in the panoramic view andobserve the gracious flights of tropic birds. During the season ofsoutheasterly winds, there may be up to 100,000 couples of Black Noodiesnesting in the trees. Head back to Baie Sainte Anne to enjoy your evening.

Day 7

Check out atthe base at 09.00 am.

TYPICAL 8DAYS ITINERARY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS

November toApril

Day 1: BaySte Anne to Curieuse - 7 miles

Take a shortsail to Curieuse in the afternoon. Anchor for the night in Baie Laraie, on the eastcoast. Curieuse, part of the Marine National Park is home to more than onehundred giant turtles, you cannot miss them. A 45 minute walk, into mangroveand "coco fesse" trees, leads you to the other side of the island,where there is a nice beach and a small ,but interesting, museum. Sail to StPierre islet, a mass of rounded rocks crowned with a clump of tall palmsswaying gently in the wind. This typical and superb scenery of the Seychelles isphotographed on countless occasions and printed a million times in tourism magazines!This is an excellent spot for snorkeling with magnificent underwater scenery.

Day 2:Curieuse to Saint Pierre to Curieuse - 6 miles

Saint Pierreis a tiny tropical island part of the Curieuse National Park and an excellentsite for snorkeling and diving.

Day 3:Curieuse to Ile Sainte Anne - Mahé - 28 miles

Sail toSainte Anne Marine Park in Mahé. Anchor for the night at Anse Cimetière, southof the island. Take time to enjoy some snorkeling northeast of Ile Moyenne.

Day 4:Victoria to Port Launay - 13 miles

Visit thepicturesque market place in the morning and take the opportunity for freshprovisioning. Then sail for 10 miles to spend the night in quiet Port Launay.

Day 5: PortLaunay to La Digue - 35 miles

The southeast coast of La Digue provides excellent moorings in deep coves, behind acoral reef near the shore. Petite Anse or Grande Anse are perfect for anchorage:lovely white sand beaches are separated from each other by rocky spurs, backedby steep rocks.

There are nocars, only bicycles, horseback riding, or carts drawn by oxen as modes oftransportation. With its white trails winding under tall palm trees, homes withpalm leaf roofs, small copra factories (copra is the dried meat of thecoconut), fine white sand beaches and large polished rocks, La Digue might bethe most beautiful island in the Seychelles.

Day 6: LaDigue

You won't liketo leave this quiet place early so visit Union Estate, where they grow vanillaand process copra, the dried white meat of the coconut. Visit "La Veuvereserve", and see the endemic bird of La Digue.

Day 7: LaDigue to Coco Island to Baie Sainte Anne - 10 miles

Stop to anchorsouth of Cocos Island. Made of large rocks with strange regular stripes carvedby the sea, Cocos Island is a beautiful sight with a great harmony of shapesand colors. The ochre color of the rocks contrasts with the bright green palmsof the coconut trees and the white sand of beaches lined with deep turquoisewater. Under the sea, the vision is equally attractive with large arbores centcorals where thousands of many colored fish swim in front of narrow breaks anddark caverns. You will experience unforgettable snorkeling here. Then take ashort sail to Baie Sainte Anne. Visit of the vallée de Mai, a valley protectedby UNESCO. A walk in the Vallée de mai is enchanting. The path wanders in thenear obscurity created by enormous palm leaves of the cocos de mer. The trunksare 40 m high and sway gently in the breeze, making a strange rustling sound asthey rub against one another. Wherever you look the foliage seems to go on andon as the path winds up through dark, damp clefts before coming out onto theridge where there are magnificent views over a dense sea of green.

Day 8

Check out atthe base at 9 a.m.

TYPICAL12/13 NIGHTS ITINERARY WITH NORTHWEST WINDS

November toApril

Day 1:Praslin

Visit of theVallée de mai, a valley protected by UNESCO. A walk in the Vallée de mai isenchanting. The path wanders in the near obscurity created by enormous palmleaves of the cocos de mer. The trunks are 40 m high and sway gently in thebreeze, making a strange rustling sound as they rub against each other.Wherever you look, the foliage seems to go on and on as the path winds upthrough dark, damp clefts before coming out onto the ridge where there aremagnificent views over a dense sea of green. Anchor for the night in Bay SteAnne.

Day 2: BaieSainte Anne - La Digue. 6 miles

The southeast coast of La Digue provides excellent moorings in deep coves, behind acoral reef near the shore. Petite Anse or Grande Anse are perfect for anchorage:lovely white sand beaches separated from each other by rocky spurs, backed bysteep rocks. Rent a bike in la Passe to visit this beautiful island neveroverrun with tourists, thanks to the lack of accommodations.

Day 3: LaDigue

You won't liketo leave this quiet place early so visit Union Estate, where they grow vanilla,and do coprah. Visit "La Veuve reserve", endemic bird of La Digue.

Day 4: LaDigue to Grande Soeur and Cocos Island to Curieuse - 13 miles

Sail aroundMarianne and Félicité. Anchor on the west coast of Grande Soeur for lunch.

Experienceunforgettable snorkeling at the Cocos Islands. Made of large rocks with strangeregular stripes carved by the sea, Cocos Island forms a beautiful sight with a greatharmony of shapes and colors. The ochre color of the rocks is in contrast withthe bright green palms of the coconut trees and the white sand of beaches linedwith deep turquoise water. Under the sea, the vision is equally attractive withlarge arbores cent corals where thousands of many colored fish swim in front ofnarrow breaks and dark caverns. Go to Curieuse, Baie Laraie on the east coastfor the night.

Day 5:Curieuse to Saint Pierre to Curieuse - 6 miles

Curieuse,part of the Marine National Park is the home of one hundred or so giantturtles, you cannot miss them. Take a 45 minute walk, into mangrove and"coco fesse" trees, that leads you to the other side of the island,where there is a nice beach and a small, but interesting, museum. Sail to StPierre islet, a mass of rounded rocks crowned with a clump of tall palmsswaying gently in the wind: typical and superb scenery of the Seychellesphotographed on countless occasions and printed a million times in tourism magazines!This is an excellent spot for snorkeling with magnificent underwater scenery.Go back to Baie Laraie for the night.

Day 6:Curieuse to Aride to Baie Sainte Anne - 18 miles

ArideIsland, placed under the supervision of the Royal Society for NatureConservation, is a conservation area. Narrow paths through the dense vegetationlead to the rocky barrier in the north where the whole island can be observed.Free of cats and rats, which have ravaged so many tropical islands in the world,Aride is a haven for a wide variety of seabirds, unique vegetation and rareland birds. The ten species of breeding seabirds include the rare roseate ternand the red tailed tropicbird. The world's largest colony of Lesser Noddy, morethan 200,000 couples nest there. Open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays .Morethan 300 species of fish have been identified in Aride coral reef where some Hawksbillturtles may come to the surface. Go back to Baie Sainte Anne to fill up water.

Day 7: BaieSainte Anne to Victoria - 28 miles

Anchor forthe night in Victoria harbor, and visit this nice little town.

Day 8:Victoria to Baie Lazare - 20 miles

Visit thepicturesque market place in the morning. Good opportunity for freshprovisioning. Sail down Mahé, by the south. You'll pass by Anse Takamaka andAnse Intendance. Anchor in Baie Lazare for the night.

Day 9: BaieLazare to Port Launay - 8 miles

Sail alongthe coast to Thérèse island, and Port Launay marine park, limited to the southeast by the Pointe de l'Escalier, a strange geological phenomenon that has builtup a giant stairway leading to the sea with steps consisting of regular flatlayers of rock.

Day 10: PortLaunay to Silhouette to Ile Sainte Anne - 35 miles

Go toSilhouette (don't forget the permit).Anchor in front of La Passage and thensail back for the night in Sainte Anne Marine Park, in Anse Cimetière, south ofthe island.

Day 11: IleSainte Anne to Curieuse - 30 miles Enjoy some snorkeling northeast of IleMoyenne, then sail to Curieuse in the morning. Anchor in Baie Laraie for thenight.

Day 12:Curieuse to Cousin to Baie Sainte Anne - 15 miles

CousinIsland is a nature reserve and bird sanctuary with rare species and some giantturtles. Less than 800 meters in diameter, the island can be visited fromTuesday to Friday. A small path leads to the turtles' enclosure from where itleads to the summit through dense vegetation. This is a great spot where youcan enjoy panoramic views and observe the gracious flights of tropic birds. Duringthe season of southeasterly winds, there may be up to 100,000 couples of Black Boodiesnesting in the trees. Sail back to Baie Sainte Anne for the night.

Day 13

Check out atthe base at 09.00 am. Transfer airport (optional)

ALTERNATIVEPROGRAM, WITH BIRD ISLAND, YOU NEED 14 DAYS.

Day 11

Silhouetteto Bird Island - 40 miles

Day 12:Bird.

Bird Islandtakes its name from the numerous colonies of birds living there permanently. Italso has turtles nesting in the sandy beaches.  One turtle, Esmeralda,  is said to be over 200 years of age, makingher the biggest and oldest turtle in the world.

Day 13: Birdto Baie Sainte Anne - 50 miles

Spend thenight in Baie Sainte Anne.

Day 14:

Check out atthe base at 09.00 am. Transfer airport (optional)

TYPICAL 7DAYSITINERARY WITH SOUTH EAST WINDS

May toOctober

Day 1: Bay SteAnne

Visit of theVallée de mai, a valley protected by UNESCO. A walk in the Vallée de mai isenchanting. The path wanders in the near obscurity created by enormous palmleaves of the cocos de mer. The trunks are 40 m high and sway gently in thebreeze, making a strange rustling sound as they rub against each other. Whereveryou look, the foliage seems to go on and on as the path winds up through dark,damp clefts before coming out onto the ridge where there are magnificent viewsover a dense sea of green. Anchor for the night in Bay Ste Anne.

Day 2: SteAnne Bay to Curieuse- 8 miles

Sail to StPierre islet, a mass of rounded rocks crowned with a clump of tall palmsswaying gently in the wind: typical and superb scenery of the Seychellesphotographed on countless occasions and printed a million times in tourismmagazines!

This is anexcellent spot for snorkeling with magnificent underwater scenery. Sail toCurieuse and stop in Anse san José. Part of the Marine National Park Curieuse.45mn walk, into mangrove and "coco fesse" trees, leads you to theother side of the island, home of hundred or so giant turtles, you cannot miss them.

Day 3:Curieuse to Cousin island to Anse Lazio - 9 miles

CousinIsland is a nature reserve and bird sanctuary with rare species and some giantturtles. Less than 800 meters in diameter, the island can be visited onTuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. A small path leads to the turtles'enclosure from where it leads to the summit through dense vegetation. Enjoy thegreat panoramic views and observe the gracious flights of tropic birds. Duringthe season of southeasterly winds, there may be up to 100,000 couples of blackboodies nesting in the trees.

Anchoragefor the night in Anse Lazio, the most comfortable mooring in Praslin and may bethe most beautiful beach in the Seychelles.

Day 4: AnseLazio - La Digue.

Rent a biketo visit this beautiful island never overrun with tourists, thanks to the lackof accommodation. With its white tracks winding under tall palm trees, houseswith roofs of palm leaves, small copra factories, fine white sand beaches andlarge polished rocks, La Digue might be the most beautiful island in theSeychelles. No cars, only bicycles or carts drawn by oxen. Horse rides are alsopossible. Anchor outside the harbor.

Day 5:Marianne and Félicité islands, Cocos islands - 13 miles

Sail aroundMarianne and Félicité. Mooring buoys west of Cocos Islands. Made of large rockswith strange regular stripes carved by the sea, Cocos Island forms a beautifulsight with a great harmony of shapes and colors.

The ochre colorof the rocks is in contrast with the bright green palms of the coconut treesand the white sand of beaches lined with deep turquoise water. Under the sea,the vision is equally attractive with large arbores cent corals where thousandsof many colored fish swim in front of narrow breaks and dark caverns. You willexperience unforgettable snorkeling here. Go back to La Digue for the night.

Day 6: LaDigue to Grande Soeur island to Bay Ste Anne (Praslin) - 11 miles

Anchor westof Grande Soeur. Visit of the island made of two steep and rocky hillocks,linked together by a low isthmus. A small coconut plantation hiding some shackscovers the sandy plateau. The contrast made by the bare rocky part and theundergrowth of the coconut grove is beautiful.

Enjoy greatsnorkeling on the west coast where you can see marine turtles. Nice beaches onthe east coast. Open from Monday to Friday. Go back to Baie Sainte Anne for thenight.

Day 7

Check out atthe base at 09. 00 am.

TYPICAL 8DAYS ITINERARY WITH SOUTH EAST WINDS

May toOctober

Day 1: BaySte Anne to Curieuse - 7 miles

Take a shortsail to Curieuse in the afternoon. Anchor for the night in Baie Laraie, eastcoast. Curieuse, part of the Marine National Park is the home of hundred or sogiant turtles, you cannot miss them. 45 minute walk, into mangrove and"coco fesse" trees, leads you to the other side of the island, wherethere is a nice beach and a small but interesting museum. Sail to St Pierreislet, a mass of rounded rocks crowned with a clump of tall palms swayinggently in the wind: typical and superb scenery of the Seychelles photographedon countless occasions and printed a million times in tourism magazines!

This is anexcellent spot for snorkeling with magnificent underwater scenery.

Day 2:Curieuse to Saint Pierre to Curieuse - 6 miles

Curieuse,part of the Marine National Park is the home of hundred or so giant turtles,you cannot miss them. 45mn walk, into mangrove and "coco fesse" trees,leads you to the other side of the island, where there is a nice beach and asmall but interesting museum. Sail to St Pierre islet, a mass of rounded rockscrowned with a clump of tall palms swaying gently in the wind: typical andsuperb scenery of the Seychelles photographed on countless occasions andprinted a million times in tourism magazines! This is an excellent spot forsnorkeling with magnificent underwater scenery.

Go back toBaie Laraie for the night

Day 3:Curieuse to Ile Sainte Anne - Mahé - 28 miles

Sail to theSainte Anne Marine Park in Mahé. Anchor for the night at Anse Cimetière, southof the island. Snorkeling northeast of Ile Moyenne

Day 4:Victoria to Port Launay - 13 miles

Visit thepicturesque market place in the morning. Good opportunity for freshprovisioning. 10 miles sailing to spend the night in quiet Port Launay

Day 5: PortLaunay to La Digue - 35 miles

The southeast coast of La Digue provides excellent moorings in deep coves, behind acoral reef near the shore. Petite Anse or Grande Anse are perfect for anchorage:lovely white sand beaches separated from each other by rocky spurs, backed bysteep rocks.

Day 6: LaDigue

You won'tlike to leave this quiet place so early. Visit Union Estate, where they growvanilla, do coprah.

Visit"La Veuve reserve", endemic bird of La Digue.

Day 7: LaDigue to Coco Island to Baie Sainte Anne - 10 miles

Anchor southof cocos Islands. Made of large rocks with strange regular stripes carved bythe sea, Cocos Islands form a beautiful sight with a great harmony of shapesand colors. The ochre color of the rocks is in contrast with the bright greenpalms of the coconut trees and the white sand of beaches lined with deepturquoise water. Under the sea, the vision is equally attractive with large arborescent corals where thousands of many colored fish swim in front of narrow breaksand dark caverns. The snorkeling here is unforgettable. Take a short sail toBaie Sainte Anne. Visit of the vallée de Mai, a valley protected by UNESCO. Awalk in the Vallée de mai is enchanting. The path wanders in the near obscuritycreated by enormous palm leaves of the cocos de mer. The trunks are 40 m highand sway gently in the breeze, making a strange rustling sound as they rubagainst one another. Wherever you look the foliage seems to go on and on as thepath winds up through dark, damp clefts before coming out onto the ridge wherethere are magnificent views over a dense sea of green.

4 DAYS ITINERARY PROPOSAL PRASLIN/PRASLIN

Day 1

Welcome at Dream Yacht marina, Baie Sainte Anne. Cruise toLa Digue and rent a bike to tour this quiet and beautiful island.

With its tracks winding under tall palm trees, houses withroofs of palm leaves, small coprah factories, fine white sandy beaches andlarge polished rocks, La Digue might be the most beautiful island in theSeychelles. No cars, only bicycles or carts drawn by oxen. Horse rides are alsopossible. Anchor for the night in La Digue harbor or at Grande Anse.

Day 2

Grande Soeur. Have a barbecue on the beach, one of the mostbeautiful in the Seychelles.

You can choose to take a 40 minute walk to discover theisland, enjoy some water sports, or just relax on the boat or the beach.

Anchor in Curieuse or Anse Lazio (Praslin) for the night.

Day 3

Visit Curieuse. This island is part of the Marine NationalPark, more than one hundred tortoises live here.

After lunch, visit Saint Pierre islet, a mass of roundedrocks crowned with a clump of tall palms swaying gently in the wind : typicaland superb scenery of Seychelles photographed on countless occasions andprinted a million times in tourism magazines!

This is an excellent spot for snorkeling with magnificentunderwater scenery. Anchor for the night in Anse Velbert, Praslin.

Day 4

Sail back to Baie Ste Anne.

5 DAYS ITINERARY PROPOSAL PRASLIN/PRASLIN

Day 1

Welcome atDream Yacht marina, Baie Sainte Anne. Cruise to La Digue. Visit this quiet andsecluded island virtually untouched by tourism, perhaps mainly due to its lackof accommodations. Furthermore, there are no cars, only bicycles, horsebackriding, or carts drawn by oxen as modes of transportation. With its whitetrails winding under tall palm trees, homes with palm leaf roofs, small coprafactories (copra is the dried meat of the coconut), fine white sand beaches andlarge polished rocks, La Digue might be the most beautiful island in theSeychelles.

Day 2

Afterbreakfast snorkel at Cocos Island take a short sail to Grande Soeur and barbecueon the beach, one of the most beautiful in the Seychelles.

You canchoose to take a 40 minute walk to discover the island, enjoy some watersports, or just relax on the boat or the beach.

Anchor forthe evening at Grande Anse ( La Digue ) or Grande Soeur.

Day 3

Visit Curieuse.This island is part of the Marine National Park, more than one hundredtortoises live here.

After lunch,visit Saint Pierre islet, a mass of rounded rocks crowned with a clump of tallpalms swaying gently in the wind. This typical and superb scenery of Seychellesis photographed on countless occasions and printed a million times in tourismmagazines!

It is anexcellent spot for snorkeling with magnificent underwater scenery. Anchor forthe night in Anse Volbert, Praslin.

Day 4

Visit CousinIsland. Since 1968, the island has been a nature reserve and bird sanctuarywith rare species and some giant tortoises.

Day 5

Head back toBaie Ste Anne.