Praslin & La Digue

Stay on Praslin & La Digue

Family guesthouses and resorts, the beaches worth the walk, and the ferry that joins them. An independent guide with every fact sourced and dated.

Island on body of waterPraslin · slow bays & rainforest
Granite boulders rising above the beach and shallow reef at Anse Source d'Argent, La DigueLa Digue · granite & bicycles

Two islands,
one easy crossing

Photo by Tommaso Nervegna on Unsplash · Photo by seytales on Unsplash

Start here

Pick your island

Praslin has the airport, the Vallée de Mai and long bays. La Digue is smaller, slower and gets around by bicycle.

Wish you were here

The beaches, with what each is like for swimming, snorkelling and getting there.

All 36 beaches

Find your island, then your stay

Start with the feel of the island. Then compare places with a live, property-specific Booking.com link.

181 stays currently have live Booking.com availability links across the two islands.

Compare all bookable stays

Le Nautique Luxury Waterfront Hotel La DigueLa Passe, La Digue

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The chart

239 of the 261 places to stay across the two islands have a mapped position. Choose a marker to see what it is.

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Places to stay on Praslin and La DigueCoastline © OpenStreetMap contributors. Positions are approximate.
The 239 places on this map

Getting across

Air Seychelles and Cat Cocos, checked 16 September 2026. Timetables change, so check before you travel. The crossing guide

Mahé to Praslin, by air
15 min
Mahé to Praslin, fast ferry
1 h 15
Praslin to La Digue, ferry
15 min

The islands right now

Sun, moon and daylight for Praslin & La Digue

One shared island rhythm · 15 min by ferry

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Island rhythm

Plan the beach around the light, not a boundary between islands.

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Sun, moon and times are calculated for the islands. Live weather will appear here when readings are available.

How this guide works

Where the details come from
Facts about a hotel, beach or crossing are checked against named sources: the property’s own website, operators and official bodies. Those sources are listed on that page.
When they were last checked
Each guide page shows the date its details were last verified. Prices and guest ratings are taken down once they are out of date.
How booking links work
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