Praslin vs La Digue for a honeymoon

The difference in one view:

Aspect	Praslin	La Digue
Larger properties	Raffles Seychelles, Anse Takamaka: 87 private pool villas. Constance Lemuria, Anse Kerlan: villas with private pools	Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie, Anse Sévère: pool villas and a 485 m² Presidential Villa
Resort classification	The tourism board's 2025 luxury resorts article includes both among its five-star picks	No accommodation classed as a resort on the tourism board's website
Smaller hotels	Not established	Le Nautique Luxury Waterfront Hotel, La Passe, 10 rooms
Golf and spa on site	Lemuria describes its course as the only 18-hole championship golf course in Seychelles	Eden Rock Spa, among boulders on the hillside at L'Orangeraie
Arriving from Mahé	By air	By boat
Getting between beaches	By car or transfer	By bicycle
Getting married there	Civil Status office on the island; SCR 3,000 for two foreigners (tourism board's 2026 wedding guide)	Civil Status office on the island; the same SCR 3,000 fee
Days out from the door	Vallée de Mai, a 20-minute boat ride to Curieuse, a morning on Cousin	L'Union Estate a 15-minute bike ride from the jetty, leading to Anse Source d'Argent and transparent-kayak tours
Where the tourism board points couples	Anse Takamaka on the north-east coast, for marking an occasion	Anse Source d'Argent, early morning or late afternoon for photographs among the granite boulders

The classifications and listings are the tourism board's, checked 16 September 2026.

On Praslin, Raffles Seychelles at Anse Takamaka has 87 private pool villas set between the hillside and a beachfront garden, and Constance Lemuria at Anse Kerlan has villas with private pools and describes its course as the only 18-hole championship golf course in Seychelles. The tourism board's 2025 luxury resorts article includes both among its five-star picks and calls Raffles family- and honeymooner-approved.

La Digue has no accommodation classed as a resort on the tourism board's website. Its larger properties include Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie at Anse Sévère, which has pool villas, a 485 m² Presidential Villa with a private infinity pool and the Eden Rock Spa among boulders on the hillside. At the smaller end, the tourism board lists Le Nautique Luxury Waterfront Hotel in La Passe with 10 rooms. The tourism board's La Digue article describes the island as a destination for weddings and honeymooners.

Weddings are registered by Civil Status, which has offices on Praslin and La Digue as well as Mahé. Banns are published for 11 days before the date, or a couple can apply for a marriage licence to marry sooner, for a fee of SCR 500 (Civil Status, checked 16 September 2026). The tourism board's 2026 wedding guide puts the civil fee at SCR 3,000 (checked 16 September 2026) when both partners are foreigners marrying on Mahé, Praslin or La Digue, and says the certificate is issued within 24 hours for two foreigners.

The tourism board says almost every hotel has a wedding or honeymoon package, and that most wedding packages include registrar fees, a decorated arch, a dinner and a cake, with extras such as photographers charged separately. On La Digue, the island's one remaining ox cart is used mainly for weddings.

From Praslin, couples can walk the Vallée de Mai, take the 20-minute boat ride to Curieuse or spend a morning on Cousin. The tourism board suggests Anse Takamaka, on Praslin's north-east coast, for couples marking an occasion.

From La Digue, L'Union Estate is a 15-minute bike ride from the jetty and leads to Anse Source d'Argent, where transparent-kayak tours start. The tourism board's honeymoon article recommends early morning or late afternoon for photographs among the granite boulders.

• You want a resort with a private pool villa.
• You would rather fly from Mahé than take a boat after a long-haul flight.
• You want golf, a large spa or several restaurants on site.
• You want to walk in the Vallée de Mai together.

• You prefer small hotels and guesthouses to large resorts.
• You want to cycle between beaches rather than drive.
• You want Anse Source d'Argent and L'Union Estate a short ride away.
• You like the idea of an ox cart on your wedding day.