Anse Union

What it is

Anse Union is the sand inside L'Union Estate on La Digue's west coast, between the estate entrance and Anse Source d'Argent, looking across to Anse Source d'Argent and, in the evening, to sunsets over Praslin. SeyVillas, which uses the name, gives it as 300 m by 2 m and describes it as normally empty. The name is not universal: OpenStreetMap maps no beach called Anse Union, and shows the estate shore as a single strip about 1.3 km long named Anse Source d'Argent (way 127652260, last edited 27 July 2026, read 20 September 2026). The Tourism Board's listing for the estate's cultural tour, updated 2 September 2026, places L'Union Estate at the southern end of Anse Réunion.

Getting there

The beach lies inside the estate, so the estate's terms apply: SCR 150 for foreign nationals, a day pass, open 06:00 to 18:00 daily including public holidays, with a ticket bought after 16:30 valid the next day and a reduced rate for stays over five days (lunion.estate, checked 20 September 2026). The Tourism Board's listing for the estate company, updated 2 September 2026, publishes no rate; SeyVillas quotes both 150 and 100 rupees. Most visitors arrive by bike or on foot — the estate puts the ride from the jetty at about 15 minutes, and the entrance is about 2 km from the ferry terminal along the roads and tracks mapped in OpenStreetMap. There is no bus on La Digue: SPTC runs its buses on Mahé and Praslin (sptc.sc, read 20 September 2026).

The water

A coral reef protects the beach, so waves are small and currents weak. SeyVillas puts the depth at about 1 metre at high tide, which makes this one of the gentler places on the island for children and for first-time snorkellers, and also lists windsurfing. Low tide will be shallower still, so aim for the higher part of the tide if you want to swim; the Seychelles Meteorological Authority publishes monthly tide forecasts at meteo.sc. This is a west-facing coast, which the Meteorological Authority's climate guide calls the more pleasant side between June and September, when the south-east trades push weed onto the south and south-east beaches; the guide describes June as quite windy, with steady winds it calls ideal for windsurfing and sailing. The UK Foreign Office's Seychelles travel advice, written for the country as a whole, says the west coast is unsafe for swimming during the north-west monsoon, December to March. No lifeguard, and no warning sign listed for this beach: the Tourism Department's Beach and Sea Safety Guide stations lifeguards at Beau Vallon, Anse Lazio and Côte d'Or only (meteo.sc, gov.uk and tourism.gov.sc, all read 20 September 2026).

What is there

Nothing on the sand itself. Inside the estate, OpenStreetMap maps toilets about 48 metres from the shore towards the entrance end (node 6173576486, last edited 22 April 2024), a shower and bicycle parking closer to Anse Source d'Argent, and the Lanbousir restaurant about 24 metres from the beach (node 2010681429); SeyVillas puts Lanbousir 317 metres from Anse Union. Takamaka Rum opened a tasting outlet and outdoor cocktail bar at the estate in late 2025, about 80 metres from the mapped shore (Tourism Board listing, updated 12 May 2026). The ticket also covers the plantation house, the copra kiln, the giant tortoises and the art gallery (Tourism Board cultural tour listing, updated 2 September 2026). SeyVillas says shops are about five minutes away in the nearby village, and shade comes from the trees along the back of the beach.