La Passe
La Passe is the village around La Digue's jetty, on the west coast, where ferries from Praslin and Mahé arrive and bike hire shops are based. The north-coast beaches of Anse Sévère and Anse Patates are close by.
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La Passe
La Passe is the village around La Digue's jetty, where most visitors arrive by boat. Together with Anse Réunion, it is where most of the island's residents live. Cat Cocos ferries take 15 minutes from Praslin, 1 hour 10 minutes direct from Mahé, or 1 hour 45 minutes via Praslin.
Getting moving
A 2019 Seychelles News Agency guide listed bike hire shops in La Passe and said that guesthouses and hotels also lend bikes to guests. It also found that ox carts usually waited by the jetty, although the tourism board noted in 2025 that one ox cart remains, used mainly for weddings. Under the 2022 transport policy, bicycles must be licensed and insured and e-bike riders must wear helmets. Amendments approved in March 2024 limit e-bikes to 300 W, bar riders under 16 and require helmets for children under 14 on bicycles.
Staying here
The tourism board says most of La Digue's hotels are on the west coast. On 16 September 2026, 26 of its 89 La Digue accommodation listings were filed under La Passe.
Beaches to the north
Anse Sévère faces Praslin and is known for sunsets, with shallow water and a reef for snorkelling. Anse Patates, at the island's northern tip, has calm water for swimming and snorkelling close to the shore, plenty of shade, and sits near the road.
Map of La Passe
Beach
La Passe
The 44 places on this map
- Anse Banane Beach
- Anse Fourmis Beach
- Anse Gaulettes Beach
- Anse Grosse Roche Beach
- Anse Patates Beach
- Anse Réunion Beach
- Anse Sévère Beach
- Bernique Guesthouse Place to stay
- Beryl Guesthouse Place to stay
- Bord Mer Luxury Apartments Place to stay
- Buisson Guest House Place to stay
- Calou Guesthouse Place to stay
- Chalets Bamboo Vert Place to stay
- Chez Marston Place to stay
- Chez Mera Self Catering Place to stay
- Cocotier du Rocher Place to stay
- Domaine Les Rochers Place to stay
- Dream Holiday Self-Catering Place to stay
- Fadine Self Catering Place to stay
- Granite Self Catering Place to stay
- Hostellerie La Digue Place to stay
- Kai Self Catering Place to stay
- Kelsy Self Catering Place to stay
- Kot Babi Guesthouse Place to stay
- La Digue Self-Catering Apartments Place to stay
- La Passe Beach
- La Passe Guesthouse Place to stay
- La Passe Holiday Villa Place to stay
- Lakaz Safran Place to stay
- Le Nautique Luxury Waterfront Hotel La Digue Place to stay
- Maison Ed-Elle Place to stay
- Marie-France Beach Front Apartments Place to stay
- MT Seaside Apartments Place to stay
- Oceane Self Catering Place to stay
- Orchid Self Catering Place to stay
- Pension Citadelle Place to stay
- Pension Residence Guest House Place to stay
- Sibert Residence Place to stay
- Tannette's Villa Place to stay
- Villa Authentique Place to stay
- Villa Charette Place to stay
- Villa Charme De L'ile Place to stay
- Villa D'Amour Place to stay
- Villa Hortensia Place to stay
Places to stay near La Passe
Bernique Guesthouse
Guesthouse in La Passe, La Digue
Bernique Guesthouse is a family-run guesthouse of five rooms in La Passe on La Digue, between the forest and the sea, with homemade breakfast and two supermarkets within 50 metres.
Beryl Guesthouse
Guesthouse in La Passe, La Digue
Beryl Guesthouse is a three-bedroom, owner-run guesthouse in La Passe on La Digue, close to the pier, with homemade breakfast and help arranging cycling and boat trips.
- Families
Bord Mer Luxury Apartments
Apartment in La Passe, La Digue
Air-conditioned studios and a penthouse apartment in La Passe, near La Digue's harbour. Breakfast and dinner are served at the Fish Trap restaurant across the road.
- Couples
- Self-catering
Buisson Guest House
Guesthouse in La Passe, La Digue
A small family-run guesthouse in a leafy garden at La Passe, a few minutes' walk from the La Digue jetty. Guests have use of a fully equipped kitchen and a communal lounge, and dinner can be booked on site.
- Families
- Self-catering
Calou Guesthouse
Guesthouse in La Passe, La Digue
Calou Guesthouse is a guesthouse in La Passe on La Digue, about 500 metres from the inter-island ferry, with an on-site restaurant, garden terrace and bicycle rental.
- Families
Chalets Bamboo Vert
Chalet in La Passe, La Digue
Chalets Bamboo Vert is a group of ten ground-level chalets in a flowering garden at La Passe on La Digue, eight minutes' walk from the jetty, with its own restaurant and bar.
- Families
Chez Marston
Hotel in La Passe, La Digue
Chez Marston is a five-room small hotel at La Passe on La Digue, about 300 metres from La Digue Marina. Built in 1993 and, according to SeyVillas, renovated in 2024, it has a garden, café, restaurant and bar, bike hire and air-conditioned rooms with a balcony or terrace.
Chez Mera Self Catering
Apartment in La Passe, La Digue
Chez Mera Self Catering is a set of three apartments in a renovated former family home at La Passe on La Digue, kept in Creole style, about 13 minutes' walk from the port.
- Self-catering
Cocotier du Rocher
Self-catering in La Passe, La Digue
Cocotier du Rocher is a family-run guesthouse of eight self-catering rooms in a fruit-tree garden in upper La Passe on La Digue, about 15 minutes' walk from the jetty.
- Families
- Self-catering
Sources
- Cat Cocos (Inter Island Boats Ltd), Ferry ScheduleOfficial website, checked 16 September 2026
- Tourism Seychelles blog, La Digue Absolutely! 8 Reasons Why it Should be Part of Your Holiday Plan (updated 21 October 2025)Tourism board, checked 16 September 2026
- Tourism Seychelles, accommodation listings data behind seychelles.com 'Where to stay' (queried and counted by island and classification on 16 September 2026)Tourism board, checked 16 September 2026
- Tourism Seychelles, Anse PatatesTourism board, checked 16 September 2026
- Tourism Seychelles, Anse SevereTourism board, checked 16 September 2026
- Tourism Seychelles, The Islands: La DigueTourism board, checked 16 September 2026
- Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SNA content), Ox cart? Bike? Taxi? 3 ways to get around Seychelles' tranquil third island (published 9 May 2019, updated 25 May 2021)Editorial, checked 16 September 2026
- Seychelles Nation, Cabinet approves La Digue roads, bicycles and buggy policies amendments (9 March 2024)Editorial, checked 16 September 2026
- Seychelles News Agency, Seychelles' bicycle-friendly La Digue Island gets tougher transport rules (18 March 2022)Editorial, checked 16 September 2026
- Wikipedia, La DigueEditorial, checked 16 September 2026
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim, La Passe village (node 12139854348)Other, checked 16 September 2026
Details last verified 16 September 2026.