Praslin & La Digue

Anse Takamaka

The beach below Raffles Seychelles on Praslin's north-east coast, open to the public via a beach promenade. The resort clears seaweed regularly, there is shade, and the shoreline lies on the Curieuse Marine National Park boundary.

Last verified 16 September 2026

The beach

Anse Takamaka sits on Praslin's north-east coast beside Anse Boudin, with Raffles Seychelles climbing the hillside behind it. The resort gives Anse Takamaka as its address. OpenStreetMap also marks a second bay called Anse Takamaka on Praslin's south coast, so check which one a description means.

Access

seychelles.cc says the beach is open to the public despite the resort and can be reached along a beach promenade. Sunbeds and parasols are for hotel guests.

In the water

seychelles.cc describes it as a good beach for swimming and relaxing, with plenty of shade. As the resort's house beach it is regularly cleared of seaweed.

Marine park

The coast of Anse Takamaka is named in the boundary of the Curieuse Marine National Park, whose regulations prohibit taking or disturbing marine animals and shells or removing sand.

Walks

SeyVillas says Raffles maintains the Pasquière trail, which splits near the hotel and climbs over the hills to Grand Anse in about 90 minutes one way.

Best for

  • Swimming on a beach cleared of seaweed (seychelles.cc)
  • Shade (seychelles.cc)
  • Starting the Pasquière trail (SeyVillas hiking guide)

Getting there

Open to the public and reachable along a beach promenade (seychelles.cc). The Pasquière trail, maintained by Raffles according to SeyVillas, passes near the hotel and links to Grand Anse (about 90 minutes one way).

Facilities

Shade; sunbeds and parasols for Raffles Seychelles guests (seychelles.cc).

Swimming

Described as good for swimming (seychelles.cc). Regularly cleaned of seaweed as the Raffles house beach (seychelles.cc). The shoreline is on the Curieuse Marine National Park boundary, where disturbing marine life or removing shells and sand is prohibited (Designation Order and Regulations).

Map of Anse Takamaka

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Anse Takamaka

Map of Anse Takamaka with nearby beaches and places to stayCoastline © OpenStreetMap contributors. Positions are approximate.
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Places to stay near Anse Takamaka

  • Raffles Seychelles

    Resort in Anse Takamaka, Praslin

    Raffles Seychelles is an all-villa resort at Anse Takamaka on Praslin's north coast, where each villa has its own pool. It opened in 2011 as the first Raffles resort and has a spa with 13 treatment pavilions, a free kids club and its own helipad.

    • Beachfront
    • Luxury
    • Families
    • Pool
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  • Anse Boudin Chalets & Villa

    Self-catering in Anse Boudin, Praslin

    A family-run property at Anse Boudin with a three-bedroom villa and six one-bedroom apartments, all self-catering, a short walk from the beach. Five giant tortoises live in the grounds.

    • Honeymoon
    • Couples
    • Families
    • Self-catering
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  • Villa Zananas

    Villa in Anse Possession, Praslin

    A three-bedroom self-catering beach house at Anse Possession on Praslin's north coast, looking across to Curieuse. Built in 2015, it sleeps up to eight, and the beach is across the coast road about 20 metres away.

    • Families
    • Self-catering

  • Hideaway Holiday Apartments

    Self-catering in Anse Possession, Praslin

    Hideaway Holiday Apartments is a family-run group of self-catering apartments and a wooden chalet on the beach at Anse Possession, on Praslin's north coast facing Curieuse. The owners say the bus stops outside.

    • Beachfront
    • Self-catering
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  • La Saline

    Villa in Anse Possession, Praslin

    A three-bedroom self-catering villa of local red granite at the entrance to Anse Possession, Praslin, with a wraparound veranda over the water facing Curieuse and snorkelling from the door.

    • Families
    • Self-catering
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  • Chalets Anse Possession

    Chalet in Anse Possession, Praslin

    Self-catering chalets at Anse Possession on Praslin's north coast, which the owners describe as beachfront, each with a private balcony, air conditioning and wifi. The owners say the island's most visited area is within walking distance.

    • Beachfront
    • Families
    • Self-catering
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  • The Marine Park Cottage

    Self-catering in Anse Possession, Praslin

    The Marine Park Cottage is a pair of self-catering cottages in a garden at Anse Possession on Praslin's north coast, a short walk from the beach. The tourism board lists air conditioning, free wifi and free parking.

    • Self-catering

  • Villa Face Mer

    Apartment in Anse Possession, Praslin

    Villa Face Mer is a two-storey block of holiday apartments at Anse Possession on Praslin's north coast, with sea-view balconies. Anse Possession beach is across the road.

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Where to stay on Praslin

Questions

Is Anse Takamaka on Praslin a private beach?
No. seychelles.cc says it is open to the public and reachable along a beach promenade, although sunbeds and parasols are for Raffles guests.
Does Anse Takamaka get seaweed?
seychelles.cc says Raffles cleans seaweed from the beach regularly.

Sources

Details last verified 16 September 2026.