Things to do on Praslin and La Digue

Things to do

• Anse Lazio snorkelling

  Praslin

  Anse Lazio is a beach in north-west Praslin, framed by granite boulders, with clear water for snorkelling. It has no protecting reef and the water deepens quickly, so choose calm days, arrive before 9am and stay close to shore.

• Anse Lazio to Anse Georgette trail

  Praslin

  The Anse Lazio to Anse Georgette trail is a 3.2 km forest path in north-west Praslin that links two of the island's best-known beaches. SeyVillas rates it medium, with 120 m of ascent and descent, and allows about two hours with photo stops. It is free.

• Anse Marron guided coastal hike

  La Digue

  The Anse Marron guided hike is a 6 to 7 hour scramble over granite boulders and reef along La Digue's undeveloped south coast to the rock pools of Anse Marron, finishing at Anse Source d'Argent. SeyVillas says it is only possible with a guide; the L'Union Estate fee is extra.

• Aride Island Special Reserve day trip

  Praslin

  Aride is the northernmost granitic island of Seychelles, 9 to 10 km north of Praslin, and a special reserve run by the Island Conservation Society. ICS calls it one of the most important seabird colonies in the Indian Ocean. The reserve's website says it normally opens Monday to Friday, often closes in the south-east trade winds, and charges SCR 650 per adult to land (checked 16 September 2026).

• Art galleries and studios on La Digue

  La Digue

  Art galleries and studios on La Digue include George Camille's gallery at Anse Gaulette, Rita Morel's Maison de L'Histoire at L'Union Estate, and two La Passe studios: Leon Bacco's driftwood sculpture and Mala Rama's wildlife watercolours.

• Art galleries on Praslin

  Praslin

  Art galleries on Praslin include Le Studio Cafe Gallery at Pasquière, which shows Paul Turcotte's photographs of Seychelles life since the early 1980s, Raymond Dubuisson's painting gallery at Anse La Blague, and Café des Arts, a beachfront restaurant at Côte d'Or surrounded by paintings and sculpture.

• Big-game and reef fishing charters

  Big-game and reef fishing charters run from Praslin and La Digue, from bottom fishing and jigging to trolling offshore for sailfish, marlin, tuna and wahoo. Operators sell hourly, half-day and full-day trips; SPGA bans fishing inside marine national parks.

• Coco Island and Félicité snorkelling trip

  Ile Cocos Marine National Park covers three granite islets and part of Félicité, about 7 km from La Digue, and boat trips from La Digue and Praslin visit it to snorkel with hawksbill turtles and reef fish. SCR 200 park fee for non-residents over 12 (SPGA, checked 16 September 2026).

• Cousin Island Special Reserve

  Praslin

  Cousin Island Special Reserve is a 29-hectare bird reserve island 2 km off Praslin, home to the Seychelles warbler, magpie robin and nesting hawksbill turtles. Warden-led tours run Monday to Friday mornings through Praslin tour operators; SCR 600 for non-residents (Nature Seychelles, checked 16 September 2026).

• Creole cooking and craft workshops on La Digue

  La Digue

  Creole cooking and craft workshops on La Digue include a daily Creole cooking class, a weekday coconut leaf weaving class at Anse Source d'Argent and a traditional dress photoshoot at L'Union Estate, all run by Kokosye. Georgie's Home Cooking at Anse Réunion offers private four-hour cooking sessions.

• Creole food on La Digue

  La Digue

  Creole food on La Digue ranges from octopus and coconut-milk curry at Chez Jules in Anse Banane and buffet nights with a live band at Zerof in Anse Réunion to fish in banana leaf at Fish Trap in La Passe and a hilltop café at Belle Vue.

• Creole food on Praslin

  Praslin

  Creole food on Praslin ranges from the Creole buffet at Les Lauriers on Côte d'Or and octopus at Capricorn in Grand Anse to traditional meals at Mabuya on Anse Lazio and a takeaway at the Baie Sainte Anne ferry terminal.

• Curieuse Island day trip

  Praslin

  Curieuse is a marine national park island about 2 km off Praslin's north-east coast, with hundreds of Aldabra giant tortoises, a mangrove boardwalk at Baie Laraie, wild coco de mer and leper colony ruins. Boats cross from Côte d'Or; the park fee is SCR 300 (SPGA, checked 16 September 2026).

• Cycling on La Digue

  La Digue

  Cycling is the main way to get around La Digue, a 10 km² island with few cars. Bikes rent near the La Passe jetty for about SCR 150 a day (Tourism Board listings, checked 16 September 2026); SeyVillas suggests rides to L'Union Estate, Grand Anse and Anse Patates.

• Feast of the Assumption on La Digue

  La Digue

  The Feast of the Assumption, known locally as Lafet La Digue, is a Roman Catholic festival held on La Digue every 15 August. Tourism Seychelles describes open-air mass, a procession, food stalls, live music and sporting events, and advises booking accommodation well ahead.

• Fond Ferdinand Nature Reserve

  Praslin

  Fond Ferdinand Nature Reserve is a coco de mer reserve near Anse Marie-Louise on Praslin, managed by the Seychelles Islands Foundation, with guided walks through the palm valley and a climb to a viewpoint over the inner islands. SCR 270 online or SCR 300 at the gate (Tourism Board listing, updated 7 September 2026).

• Glacis Noire Trail, Praslin National Park

  Praslin

  Glacis Noire is the only official trail in Praslin National Park, starting on the Vallée de Mai Road: 1.4 km and up to an hour through endemic palm forest to a fire tower with views of La Digue and nearby islands. SCR 100 for non-residents over 12 (SPGA, checked 16 September 2026).

• Golf at Constance Lemuria

  Praslin

  The golf course at Constance Lemuria, Anse Kerlan, is an 18-hole, par-70 course of 5,611 metres, which the resort calls the only 18-hole course in Seychelles. SeyVillas says hotel guests play free, outside players must ask the resort, and tee times must be booked.

• Grand Anse to Anse Caïman coastal walk

  La Digue

  The Grand Anse to Anse Caïman walk follows La Digue's east coast past Petite Anse and Anse Cocos. SeyVillas rates it easy: 2.25 km with 60 m of climbing, about two hours there and back with photo stops. For swimming, SeyVillas recommends the sheltered area of Anse Cocos or Anse Caïman.

• Greentree health garden, La Digue

  La Digue

  Greentree is a private health and wildlife garden at La Passe on La Digue, run by Unels and Rachel, who describe themselves as conservation biologists. Visits include a garden tour, medicinal plants and a welcome drink. The owners call it the best spot on the island for the paradise flycatcher. Entry is SCR 200 (Tourism Board listing, updated 25 June 2026).

• L'Union Estate

  La Digue

  L'Union Estate is a former coconut and vanilla plantation at Anse Réunion on La Digue's south-west coast, now a heritage park with a plantation house, copra mill, giant Aldabra tortoises and rum tasting, and the gateway to Anse Source d'Argent. SCR 150 day pass; open 6am to 6pm (estate site, checked 16 September 2026).

• La Digue fruit and vegetable market

  La Digue

  La Digue's fruit and vegetable market sits near the jetty at La Passe and sells produce from the island's farmers. Its Tourism Board listing gives opening hours of 7am to 5pm every day.

• Nid d'Aigle (Belle Vue) hike

  La Digue

  Nid d'Aigle (Belle Vue) is La Digue's highest point, 333 m, reached by a short, steep footpath from the Belle Vue restaurant in the centre of the island, with views to Praslin, Félicité, the Sisters and Marianne. SeyVillas times it at about 45 minutes up and 30 down.

• Orique Cultural Site sunset experience

  Praslin

  Orique is a private cultural site at Grand Fond in the Zimbabwe hills of Praslin, run by local resident Terry Philoe. It offers private sunset visits and a Creole sunset dinner by reservation, with ocean views from what SeyVillas calls one of the island's best viewpoints.

• Praslin Museum

  Praslin

  Praslin Museum is a small hands-on cultural museum near Côte d'Or on Praslin, with an old Creole kitchen, coco de mer instruments and a medicinal garden, plus coconut scraping, tortoise and fruit bat feeding and Creole cooking lessons. SCR 180 for over-12s (Tourism Board listing updated 21 November 2025, checked 30 September 2026).

• Scuba diving from La Digue

  La Digue

  Scuba diving from La Digue is offered by Azzura Dive Center at La Digue Island Lodge, Anse Réunion, which runs morning and afternoon boat dives and PADI courses, with non-divers welcome to snorkel. Nearby sites include Marianne Rock and Sister Reef.

• Scuba diving from Praslin

  Praslin

  Scuba diving from Praslin runs from dive centres at Côte d'Or, Anse Gouvernement and Anse Kerlan, with boat dives to granite sites such as Ave Maria, White Bank and the reefs of Curieuse, plus PADI courses for beginners.

• Secret Garden nature trail, La Digue

  La Digue

  The Secret Garden is a private botanical garden and nature trail in the hills above La Passe on La Digue. A ticket covers the trails, a guided tour, a fish pond and a view deck. The trail passes a terrace facing the Sister islands and Félicité, then climbs to a hilltop view over La Passe and Praslin.

• St Pierre islet snorkelling

  Praslin

  St Pierre is a tiny granite islet with a few coconut palms, 1.5 km off Pointe Zanguilles on Praslin, inside Curieuse Marine National Park. Its waters are a regular snorkelling stop on Curieuse boat trips from Côte d'Or.

• Sunset cruise from Côte d'Or

  Praslin

  The sunset cruise from Côte d'Or on Praslin sails from the Octopus Dive Centre on Tuesday and Friday evenings, 4.30pm to 6.45pm (Octopus Dive Centre, checked 16 September 2026). It stops to snorkel at Anse Lazio and watches the sunset off Anse Georgette, with a glass of bubbly and snacks on board.

• Transparent kayaking at Anse Source d'Argent

  La Digue

  Transparent kayaking at Anse Source d'Argent, inside L'Union Estate on La Digue, uses clear-hulled kayaks to paddle over the reef: a 3-hour guided trip to Anse Pierrot or a 1 hour 15 minute self-guided rental. No sunscreen on board; the L'Union Estate fee applies.

• Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve

  Praslin

  The Vallée de Mai is a 19.5-hectare UNESCO-listed palm forest in central Praslin, holding the largest intact coco de mer forest in Seychelles and giving refuge to the Seychelles black parrot, which lives only on Praslin. Walks run from about 1.5 to 4 km; entry is SCR 450 on site (SIF, checked 16 September 2026).

• Veuve Special Reserve

  La Digue

  The Veuve Special Reserve is a 21-hectare woodland reserve at Anse Réunion, on La Digue's western plateau, protecting the Seychelles black paradise flycatcher. Staff help you find the birds. SCR 150 unguided or SCR 200 guided for non-citizens over 12 (SPGA, checked 16 September 2026).