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A large pink-grey granite boulder on the shore of La Digue at sunset, the sea calm behind it

Seychelles, island by island

Mahé, Praslin & La Digue, made easy

Ferries, boat trips and beaches, explained in plain words. Which island to sleep on, how to get between them and what is worth an early start.

Before you book anything

Two questions everyone asks first

The lay of the land

How the islands fit together

Most first trips use three islands. You land on one, sleep on one or two, and reach the rest by boat.

View down over Victoria and Eden Island towards the small islands of the Ste Anne marine park

  1. Mahé

    The international airport, Victoria and the ferry quay.

  2. Praslin

    Anse Lazio, the Vallée de Mai and more places to stay than La Digue.

  3. La Digue

    Bikes instead of cars, and Anse Source d’Argent. Fifteen minutes from Praslin by boat.

  4. Curieuse & St Pierre

    Day boats only: giant tortoises, a mangrove boardwalk and a snorkel stop.

Islands & beaches

Places worth the boat ride

Kreol words you’ll hear on the islands

Fresh from the desk

Guides to read before you go

Quick answers

Short answers to the usual questions

Written by Ivy Underhill, the pen name of our editorial desk.

Photos on this page: Anse Patates, La Digue – Giles Laurent / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; An Aldabra giant tortoise on Curieuse – NorbertNagel / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vallée de Mai, Praslin – NorbertNagel / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Inter Island Quay, Victoria – Radosław Botev / CC BY 3.0 PL, cropped; La Digue, looking west to Praslin – Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Above Victoria, Mahé – Remi Jouan / CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Anse Lazio, Praslin – Bjørn Christian Tørrissen / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; La Passe, La Digue – NorbertNagel / CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Baie Ste Anne, Praslin – David Stanley / CC BY 2.0, cropped.