Seychelles cruise 2026

1. Day 1

   We meet at 15:00 at Eden Marina on Mahé and check in on the catamaran. We buy provisions and set off for the nearest island, Sainte Anne. We spend the night at anchor in a delightful bay.

2. Day 2

   We set off for Praslin; on the long 3-4 hour passage we are sure to see dolphins, we will fish and, if we are lucky, have sashimi or grilled fish for lunch. We anchor off Anse Lazio — one of the most beautiful beaches in the Seychelles — and relax and swim.

3. Day 3

   In the morning — a short passage to the uninhabited island of Curieuse. This island is the home of giant tortoises. We will walk around the island and visit a quiet, peaceful place — the giant tortoise farm, where we can watch them in their natural habitat; you are even allowed to feed and stroke them. The oldest tortoise is 190 years old and is called Captain Morgan. A night at anchor in the Marine National Park.

4. Day 4

   We head to La Digue — the fourth largest island of the Seychelles archipelago. La Digue is a perfect habitat for rare species of plants and animals. The island is very quiet and peaceful: it will amaze you with granite boulders against a blue sky, clear sea and the pristine beauty of Anse Source d’Argent — the most photographed beach in the world. In the evening we move to a restaurant with a sunset view. We spend the night at anchor.

5. Day 5

   Today Praslin awaits us. There are two programme options, and the crew can choose either or split up:

   1. A visit to the Vallée de Mai National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site — a walk through tropical jungle that has remained unchanged since prehistoric times, among the rarest coco de mer palms.
   2. Excellent snorkelling near Grande Soeur island, where you can swim with rays, turtles and fish.
      We watch the sunset in a bay in the south of Praslin — Grand Anse or our familiar Anse Lazio beach.

6. Day 6

   A short passage to Aride Island. This island is one of the most important nature reserves managed by the Island Conservation Society of Seychelles, and home to more than a million seabirds. The reserve also includes a 400-kilometre marine shelf area. The reefs around Cousin Island have the highest density of fish — we will observe them while snorkelling and fish only outside the reserve. We return to Praslin for the night.

7. Day 7

   Early in the morning we cross to Mahé, to the azure bay of Port Launay Marine National Park. On the way we fish for tuna and swim.
   Mahé is the largest of the 115 islands of the Seychelles archipelago. About 72,000 people live here — almost 90% of the entire population of the Seychelles.
   Port Launay Marine is a national park with a magnificent horseshoe-shaped beach. Port Launay park is known on Mahé for frequent appearances of whale sharks in its waters. In season these huge, gentle sea giants can be spotted swimming lazily in the plankton-rich bay, where plankton gathers in large quantities.
   The whale shark is the largest fish in the world. It has only its size in common with whales: it feeds on plankton, small fish and crustaceans and is completely harmless to humans.
   We spend the night at anchor in the park.

8. Day 8

   Early in the morning we cross to Eden Marina and leave the catamaran by 9:00.

* Please note that the programme may change slightly depending on the weather.