Raffles Seychelles
An all-pool-villa resort on the hillside above Anse Takamaka on Praslin, with butlers, a large spa and a free kids club.
Praslin, La Digue and North Island in ten nights
About this journey
Three islands, three speeds: a hillside pool villa on Praslin near the Vallée de Mai, bicycles and granite boulders on La Digue, and four nights on North Island, reached by helicopter from Mahé.
- 10 nights
- April, May, October and November
- Anse Takamaka, Praslin, Anse Sévère, La Digue and North Island
What is included
- Return economy flights from London Heathrow to Mahé, with one connection each way
- Ferry transfers from Mahé to Praslin and on to La Digue
- Helicopter transfers between Mahé and North Island
- Half board at Raffles Seychelles and Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie
- Full board, house drinks and most activities on North Island
- Bicycles for your stay on La Digue
Not included
- Travel insurance
- Entry authorisation fees for the Seychelles
- Entry to the Vallée de Mai
- Diving and spa treatments
Day by day
Open any day for the detail. Everything here can move: add a night, swap a hotel, change the order.
Praslin
Land on Mahé and take the ferry across to Praslin. Walk among the coco de mer palms in the Vallée de Mai, swim at Anse Lazio in the north-west, and watch the sunset from the villa terrace.
La Digue by bicycle
A short ferry to La Digue, where most people get about by bike. Cycle to Anse Source d'Argent for the granite boulders at low tide, then further to Grand Anse and Petite Anse on the wilder east side.
Four nights on North Island
Ferry back to Mahé and take the helicopter out to North Island, where a small number of villas share the island with a long conservation programme. Snorkel, dive, walk the trails and have the beaches almost to yourselves.
Fly home
Helicopter back to Mahé for the flight home to London Heathrow with one connection.
Where you stay
The properties this route is planned around. We can suggest alternatives at a different price point.
Le Domaine de L'Orangeraie
A former coconut plantation on La Digue with hillside villas, a spa on the granite above Anse Sévère and the island's beaches a bike ride away.
North Island
Eleven handbuilt villas on a granite island that has been rewilded, with helicopter access from Mahé and the whole island available to book.
Ways to make it yours
Helicopter instead of ferry
Replace the ferries from Mahé to Praslin and La Digue with short helicopter hops, which saves time and the swell.
Business class flights
Upgrade the long-haul flights to business class in both directions. We quote the fare at the time of booking.
Dates and seasons
Planned for April, May, October and November, when Seychelles is at its best. Outside those months it still works, with different trade-offs; ask us.
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