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List of the Seychelles Islands

List of the Seychelles Islands

Granite and coral islands at a glance

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Entry: apply online for a Travel Authorisation beforehand, €12.06Exchange rate today: €1 = 16.23 Seychelles rupeesTime zone UTC+4: 3 hours ahead of the UK in winter, 2 in summerSea temperature around 27 to 29 °C all year roundElectricity: 240 volts, British plugs (type G)Emergency number: 999President: Dr. Patrick Herminie, since October 2025Next festival: Straßenfest in Victoria, 31 Dec 2026Next public holiday: Immaculate Conception, 8 Dec 2026

Two island groups with very different characters

The Seychelles consist of around 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean. They belong to two groups that differ greatly in landscape, accessibility and population.

The Inner Islands lie on the shallow Seychelles Bank around Mahé. Most of them are granite islands, ancient fragments of continental crust, which is where the smooth boulders on the beaches come from. The Inner Islands also include the two coral islands Bird and Denis. Almost the entire population lives here, most of it on Mahé.

The Outer Islands are flat coral atolls and reef islands, roughly 230 to 1,150 kilometres from Mahé. They make up almost half of the country's land area, yet fewer than one per cent of its inhabitants live there.

For a first visit, the three large islands of Mahé, Praslin and La Digue are usually enough. The Cat Cocos ferry runs between them. Smaller granite islands such as Cousin, Curieuse or Sainte Anne can be reached on a boat trip. For how to get from island to island, see Seychelles from A to B, and for tips for first-timers, see Your first visit to the Seychelles.

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Praslin

The Inner Islands

Granite islands (Inner Islands)

Mahé Praslin Silhouette La Digue Curieuse Félicité Frégate Sainte Anne North Island Île au Cerf Marianne Grande Sœur (East Sister) Thérèse Aride Conception Petite Sœur (West Sister) Cousin Cousine Long Island Île aux Récifs Ronde (Praslin) Anonyme Mamelles Île Moyenne Île aux Vaches L'Islette Île Sèche Île Cachée Île aux Cocos Ronde (Mahé) L'Îlot Frégate Booby Island Chauve Souris (Mahé) Chauve Souris (Praslin) La Fouche Île Hodoul L'Îlot Île aux Rats Souris Saint-Pierre (Praslin) Zavé Grande Rocher (Harrison Rocks)

Coral islands (Inner Islands)

Bird Island Denis Island (Île Denis)

New islands

These islands are man-made, built up from reclaimed land: Eden Eve Perseverance

The Outer Islands

The coral islands of the Outer Islands lie to the south and west of Mahé. The list is arranged by atoll and group.

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Coral islands (Outer Islands)

Platte Coëtivy North Island (African Banks) South Island (African Banks) Remire D’Arros St. Joseph (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Fouquet (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Ressource (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Petit Carcassaye (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Grand Carcassaye (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Benjamin (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Banc Ferrari (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Chien (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Pelican (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Vars (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Île Paul (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Banc de Sable (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Bancs Cocos (Saint-Joseph Atoll) Sand Cay (Bertaut Reef) Desroches Poivre (Poivre Atoll) Florentin (Poivre Atoll) Île du Sud (Poivre Atoll) Étoile Cay Boudeuse Marie Louise Desnœufs (Desnoeufs) Alphonse Island (Alphonse Atoll) Bijoutier (Saint-François Atoll) Saint-François (Saint-François Atoll) Île du Nord (Farquhar Atoll) Île du Sud (Farquhar Atoll) Providence (Providence Atoll) Cerf (Providence Atoll) Saint-Pierre Island Grande Terre (South Island) (Aldabra Atoll) Picard (West Island) (Aldabra Atoll) Polymnie Island (Aldabra Atoll) Coconut Island (Aldabra Atoll) Euphrates Island (Aldabra Atoll) Malabar (Middle Island) (Aldabra Atoll) Île aux Cedres (Aldabra Atoll) Île Michel (Aldabra Atoll) Île Esprit (Aldabra Atoll) Île Moustiques (Aldabra Atoll) Îlot Parc (Aldabra Atoll) Îlot Emile (Aldabra Atoll) Îlot Yangue (Aldabra Atoll) Îlot Dubois (Aldabra Atoll) Îlot Magnan (Aldabra Atoll) Île Lanier (Aldabra Atoll) Assomption Astove Menai (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île du Nord (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île Nord-Est (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île du Trou (Cosmoledo Atoll) Goëlette (Cosmoledo Atoll) Grande Polyte (Cosmoledo Atoll) Petit Polyte (Cosmoledo Atoll) Grande Île (Wizard) (Cosmoledo Atoll) Pagode (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île du Sud (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île Baleine (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île Chauve Souris (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île aux Macaques (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île aux Rats (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île Observation (Cosmoledo Atoll) Île Sud-Est (Cosmoledo Atoll) Îlot la Croix (Cosmoledo Atoll)

Bird Island Island Bird IslandThe northernmost island of the Seychelles: bird colonies, turtles and Esmeralda the giant tortoise Cousin Island CousinThe oldest bird sanctuary in the Seychelles, two kilometres off Praslin Curieuse Island CurieuseGiant tortoises, a mangrove boardwalk and coco de mer off the north coast of Praslin Denis Island DenisA private coral island in the north of the Seychelles with just one lodge Frégate Island FrégatePrivate granite island with a conservation project, 55 km east of Mahé La Digue Island La DigueA bicycle island with granite beaches and no airport Mahé Island MahéThe main island of the Seychelles: getting there, beaches, Victoria and practical tips Praslin Island PraslinThe second largest island of the Seychelles, with the Vallée de Mai, Anse Lazio and the ferry to La Digue Silhouette Island SilhouetteA national park island off Mahé: walking, snorkelling and silence Alphonse Island AlphonseCoral atoll in the south of the Outer Islands, 400 kilometres south-west of Mahé Aride Island ArideSeabird reserve north of Praslin, guided visits only and subject to sea conditions Cerf Island CerfCar-free island in the Sainte Anne Marine National Park, five to fifteen minutes by boat from Mahé Chauve Souris Island Chauve SourisPrivate granite island off the Côte d’Or on Praslin Cocos Island Island Cocos IslandIle aux Cocos: snorkelling in the marine national park off La Digue Conception Island ConceptionUninhabited reserve island off Port Launay and home of the Seychelles white-eye Cousine Island CousinePrivate nature reserve island six kilometres west of Praslin Desroches Island DesrochesCoral island in the Amirantes with 14 kilometres of beach and just one resort Eden Island Island Eden IslandArtificial marina island off Mahé with a shopping centre, yacht harbour and hotel Eve Island Island Eve IslandA reclaimed commercial and sports island off Baie Sainte Anne on Praslin Félicité Island FélicitéPrivate island east of La Digue, home to the Six Senses Zil Pasyon resort Grande Sœur Island Grande SœurThe private island among the Sister Islands, north of La Digue Ile Anonyme Island Ile AnonymeA small private island off the east coast of Mahé, known for ghost stories and treasure legends Long Island Island Long IslandUninhabited former prison island in the Ste Anne Marine National Park L’Islette Island L’IsletteA small granite island in Port Glaud Bay on the west coast of Mahé Marianne Island MarianneUninhabited granite island east of La Digue, known for diving off its southern tip Moyenne Island MoyenneA small tropical island in the Sainte Anne Marine National Park, home to free-roaming giant tortoises North Island Island North IslandPrivate conservation island with eleven villas, north-west of Mahé Perseverance Island PerseveranceAn artificial residential island two kilometres off Victoria Petite Sœur Island Petite SœurSmall granite island north of La Digue, reachable only by boat Round Island Island Round IslandA small private island in the Ste. Anne Marine National Park Sainte Anne (Ste. Anne) Island Sainte Anne (Ste. Anne)The largest island in the marine national park, 10 minutes by boat from Victoria St. Pierre Island St. PierreGranite islet off Praslin: snorkelling in the Curieuse Marine National Park Île Thérèse (Therese Island) Island Île Thérèse (Therese Island)Uninhabited granite island off Port Glaud with a long sandy beach, calm water and a hiking trail to the summit Île aux Vaches, Island in the Seychelles Island Île aux Vaches, Island in the SeychellesUninhabited granite rock off the coast of Grand Anse on Mahé