Praslin: all 16 tours and excursions for your cruise

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Praslin by private van with guide - full day

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Praslin at your leisure during your full-day (8-Hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Note Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled...

Praslin by private van with guide - half day

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Praslin at your leisure during your half-day (4-Hour) sightseeing tour via private van. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned van and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Note Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled...

Praslin by private car with guide - full day

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Praslin at your leisure during your full-day (8-Hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier. Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Note Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled...

Praslin by private car with guide - half day

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Explore Praslin at your leisure during your half-day (4-Hour) sightseeing tour via private car. Customise your own itinerary or choose to see an overview of the area's highlights.Depart the pier with your English-speaking guide in an air-conditioned car and discover the city and surrounding areas at your own pace. Your exclusive tour concludes back at the pier.Points of interestsPoints of interest seen on this excursion may include: Note Please note: This tour is non-refundable if cancelled...

Scenic drive & anse lazio beach

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Praslin is the second largest island (38.5 km) of the inner Seychelles and has a population of approximately 7,500 people. It was named Isle de Palmas by explorer Lazare Picault in 1744. At that time it was used as a hideaway by pirates and Arab merchants.  In 1768 it was renamed Praslin, in honor of French diplomat Cesar Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin. It has substantial tracts of tropical forest with endemic birdlife. Depart from the picturesque Baie Ste Anne jetty and enjoy a panoramic...

La digue highlights

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Embrace the captivating, Old World beauty and charm of La Digue, one of the prettiest islands in the Seychelles, during this scenic, half-day sightseeing and beach excursion. Bair Ste. Anne Jetty, La Digue Island, La Passe Village, l'Union Estate, Plantation HouseDepart the pier aboard a local ferry for the short crossing to La Digue Island, where oxcarts and a slower pace of life await you. Upon arrival, board a van for the short drive to the l'Union Estate. From the picturesque harbour...

Hike fond ferdinand nature reserve

  • Cruise line: Silversea
A trek in Fond Ferdinand reserve will give you the opportunity to discover the wild Coco De Mer plants and other endemic species, and enjoy an amazing panoramic view over Baie Sainte Anne. This former palm plantation was ravaged by fire in 1990; it was painstakingly restored and opened to the public in 2012. Today, dominated by a magnificent uneven-aged palm forest type, Fond Ferdinand, with an altitude raising from 10 to 300 m, is home to four of the endemic palm trees, the coco de mer (Lodoicea...

Highlights and anse lazio beach

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Start with a drive through the scenic coastal road Anse Consolation, passing Grand Anse village, then up the winding Vallee De Mai road with its dense forest and contrasting shades of green, and pass the quaint fishing villages of the Cote D'Or lower plateau. Photo stops along the way will be allowed.Arrive at Anse Lazio. Located on the Northern tip of Praslin Island, Anse Lazio is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The huge granite boulders dominate the landscape,...

Vallée de mai

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Experience the natural wonder of the Vallée de Mai, a World Heritage Site, home to the fabled Coco de Mer. Take a short drive to the Praslin National Park, set in the central hills and covering an area of more than one square mile. During a guided walk into this magical forest, feel an atmosphere of great tranquillity surround you. Only the carefully laid out paths betray the fact that human hands have been at work here to make the homeland of the coco de mer accessible to the visitor and to...

Praslin island helicopter flight-seeing

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Experience the spectacular beauty of the Seychelles in an exhilarating new way during this panoramic helicopter flight-seeing excursion.Bair Ste. Anne Jetty, La Digue, Coral Reef, Pink Granite Outcrops, Anse Source d'ArgentDepart the Bair Ste. Anne Jetty for the scenic, approximately 30-minute drive to the domestic terminal, and your awaiting helicopter. Upon arrival, receive your safety and flight instructions, then begin your breath-taking, approximately 30-minute helicopter flight-seeing tour....

Island catamaran adventure

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Enjoy a day with nature on this catamaran cruise and nature walk on Aride Island. Owned by the Royal Society of Nature Conservation, Aride is one of the most striking of the granitic islands in the Seychelles. The views from the sheer escarpments are really breathtaking and the bird colonies spectacular. This island has the largest concentration of Noddy and Sooty Terns of any granitic island in the Seychelles Group. Frigate birds, brush warblers, roseate terns and red-tailed tropic birds are among...

Coco island snorkel adventure

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Snorkelling fans can discover the exotic marine world the Seychelles are famous for. After your tender ride ashore, board the catamaran and sail towards Coco Island. Cruise onboard a sailing catamaran for a snorkelling experience that is the best. The island is merely a small granitic outcrop with a few palm trees, but its real treasure lies in the depths around. Often compared to a living aquarium, the site attracts numerous fish species floating to the surface to feed - a unique underwater paradise....

Vallée de mai

  • Cruise line: Silversea
This tour offers guests the opportunity to experience the natural wonder of the Vallée de Mai, home to the fabled Coco de Mer, a World Heritage Site. As well, spend some time at Praslin's glorious beaches, notably Côte d'Or Beach. Vallée De MaiFollowing the tender ride ashore, board your coach for the 15-minute drive to the Praslin National Park, set in the central hills and covering an area of more than one square mile. During a guided walk into this magical forest,...

Discover la digue & anse source d’argent beach

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Experience Old World beauty and charm of the Seychelles in La Digue and relax at the Anse Source D'Argent, one of the most magnificent beaches in the world.Disembark the ship via zodiac and catch a local ferry from Praslin to La Digue's jetty where your exploration begins by trolley truck. Stop at the Vueve Reserve, where sharp-eyed bird watchers may be lucky enough to spot La Digue's Paradise Flycatcher with its distinctive black plumage. Tour the traditional coconut oil mill and colonial plantation...

La digue’s best kept secrets: anse marron to anse coco walk

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Go on a discovery of La Digue's best kept secrets: Anse Marron and Anse Coco. Jump onto a bike and soak in the scenic charm of this small island, as you make your way to Grand Anse Beach. From there, start your walk on the path to Anse Marron, on the southernmost tip of La Digue. The golden sands, stunning granite boulders ruggedly carved by the elements of nature, certainly give this beach an extraordinarily scenic appearance. There is no coral reef in this area making it unsafe for swimming, however...

Praslin highlights and anse lazio beach

  • Cruise line: Silversea
Start with a drive through the scenic coastal road Anse Consolation, passing Grand Anse village, then up the winding Vallee De Mai road with its dense forest and contrasting shades of green, and pass the quaint fishing villages of the Cote D'Or lower plateau. Enjoy photo stops along the way.Arrive at Anse Lazio, located on the Northern tip of Praslin Island, which is consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world. The huge granite boulders dominate the landscape, fringed by...