8 days and 7 nights sailing and diving on board of the SV Sea Shell

Travel period: 01.11.2008 - 02.05.2009
Route information: The route might change because of wind and weather. The captain makes the decision.

Day One - Saturday

At around 10.30 a.m. to 12 p.m. we embark at Inner Island Quay, Victoria Harbour, and depart at about 12 p.m. for our longest leg of the cruise - the passage to the group of islands around Praslin. The crew prepares us a welcome-barbecue.

Day Two - Sunday
During breakfast we sail to the Ave Maria Rocks, two miles north-west of La Digue for diving, snorkelling and other water sports. Usually we will find large deep-sea fish, including Barracudas, around the rocks. In the early afternoon we sail to Grande Soeur and Petite Soeur for a visit of an uninhanbitant tropical island. At sunset we have a chance to do some traditional fishing.

Day Three - Monday
In the morning we sail to Coco Island for snorkelling and diving. In the afternoon we sail on to La Digue, an island of extraordinary natural beauty! Here we see Union Estate with impressing colonial mansions. Highlight of our excursion by ox-cart, bicycle or on foot is the visit of Anse de Source d'Argent, known the world over as the embodiment of tropical beauty in Bacardi international rum advertising.

Day Four - Tuesday
We sail to Baie St. Anne, Praslin. Praslin is the second largest granite island of the Seychelles, famous for it's unique World Heritage Site, the Vallée de Mai. General Gordon of Khartoum considered this the true Garden of Eden. The primaeval forst hosts all six of Seychelles endemic palms, including the legendary Coco de Mer, the Seychelles Black Parrot, the national bird of the Seychelles.


Day Five - Wednesday
A morning hike around Curieuse leads us through the mangrove forest and to the giant tortoise farm. On the way to a beautiful beach the track leads us up to the top of a hill with phantastic view over the island. In the afternoon we go for water sports or relaxing in Curieuse Bay.

Day Six - Thursday
We sail to Booby Island for diving and water sports in the morning. In the afternoon we explore Cousin Island, an island nature reserve managed by BirdLife Seychelles - literally belonging to wildlife! A ranger guides us through the bird-sanctuary, famed for it's huge seabird colonies and rare landbirds, including Seychelles Magpie Robins and Seychelles Warblers, two of the rarest birds on earth. During the breeding seasons Hawksbill Turtles come ashore to lay their eggs above the tideline. After lunch their is some time for water sports. We anchor near Cousin for overnight.

Day Seven - Friday
In the morning we sail back to the main island Mahé. This gives us a final chance to do some game fishing or to just relax with the Seychelles islands floating by. Later we sail around the St. Anne Marine Park, have some diving and snorkelling. In the afternoon we visit St. Anne Island, where we can take one of two walks: a tougher one to the signal house and a light one where we can see the old canon ports. Marine Park rangers will guide us around. In the evening we sail into Victoria Harbour for our last night on board.

Day Eight - Saturday
We disembark at 8.30 a.m. at Inner Island Quay, New Port, Victoria, Mahé.

  Price per person/week
  Season A Season B
Double occupancy in cabin with double bed / FB EUR 1.584,- EUR 1.408,-
Double occupancy in cabin with bunk bed / FB EUR 1.366,- EUR 1.213,-
Triple occupancy in cabin with double bed / FB EUR 1.463,- EUR 1.299,-
Triple occupancy in cabin with bunk bed / FB EUR 1.146,- EUR 1.020,-
Single occupancy in cabin with double bed / FB EUR 2.378,- EUR 2.110,-
Single occupancy in cabin with bunk bed / FB EUR 1.775,- EUR 1.579,-
 
  Child rates and conditions
Children 00 - 02 years in cabin with 2 adults / FB free accommodation.
Children 02 - 11 years in cabin with 2 adults / FB EUR 824,- EUR 734,-
 
  Seasons
Season A 01.11. - 02.01.2009 and 21.02. - 02.05.2009
Season B 03.01. - 20.02.2009
Info 7 nights/8 days. Departure always on Saturdays from/to Mahé.