7 night cruise

Day 1

Mahe - St Anne

Embarkation is between 15:00 and 16:00. After a welcome cocktail, you'll set sail for nearby St Anne where you'll have time to swim off the ship. Anchor off St Anne for a welcome dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Variety Cruises

• Choice of cabin
• Full board

Day 2

St Anne - Curieuse

It's an early start as you sail to the uninhabited island of Curieuse, a former leper colony now home to giant tortoises. You'll enjoy a walking excursion on Curieuse and return to the beach for a BBQ. In the afternoon you can enjoy the beach and sea activities.

Overnight: Variety Cruises

• Choice of cabin
• Full board

Day 3

Curieuse - Cousin - Anse Lazio

After breakfast, you'll sail to Cousin Island. The whole island has been a dedicated nature reserve since 1968, and it is where a quarter of million birds breed each year. The excursion is to the bird sanctuary run by Bird Life International.

In the afternoon, you sail to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, Anse Lazio, located on Praslin's north coast. You'll have time to enjoy swimming, snorkelling or sunbathing.

Overnight: Variety Cruises

• Choice of cabin
• Full board

Day 4

Anse Lazio - Aride - St Pierre - Praslin

In the morning, you'll leave for Aride. The island's rangers will take you to the highest point of the island so you can enjoy a spectacular view of the island and the sea beyond. Aride is home to Wright's gardenia, which is found nowhere else on earth. 

Around noon, you sail to St Pierre, arriving after lunch. You'll have time to snorkel and swim. At sunset, you sail to Baie Sainte Anne on Praslin in time for a cultural Creole Night. 

Overnight: Variety Cruises

• Choice of cabin
• Full board

Day 5

Praslin - Felicite - La Digue

In the morning, there will be time for an optional tour to Vallée de Mai on Praslin. The Vallée de Mai has been described as the original Garden of Eden. Your afternoon sailing will take you to the uninhabited island of Felicite or Grand Soeur. Here you'll have some time for snorkelling or optional diving. Afterwards, you'll sail to La Digue. Anchor in front of the port.

Overnight: Variety Cruises

• Choice of cabin
• Full board

Day 6

La Digue - Moyenne

After breakfast, you'll have the opportunity for an optional half day excursion on La Digue Island, the most photographed and quaint community in the Seychelles. The optional excursion will take you through Union Plantation to Anse Source d’Argent beach. Arrive at L'Union Estate and tour the copra kiln, traditional coconut oil mill and the colonial plantation house. You will have time at Anse Source D’Argent, one of the most magnificent beaches in the world, and marvel at some of Seychelles’ most impressive rock formations. There will be time for souvenir hunting at La Passe, the island’s main village, before returning to the ship. Late afternoon you'll sail to Moyenne, and small island opposite Mahe.

Overnight: Variety Cruises

• Choice of cabin
• Full board

Day 7

Moyenne – Mahe

After a relaxing breakfast on deck, you'll enjoy a short guided tour around the island of Moyenne. Afterwards, there will be some time for snorkelling and swimming, the last opportunity to do so. This will be followed by a BBQ on deck. You'll leave Moyenne for Mahe’s Victoria port in the afternoon. On arrival at Inter Island Quay – Mahe, there will be a Captain’s farewell dinner with live music and dancing.

Overnight: Variety Cruises

• Choice of cabin
• Full board

Day 8

Mahe (Victoria)

Breakfast will be served at 9:00 am followed by disembarkation.