Aride Island Nature Reserve is open to visitors from Sunday to Thursday. Visits on other days are possible with prior arrangement with the warden.

You can arrange a visit through Tour Operators, Boat Operators and most major Hotels on Praslin. Operators that can take you to Aride Island include: 

Louis Bedier’s boats, Cote d’Or, Tel: 232192 or 232398, (Sailfish, Delfino and Espadron). 

Kevin L’esperance’s boats, Paradise Sun Hotel, Code d’Or, Tel: 521137 or 232234, (Sagittarius I, II, and II). 

Octopus Diving, Anse Volbert, Tel: 232602 or 512350, (Octopus I and II). 

Ocean Adventures, Cote d’Or Lodge, Cote d’Or, Tel: 232200, (Squalo I and II). 

Les Rochers, La Gros Roche, Tel: 233034 or 597515, ( la Sirene). 

Pierre D’offay’s boats, L’archipel Hotel, Anse Governent, Tel: 515998, (Bigarad and Early Bird). 

Beach Villas, Grand Anse, Tel: 233445 or 513098. 

Marachiaro Hotel, Grand Anse, Tel: 512371, ( Santa Maria). 

Basil Ferrari’s boats, Maison des Palmes, Grand Anse, Tel: 233411, (Tra la la, Stephanie, Glassbottom and Lougarou). 

Edwin Rose’s boat, Cote d'Or, Tel: 512298, (Barracuda). 

Dream Yacht, Yacht Charter, Baie St Anne, Tel:780067. 

La Reserve, Anse Petit Cour, Tel:232211. 

Lemuria Resort, Tel: 281281, ( Challenger) 

Angel Tours – Christian Lablache 515327, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

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 If you happen to be staying only on Mahé, it is still possible to visit Aride by taking an early flight to Praslin. First check times with your chosen boat operator, noting that it may be better to join one of the boats sailing from Grand Anse which is closer to the airport, rather than take a taxi across Praslin to Baie Ste Anne or Cote d’Or. If you choose the latter alternative, please allow an extra 20 minutes for the taxi ride. Then call Air Seychelles on 381340 to arrange your flight. 

Alternatively, it is possible for you to travel from Mahé to Praslin on the 07:30hrs sailing of the fast ferry Cat Cocos (call Inter-island Boats on 324843), arriving at Baie Ste Anne jetty, Praslin, at 08:30hrs. It is then a short walk to the adjacent jetty of Dream Yacht to join one of their organised trips (having booked this prior to your departure). The last return sailing of Cat Cocos to Mahé is at 17:30hrs. 

Please note that Aride sometimes closes to visitors from May to September, when strong winds blow because it is difficult to land by boat. To avoid disappointment, try to arrange a visit early in your holiday leaving an alternative date to fall back on should the island have to close. Visits to other islands are more easily re-arranged. 

Charges made by operators vary according to what is provided and do not always include the island entrance fee of €30 for adults and €15 for children. Children under three years old may enter for free, Seychellois and residents may also enter for free on presentation of a Seychelles ID card. You may wish to bring extra money to purchase a memento of your visit from our visitors centre. 

Arrangements should also be made with the boat operator for food and drinks as there are none available for sale on Aride Island. Often the boat operators prepare an excellent barbecue. You may also have time at the end of the day for your boat operator to take you around Aride Island, but please do not make a noise that will disturb the sensitive roosting frigate birds on the North side. 

You should aim to arrive at Aride Island by 10:00hrs as the boatmen who ferry visitors ashore then act as tour guides to take visitors around the island and so may not be available to land late comers.