Two days buys you Mahe, and Mahe only. Praslin and La Digue both sit a genuine ferry ride away, so don’t try to squeeze an island hop into a 48-hour trip. Want more? Step up to the 3-day version for a real taste of Praslin, or the full 5-day through 7-day loop for all three islands properly. Book these before you go Mahe hotel near Victoria or Beau Vallon: check current rates on Booking.

Three days means two full days on Mahe plus a single day trip across to Praslin, not an overnight stay there, La Digue stays out of reach at this length. Ready for more? The 4-day version turns that Praslin day trip into a proper overnight, and the 7-day reaches all three islands. Book these before you go Mahe hotel near Victoria or Beau Vallon: check current rates on Booking.com The Seychelles Travel Authorisation (SVA): seychelles.

Four days covers Mahe and Praslin properly, an overnight on each, but La Digue stays out of reach; that needs at least a 5-day trip. Shorter or longer? Drop to the 3-day Praslin-day-trip version, or step up to 5 through 7 days to add La Digue. Book these before you go Mahe hotel near Victoria or Beau Vallon: check current rates on Booking.com Praslin hotel or self-catering villa: check current rates on Booking.

Five days is the realistic minimum for all three islands, Mahe, Praslin and La Digue, though La Digue only gets a half-day at this length. Want more breathing room there? Step up to the 6-day or 7-day version; tighter on time, the 4-day trades La Digue for two full Praslin days instead. Book these before you go Mahe hotel near Victoria or Beau Vallon: check current rates on Booking.com Praslin hotel or self-catering villa: check current rates on Booking.

Six days adds a real overnight on La Digue to the 5-day loop: Mahe, then Praslin, then a full day and night on La Digue before heading back. Need the full week? The 7-day version adds one more buffer day on the return through Mahe; tighter, drop to 5 days . Book these before you go Mahe hotel near Victoria or Beau Vallon: check current rates on Booking.com Praslin hotel or self-catering villa: check current rates on Booking.

Seven days is the comfortable version of the whole island-hopping loop: two to three nights each on Mahe and Praslin, an overnight on La Digue, and a buffer day back on Mahe before an international flight. Tighter on time, drop to the 5-day or 6-day version, both built on this same route. Book these before you go Mahe hotel, you’ll need it twice, arrival and departure: check current rates on Booking.

Seychelles is 115 granite and coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean off East Africa, not the Caribbean, and the money in your wallet should be the Seychellois rupee (SCR), not euros, even though every ferry counter and resort will happily quote you both. Three islands carry the whole trip: Mahe, the airport and the hub; Praslin, the coco de mer forest and two showstopper beaches; La Digue, the granite boulders you have already seen in a hundred photos.

Seychelles’ marquee sights split cleanly into three kinds: free beaches, paid national parks with real ticket logistics, and one gated resort beach that needs advance permission. Anse Source d’Argent and Anse Lazio are the two names worth building a trip around, but the SPGA-run parks (Ste Anne, Curieuse, Morne Seychellois) all take cards only on-site, not cash, and the Vallee de Mai’s SCR 450 gate fee catches plenty of visitors who read an older, cheaper number online.