How to Spend a Day on La Digue in the Seychelles - Full Itinerary, Packing Essentials, and Map
/If you’re in the Seychelles, you MUST visit La Digue
Our trip to the Seychelles was spectacular! There are 115 islands to explore, Mahe is the biggest and main island, with the most resorts and a popular destination. We decided to go exploring and after asking the locals, EVERYONE said you have to go to La Digue and see the rock formations, it’s the reason most come people come to the Seychelles. Here was our itinerary on how we spent the day on La Digue!
Here is a map made with the Wanderlog Travel Planner, so you can follow along, add to your Google maps account, or create your own personal map! Wanderlog allows you to create great maps and guides for any vacation!
Purchase Tickets in Advance
We bought tickets a few days before through the hotel, just ask your concierge to help you arrange your trip. We booked through Mason’s Travel; They picked us up and dropped us off at the hotel making it super easy and convenient.
La Digue Island
What to Pack for a Day on La Digue
You don’t need much, here’s what was in our backpack/bag:
Towels
We wore our swimsuits and coverups
Sunscreen - the sun is VERY intense! Make sure you reapply a few times.
Credit card or cash for food. There is an ATM by the souvenir shops!
Snacks and water
Getting to La Digue
6:15a Mason travel picked us up to take us to the Cat Cocos ferry that went to Praslin. Our hotel had a continental breakfast available in the lobby, we stopped there while we waited for the shuttle.
7:30a Set sail to Praslin! We were apprehensive about the ferry as we read tons of reviews how horrible it is that the water is choppy and everyone gets seasick. It wasn’t too bad, but I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t a smooth cruise.
8:30a Arrive in Praslin to change boats to get to La Digue which only was another 15 mins to get there.
Exploring La Digue
Anse Source d’Argent Rocks
9:30a As part of our package, we chose to rent bikes. We picked them up promptly on arrival and rode straight to Anse Source d’Argent beach which is most popular during the day. I had researched some beaches prior to arriving and took screenshots of them since I knew I wouldn’t have WiFi on the island (we didn’t pay for the international plan but had it set up in case of emergency).
https://en.seyvillas.com/html/la-digue-beaches was the best site with descriptions and how busy the beaches are.
We recommend the following stops:
Anse Source d'Argent - most popular and picturesque
Anse Patates
Grande Anse
Petite Anse
La Digue - Anse Source d'Argent Beach
Anse Source d’Argent
We tried to beat the crowd and rode our bikes south straight to Anse Source d’Argent. As we were riding along, there were breathtaking views everywhere and watch out for the giant tortoises on the road, they look like big rocks! There’s even a tortoise habitat where they have tons of them protected in an area. That is close to Anse Source d’Argent, you’ll see them on the way past the Coconut Keeper.
The weather was cloudy at first but cleared up right away! The rocks were amazing, we had a fun time wandering around and exploring through them.
Anse Source d’Argent
We decided to head North and took the trail up and around until it ended at Anse Fourmis. Some of the hills were pretty steep, I walked my bike up at times! Biking is a great way to see the island because you can get around so quickly. There were also these cute buggies you could jump on.
Why did the tortoise cross the road?
You can pretty much stop anywhere and there is a beach. It’s ok to leave your bikes unlocked, just don’t leave your belongings in the basket. Also, there are swings and hammocks everywhere.
Anse Patates
Anse Patates
Anse Patates was a nice beach, not too crowded off the main road. This is where we saw the tortoises crossing the road.
Lunch
We had read how expensive all the restaurants were and decided to stop at the supermarket and have a picnic on a beach.
Josh stopped in the STC Supermarket, picking up ham, cheese, crackers, 2 juice boxes, and 3 bottles of water for 130 rupees or about $10! We biked over to Grand Anse to have a picnic and enjoy the view. We had the beach all to ourselves! We walked past the Petite Anse Beach Bar, serving drinks. There was also a restroom here.
Grande Anse
Grand Anse for lunch
Down the beach, we climbed through a hidden path between two rocks to climb up and over to get to Petite Anse beach!
Path to Petite Anse
We rode back to Anse Source d’Argent for a swim, then laid on the beach until the tide was too high.
It was time to return our bikes anyway, so we dropped them off and went to the souvenir shops next door. The shops generally had all the same merchandise and we didn’t find anything we liked in particular. Some shops took credit cards, but others were cash only and in rupees. There were ATMs nearby.
Ice Cream at Fish Trap
Since it was going to be a little bit of a trek back, we stopped at the Fish Trap near the dock for a beer and a snack which included french fries and ice cream. Might not be healthy, but it was tasty!
Leaving La Digue
4:45p We boarded the Cat Rose boat and were on our way back to Praslin.
6:00p Changed boats to the Cat Coco from Praslin back to Mahé. Our driver met us and drove us back to our hotel, the Hilton Northolme.
Anse Source d'Argent
Watch our “Perfect Seychelles Vacation” video for travel inspiration and more on La Digue!
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