How to Get to Curieuse Island
Curieuse Island is reached by boat, about 20 minutes from Cote d'Or on Praslin. Where each day trip leaves from, what to do if you are staying on Mahe, and the park ticket.
You get to Curieuse Island by boat from Praslin. The island lies about 2 km off Praslin’s northeast coast, and the Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA) gives the boat ride from Cote d’Or as about 20 minutes, arranged through local tour operators or boat charters. In practice that means a day trip with pickup on Praslin, such as Angel Tours Pty LTD’s Praslin: Curieuse & St. Pierre Full-Day Boat Trip with Lunch, from $111 per adult (checked November 2026).
The calendar above is Angel Tours Pty LTD’s full day, with 1,929 reviews (checked November 2026). Pickup on Praslin is included, subject to location.
Where the boats leave from
Each operator uses its own beach on Praslin, and most collect you from your accommodation first, so you rarely need to find the beach yourself.
| Boat day | Leaves from | Pickup |
|---|---|---|
| Angel Tours Pty LTD, full day | Grand Anse, at 9:00 AM | From your accommodation on Praslin, subject to location |
| Infinity Charter Seychelles, Creole BBQ adventure | Anse Volbert beach (Cote d’Or), 9:00 AM | Van transfer from anywhere on Praslin |
| Infinity Charter Seychelles, boat adventure with snorkeling | Anse Possession, boarding 9:00 to 9:15 AM | From anywhere on Praslin |
| Loyalty Boat Charter, day trip with BBQ lunch | The Berjaya Praslin Resort beach at Anse Volbert, or Baie Ste Anne | Baie Ste Anne, Grand Anse and Anse Volbert areas only |
| Geoli Charters, guided tour | A boat launch point on Praslin | From any hotel on Praslin |
Start times from the booking calendars (checked November 2026).
The ride itself is short. SPGA puts Cote d’Or to Curieuse at about 20 minutes and St. Pierre about 5 minutes from Curieuse; Angel Tours Pty LTD leaves from Grand Anse on the other side of Praslin, so its boat runs along the west coast first.
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From Mahe: stay on Praslin first
None of the Curieuse day trips on this site starts on Mahe. Cat Cocos runs a ferry between Mahe, Praslin and La Digue, and the sensible plan is to cross a day early and sleep on Praslin, because the pickups in the table above are on Praslin in the morning. Check the ferry’s own timetable for your date; this page gives no times.
This is the one mistake the reviews show is costly. On 12 November 2026 a guest who was staying on Mahe wrote that the trip was “meant to start from Praslin”, that they found out the night before, and that a refund was refused because it was inside 24 hours. Free cancellation on Angel Tours Pty LTD’s day ends 24 hours before the start, so settle where you will sleep before you book.
Where to stay in Praslin has room searches by area for the night before.
Can you go without a tour?
Not without a boat. SPGA says the trip from Cote d’Or “can be arranged through local tour operators or boat charters”, and the day trips are the usual way across. A private charter is the way to set your own timing: Geoli Charters' private charter is from $1,000 per group of up to two (checked November 2026). Whatever the boat, every non-resident aged 12 and over pays SPGA’s park ticket of Rs 300; see the Curieuse entrance fee.
There is no overnight accommodation for tourists on Curieuse, so whichever way you go, you come back to Praslin the same day.
The Boat, with Pickup on Praslin
Angel Tours Pty LTD collects you on Praslin, leaves Grand Anse at 9:00 AM and brings you back to your accommodation.
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