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Seychelles: Outer Islands

Private islands beyond the horizon, coral atolls and castaway luxury.

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The Seychelles Outer Islands are the ultimate escape: coral atolls and raised islands scattered across hundreds of miles of Indian Ocean. Desroches, Alphonse, and Cosmoledo are among the world's most pristine marine environments, where giant tortoises outnumber guests and the fishing rivals the Maldives.

We also reach the Aldabra atoll and the Waldorf Astoria on Platte Island, deep in the outer Seychelles.

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Seclusion Seekers · Divers · Anglers

Seychelles: Outer Islands, Private islands beyond the horizon, coral atolls and castaway luxury.
Plate ISeychelles: Outer Islands. Courtesy of Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
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The Stay

Fly-in private island resorts.

Four Seasons Resort at Desroches Island

The Outer Islands' flagship resort

  • 14km of beach
  • Tortoise sanctuary
  • World-class diving

Alphonse Island

Fly-fishing paradise on a coral atoll

  • Bonefishing
  • Conservation centre
  • Beach bicycles
02
The Palate

Island simplicity: the catch, the garden, the ocean.

  • 01Grilled catch-of-the-day on the beach
  • 02Creole barbecue under the stars
  • 03Coconut and fish curry from the resort garden
  • 04Sunset cocktails on a private sandbar
03
The Stillness

The sound of nothing but ocean.

  • 01Giant tortoise encounter: unhurried, ancient, magnificent
  • 02Fly-fishing the Alphonse flats at dawn
  • 03Desroches lighthouse at sunset
  • 04Night snorkel with nurse sharks on the reef edge
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