CC BY-SA 4.0, Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, Wikimedia CommonsAnchorage· Praslin· Seychelles
Anse Lazio
4° 17.5′ S · 55° 42.1′ E · approximate
Praslin's postcard bay at the north-west tip of the island: a wide turquoise bowl backed by powder-white sand and flanked by granite boulders, and The Moorings' first Praslin stop on its south-east-season routes.
Practical
Anchor off the north (Chevalier) end in about 6 m over sand (koek.sc); The Moorings lists anchoring only, no mooring buoys. Comfortable as a daytime and overnight stop in the south-east trades (May to October); open to the north-west monsoon, so leave when NW wind or swell sets in. A koek.sc itinerary warns an afternoon swell can wrap round the headland and make it rolly by about 2:30pm, and recommends arriving before 11am, when the tour boats come in. The bay has no fringing reef and a shore break, so land the dinghy with care or swim in. Two fatal shark attacks happened inside the bay in August 2011; the nets were later removed and since 2024 the beach is designated non-motorised, so keep the dinghy outside the swimmers and paddle or row in. Night sailing is not permitted on charter yachts; be anchored an hour before sunset. Position is approximate: placed about 100 m off the north end of the beach from the OSM bay/beach outline, not from a surveyed anchorage mark.
Best for
Swim-and-snorkel day stop and SE-trade overnight off Praslin's best beach
Season
May–Oct (SE trades); exposed in the NW monsoon Dec–Mar
Itineraries that stop here
Nearby
- Anse Lazio Beach0.1 NM away
- Mabuya Restaurant (Anse Lazio)0.1 NM away
- Le Chevalier Restaurant (Anse Lazio)0.2 NM away
- Anse Lazio Honesty Bar0.3 NM away
- Anse Lazio Viewpoint0.4 NM away
- Anse Lazio to Anse Georgette Trail0.7 NM away
- Anse Boudin Anchorage0.9 NM away
- Big Mama Dive (Roche Grand Maman)0.9 NM away