Anchorage· Mahé (east coast)· Seychelles
Anse Royale Anchorage
4° 44.5′ S · 55° 31.3′ E · approximate
The largest town bay in southern Mahé, tucked behind a big fringing reef: a small free anchorage with snorkelling, a beach and the village's shops and restaurants ashore.
Practical
Approximate: placed off the middle of Anse Royale beach (OpenStreetMap) inside the reef; no published waypoint, so enter only in good light and sound in. The Moorings: free anchorage, no mooring buoys, anchoring area fairly small; overnight only in NW winds or calm seas (exposed in the SE trades). The beach is very popular on Sundays. Shops, hospital, banks and a Seypec fuel station ashore.
Best for
Lunch stop or calm-weather night on Mahé's southeast coast
Season
Overnight in NW monsoon (Dec-Apr) or calms only
Nearby
- Anse Royale Town (shops, hospital, bank)0.3 NM away
- Ile Souris and Fairyland Snorkel (Pointe au Sel)0.4 NM away
- Le Jardin du Roi Spice Garden1.1 NM away
- Takamaka Rum Distillery (La Plaine St André)1.3 NM away
- Anse aux Pins Craft Village (Domaine de Val des Prés)1.8 NM away
- Anse à la Mouche Village (Shops and Anchor Café)1.9 NM away
- Anse à la Mouche Anchorage2 NM away
- Anse Forbans (off-reef day anchorage)2.1 NM away