Permit· Cousin· Seychelles
Cousin guided tour landing (reserve boat, weekday mornings)
4° 19.8′ S · 55° 39.8′ E
Every visitor goes ashore in the reserve's own boat, surfing onto whichever stretch of beach the monsoon has left safe, then joins a warden-guided walk through the seabird forest.
Practical
Fee SCR600 per non-resident (SCR300 residents; under-12s free) per Nature Seychelles; the Moorings 2024 eGuide lists SCR500 — verify locally. Open Monday–Friday mornings only; Moorings gives the landing window as 9am–10am, Nature Seychelles lists visiting hours 9:45am–12:30pm. Dinghy landings are prohibited — wait at anchor and the reserve boat collects you (keeps rats and alien species off). No mooring buoys (Moorings). Landing spot shifts with the monsoon-driven sand. Coordinate: island centre (Wikipedia); the landing beach is not fixed.
Best for
Getting ashore on Cousin the only legal way
Nearby
- Cousin hawksbill turtle nestingRight here
- Cousin Island Special ReserveRight here
- Cousin seabird colonies and Seychelles warblerRight here
- Cousin anchorage (outside the marine reserve)0.3 NM away
- Whale shark season (Cousin and Cousine waters)1.1 NM away
- Anse Kerlan Anchorage1.8 NM away
- Anse Kerlan Village Shops1.8 NM away
- Black Pearl Farm (Seychelles Black Pearl)1.8 NM away