Beau Vallon
Seychelles · Mahé · 5 m
Description
Beau Vallon is the busiest beach on Mahé and the closest the Seychelles come to a resort strip, a three kilometre curve of pale sand on the sheltered northwest coast with hotels, dive centres and a row of takeaway grills behind it. Its sea is calm and shallow through the southeast trade wind months, which is exactly when the exposed southern beaches are unsafe. A Wednesday evening market fills the beach road with Creole food stalls. Boats leave from here for the dive sites around the northern islands and for sunset cruises. Almost every dive operator in the country works out of this bay.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 3 to 8 days (optimal 4 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: April – October
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- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Beau Vallon beach
- Wednesday evening beach market
- Diving on the northern granite reefs
- Sunset cruises from the bay
- Whale shark spotting offshore (August - November)
- Anse Major coastal trail
- Bel Ombre and the pirate treasure site
- Snorkelling off Baie Ternay
- Takeaway grills and Creole barbecue
- Watersports and paddleboarding on the bay