Discover Anse Kerlan

Anse Kerlan on Praslin offers several practical points to consider when planning your holiday: a small beach, water sports and landmarks to help you plan your arrival. When choosing a holiday rental, you can first decide which of these aspects you want to shape your stay. Which one matters to you depends on your travel group’s plans.

Beach and water sports

Petite Anse Kerlan is a small beach. According to the tourism authority, it is visited almost exclusively by guests of Constance Lemuria, which is located in Anse Kerlan. If Petite Anse Kerlan influences your choice of location, this specific description of its visitors is a helpful point to consider in your planning.

The Beach and Sea Safety Guide by Tourism Seychelles (2nd edition) lists Anse Kerlan as a place where surfing, bodyboarding and kitesurfing are practised. These three activities add a sporting dimension to the beach. If water sports are among your travel interests, you can take this into account when deciding on Anse Kerlan.

Arrival and choice of holiday rental

Praslin Island Airport is located in Anse Kerlan, making it a useful landmark for planning your arrival.

A route description dated 16 November 2021 lists SPTC bus routes 61, 62 and 63 on the road behind Anse Kerlan beach. If you want to include bus routes in your arrival plans, check before travelling whether these routes are currently operating.

The airport, bus routes, beach and water sports relate to different aspects of a stay. If you are travelling with family, you can weigh these interests together and decide which should take priority.

More nature-related themes in the wider destination of Grand Anse Praslin

In the wider destination of Grand Anse Praslin, there are several hiking trails around Vallée de Mai, ranging from about 1.5 to about 4 km in length. This range makes it possible to compare options by distance: you can include a shorter or longer option in your plans. If distance is one of your selection criteria, these trails offer several lengths to consider. Based on the approximate figures, the difference between the endpoints is around 2.5 kilometres; the longest trail is more than twice as long as the shortest.

Vallée de Mai was inscribed as a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 1983. Grand Anse Praslin is home to the Black Parrot and the endemic Coco de Mer. These nature and World Heritage connections offer a distinct focus for planning your trip to Praslin.

For your travel decision, these are two different levels: Anse Kerlan as a specific choice of location, and Grand Anse Praslin as a wider destination with its own nature and hiking opportunities. This lets you weigh local and regional priorities separately.

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See the wider travel overview: Grand Anse Praslin.