Mahé: Snorkeling & Fish Feeding in St Anne Marine Park with Lunch

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Duration6h

GroupUp to 45

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PickupAt your hotel

Reef Safari from Mahé: Snorkeling, Giant Tortoises & Island Lunch

You get picked up from your hotel, taken to a shared boat, and spend the day island-hopping through St Anne Marine National Park. You'll walk Moyenne Island, see giant tortoises, snorkel or feed fish (your choice), and eat a Creole lunch on Cerf Island's beach. All equipment and entry fees are covered, and you're back by evening.

Step-by-step itinerary

Snorkeling and island exploration

Transfer to Marine Charter in Victoria
Visit west coast of Eden Island
Arrive at Moyenne Island for 40-minute hike
Snorkel, fish feeding, or stay on Moyenne Island
Enjoy Creole BBQ lunch on Cerf Island
Snorkel, swim, relax, or sunbathe on Cerf Island

The Experience

The glass-bottom boat lets you feed the fish without getting wet if you'd rather stay dry, though most people end up in the water anyway. Your day starts with a pickup from your hotel in Victoria, then a short ride to the Marine Charter dock where the boat is waiting. The whole thing runs on a shared schedule, so you're with maybe a dozen other travelers, which keeps the boat nimble and the reef from feeling crowded. Once you're out past Eden Island, the water turns that almost-unreal turquoise, and Moyenne Island appears — a small protected reserve in St Anne Marine National Park that's been a wildlife sanctuary since the 1970s.

The 40-minute walk around Moyenne Island is the kind of hike where you're not really hiking — you're wandering through coastal scrub with giant tortoises moving slowly across the path like they own the place, which they do. The ocean views hit different when you're on a small island with nothing between you and the horizon. After that, snorkeling happens around the reef, or you can skip it and stay on the island or feed the fish from the boat instead. The crew hands you all the equipment, so you don't need to bring anything except a towel and sunscreen. Some people do both — snorkel for twenty minutes, then come back to the boat to hand-feed the parrotfish and groupers, which is honestly more interactive than you'd expect.

Lunch is a Creole BBQ buffet served on Cerf Island, the next stop over. You eat on the beach with your feet in the sand, and there's time to swim again or just lie there if you're done for the day. The whole snorkeling & fish feeding in St Anne Marine National Park experience wraps by late afternoon when the boat heads back to Victoria. Pickup from your hotel is included, so you don't need to arrange transport or worry about finding the dock — the driver knows where to go.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup in an air-conditioned vehicle, boat transport to Moyenne Island and Cerf Island, snorkeling equipment, a 40-minute island walk, fish feeding from the glass-bottom boat, landing and facility fees, and a Creole BBQ lunch served on the beach.

Good to know

Easy physical levelNot for heart conditions

Operated by Ocean Blue Travel Team

Is this one for you?A good fit if you want to snorkel and see giant tortoises without arranging your own boat or transport — pickup handles the logistics. The walk is short and easy, so it works for most fitness levels, though it's not recommended if you have heart or cardiovascular concerns.