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Best Tours and Things to Do in Mahé
Mahé is where almost every Seychelles trip begins, and it packs more into one island than most countries manage. You can stand on a mist-forest ridge in the morning and snorkel a marine park the same afternoon. These are the Mahé tours and activities worth your time, ranked by what real travellers rated highest, all bookable online.
Mahé Tours, Top Rated First
12 tours
MahéPrivate Full Day Mahé Island Tour for 1 to 2 People
A private full day around Mahé for 1 or 2 people with a Cocotier Tours guide, at your own pace: Victoria and its market, a garden, viewpoints, the tea factory, a waterfall, beaches for a swim or a snorkel, the Val des Prés craft village and the Takamaka rum distillery. You choose the stops.
MahéSeychelles Sun Printing Workshop with a Local Textile Designer at La Batie
A 3 hour sun printing class with a local textile designer at Roots, in the hills of La Batie above Beau Vallon: print your own fabric with leaves and paint, with local snacks, a fresh coconut or juice and a view over the Indian Ocean.
MahéPrivate Mahé Island Tour with a Licensed Local Guide, Full Day
A private day on Mahé with Island Exploration and a licensed local guide: an hour in the Victoria market, then a scenic coastal drive south to Baie Lazare and Anse Intendance, with the rest of the day planned with you.
MahéPrivate Mahé Half Day Tour with a Licensed Local Guide
A private half day on Mahé with Island Exploration and a licensed local guide: an hour in the Victoria market, then some of the island's beaches, with the guide explaining the history, geography and culture of Seychelles.
MahéPrivate Boat from Mahé to La Digue, Curieuse, St Pierre and Anse Lazio
A private boat day from Mahé with Island Style Boat Charters: across to La Digue for Anse Source d'Argent, a barbecue lunch among the tortoises on Curieuse, snorkelling at St Pierre and Anse Lazio from the sea, with all park fees included.
MahéPrivate Guided Hike on Mahé for 1 to 2: Copolia, Trois Frères, Morne Blanc or Anse Major
A private hike for one or two people with a local Cocotier Tours guide. Choose the trail to suit you, from the 360 degree summit of Copolia to the coastal path to Anse Major, and learn the endemic plants and animals of the forest on the way.
MahéCopolia Trail Private Guided Hike on Mahé, Views Over Victoria and Sainte Anne
A private guided climb up Copolia, the classic short summit above Victoria. Through endemic plants to a bare granite top with a view over the capital, the islands of the Sainte Anne Marine Park, Eden Island and the airport.
MahéShared Mahé Island Tour, 5 to 6 Hours, with Pick-Up
A shared 5 to 6 hour island tour of Mahé with our local team, in German, English or French: Victoria on the way, the Takamaka distillery, Jardin du Roi, the south coast beaches, Sauzier Waterfall, Mission Lodge, Beau Vallon and Eden Island, with Creole music in the bus.
MahéPrivate Full Day Nature Tour and Hike on Mahé, 1 to 5 People
A private, customisable day of Mahé's nature for up to five people with a Cocotier Tours guide. A morning hike on one of four trails, Copolia, Morne Blanc, the lower Trois Frères or Anse Major, then a beach for a swim and more of the island's nature, a garden or a viewpoint, as you choose.
MahéPrivate Mahé Full Day Island Tour with Hotel Pick-Up
A private full day around Mahé with CAT Tours: the Botanical Gardens, the Mission Lodge ruins, the Val des Prés craft village, the Takamaka rum distillery, Sauzier Waterfall and the beaches of Port Launay and Beau Vallon, with hotel pick-up.
MahéSainte Anne Marine Park Private Boat Tour from Eden Island, Lunch on Moyenne
Your own boat for the day in the Sainte Anne Marine Park, with the Island Style crew. Snorkelling spots rich in marine life, fish feeding, the big sandbars that appear at low tide, a beach stop on Round Island, and lunch on Moyenne Island among its giant tortoises.
MahéPrivate Tour: Discover Mahé Beyond the Ordinary
A private 6 to 7 hour day on Mahé with Wundor, at your own pace: the Victoria market, the Botanical Gardens and their tortoises, Val des Prés and its Koko Museum, the Takamaka rum distillery, Anse Intendance and the Jardin du Roi spice garden with its homemade ice cream.
Our Advice Before You Book
What our team on Mahé tells visitors who ask.
Start with the Water
The Sainte Anne Marine National Park sits right off Victoria and is the most reliable snorkelling on the island, with calm lagoons full of fish and the odd turtle. A half-day reef safari is the easiest win for first-timers, and it leaves the afternoon free.
Then Climb into the Interior
Most of Mahé’s middle is protected as Morne Seychellois National Park. A short guided hike like Copolia trades an hour of effort for a view over the whole east coast. Go with a guide, because the trailheads are easy to miss and the granite gets slippery after rain.
Leave a Day for Victoria and the South
A half-day island tour or a Victoria walking tour ties together the clocktower, the market and the tea and rum stops in the right order. If you would rather set your own pace, a private island tour lets you linger where you like.
A rental car turns Mahé from a set of bookings into a place you actually explore. Pair a couple of these tours with your own wheels and you have the island covered.
More Guides to Help You Choose
Short lists our team picked for each kind of trip.
Getting Around
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Questions People Ask
How much do tours on Mahé cost?
Prices on this page start at €130 per person, for Seychelles Sun Printing Workshop with a Local Textile Designer at La Batie. The most reviewed, Private Mahé Full Day Island Tour with Hotel Pick-Up, costs from €33.34 pp, group of 9 or more. Every tour page shows exactly what the price covers.
Which is the best rated of these tours on Mahé?
Private Full Day Mahé Island Tour for 1 to 2 People scores 5.0 out of 5 from 122 reviews. The score combines its reviews on Tripadvisor, Viator and GetYourGuide, so you see one number from every site the operator sells on.
Is hotel pick-up included?
Pick-up is included on 5 of the 12 tours here. The others meet at a jetty or a set point, and each tour page says where.
Can I cancel for free?
12 of the 12 tours here have free cancellation. Each card says Free cancellation or See terms, and the tour page gives the exact cut-off.
How are the tours on this page ranked?
Top rated first. We rank by the review score and the number of reviews together, so a tour with many good reviews sits above one with a single five-star review. You can sort by most reviewed, lowest price or shortest first. Our team checked every tour on 25 October 2026.