A private reserve with four villas
Cousine
Island · Private reserve
Cousine in short.
Cousine is thirty hectares six kilometres west of Praslin, run since 1992 as a conservation project with four villas on it. It is free of introduced predators, which is why several of the rarest birds in the world are on it.
Can you go?
Guests only. There are no day trips.
Cousine, in 4 frames.
Every frame below was found in this island's own Commons category and its own title names the island. Captions are the file's title, so you can check the call.
Photographs, under Creative Commons: WL, CC BY-SA 3.0 WL, CC BY-SA 3.0 WL, CC BY-SA 3.0 WL, CC BY-SA 3.0 WL, CC BY-SA 3.0
What it protects
Seychelles warbler, Seychelles magpie-robin and Seychelles fody all hold populations here, along with breeding colonies of shearwaters, tropicbirds, noddies and white terns. Hawksbill turtles nest on the beach. Aldabra giant tortoises were brought in and have stayed.
Over two thousand native trees have been planted since 1995 and the introduced species taken out. The four villas exist to pay for that, which is a model several of the private islands here now follow.
Not Cousin
The neighbouring island, Cousin, is a public reserve run by Nature Seychelles and is visited on organised trips. Cousine, with the e, is private. The two are routinely confused, including by people selling trips.
How you arrive
By helicopter or boat from Praslin, arranged by the island. Access is for guests.
The sheet.
Checked 2 September 2026 against the sources named in our island file.
- Area
- 30 hectares
- West of Praslin
- 6 km
- A reserve since
- 1992
- Guest villas
- four
What people ask.
Can we visit Cousine?
Guests only. There are no day trips.
How do you get to Cousine?
By helicopter or boat from Praslin, arranged by the island. Access is for guests.
What we do arrange.
We do not sell islands, and most of these could not be sold to anybody. What we do arrange is everything that gets you to them and around them once you land.
Car hire, from €45 a day
Ten cars, no deposit, handed over at the airport, the jetty or your hotel.
Days out and excursions
Island tours, boat days, snorkelling and walks, with real ratings and free cancellation to twenty-four hours.
Airport transfers
A driver who watches your flight number and waits with your name on a board.
The terminal photograph above: Remi Jouan, CC BY-SA 3.0
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