# Day trips from Seychelles

> Home base is Mahé. Genuine day-trip range is Praslin (Cat Cocos ferry ~1h15, or Air Seychelles 20-min hop, ~19 flights/day) and La Digue (Cat Cocos direct ~70 min weekend fast service, or ~1h45 via Praslin then a 15-min inter-island ferry hop; no scheduled fixed-wing service to La Digue). Nothing international is same-day-returnable — Mauritius is ~1h50 by air, Madagascar/Zanzibar/Comoros all further — so unlike other Rockhopping locations there is no neighbouring country to draw events from. July-August also falls between Seychelles' two big festival peaks (Carnaval International de Victoria in April, Festival Kreol in October, both on Mahé anyway and so excluded as home-island events), which keeps this shortlist short but genuine.

Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/seychelles/day-trips  
Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions.

- **The Seychelles Challenge (sailing regatta)** — Fleet races hop daily between Mahé, Praslin, Curieuse and La Digue; finishes off Anse Lazio (Praslin, Jul 6) and outside La Digue harbour (Jul 8), with a free exploration day on La Digue Jul 9, SC · 2026-07-04 to 2026-07-11 · ~20 min flight + 15 min ferry to La Digue (~45 min door-to-door); ~1h15 ferry direct Mahé–Praslin each way
  A proper ocean-racing fleet island-hopping between the two prettiest anchorages in the Indian Ocean, finishing right off the beach you're already on
  Getting there: Fly Mahé–Praslin 20 min (Air Seychelles) or Cat Cocos ferry ~1h15; reach La Digue with a further 15-min inter-island ferry hop from Praslin, or the direct Cat Cocos service from Mahé
  https://seychelleschallenge.com/race-details/
- **Lafet La Digue (La Digue Festival / Feast of the Assumption)** — La Digue, SC · 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-16 · ~1h15–1h45 each way
  A whole fishing-village island given over to a solemn church procession by day, then coconut-peeling contests, séga dancing and beach parties by night — the most authentic Creole festival you can reach without booking a hotel
  Getting there: Cat Cocos ferry Mahé–La Digue, ~70 min direct on the weekend fast service or ~1h45 via Praslin; no scheduled flight to La Digue
  https://voyagesafriq.com/2025/08/15/seychelles-marks-feast-of-the-assumption-with-vibrant-lafet-la-digue-celebrations/
- **Hunt Deltel Cup (kitesurf slalom racing, Cup A / Cup B)** — Grand Anse, Praslin, SC · 2026-07 to 2026-08 (exact race days not yet published) · ~20 min flight + 15 min taxi, or ~1h15 ferry + 15 min taxi each way
  Free entertainment on one of Praslin's best beaches — a fleet of racing kites slaloming across a huge lagoon, no admission fee
  Getting there: Fly or ferry Mahé–Praslin (as above), then a short taxi/bus to Grand Anse on Praslin's west coast
  https://huntdeltel.com/2026/05/hunt-deltel-supports-seychelles-kitesurfing/