Seychelles can be expensive, but day-to-day fees are modest. The Ste Anne Marine Park costs Rs 200, a one-day bus pass SCR 100 and trail fees Rs 100 to Rs 250. The big costs are hotels, from €120 a night in Victoria to €486 on Cerf Island, and boat trips at $84 to $158.
Seychelles is expensive where it counts most: beds and boats. The two hotels on our Mahé list that publish rates charge €120 to €486 a night, and a shared day trip to Moyenne costs $84 to $158 a person. The public charges are modest by comparison. Entry to the Ste Anne Marine Park is Rs 200, a full day of buses is SCR 100, and most trails cost Rs 100 to Rs 250.
We only list prices we could trace to a dated source. There’s no “average daily budget” on this page, because we found none we could verify.
Fees are in Seychelles rupees (SCR, written R or Rs). Tour prices are in US dollars as GetYourGuide showed them, retrieved in October 2026. Hotel and ferry prices are in euros as published.
| Item | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ste Anne Marine Park entry (non-resident, 12+) | Rs 200 per day | SPGA |
| Baie Ternay and Port Launay marine parks (one ticket) | Rs 200 | SPGA |
| Curieuse marine park (Praslin) | Rs 300 | SPGA |
| Copolia trail | Rs 100 | SPGA |
| Anse Major or Trois Frères trail | Rs 150 | SPGA |
| Morne Seychellois trail (licensed guide required) | Rs 250 | SPGA |
| National Botanical Garden, Victoria | Rs 250 | SPGA |
| SPTC visitor bus pass: 1 / 4 / 8 days | SCR 100 / 198 / 363 (€5 / €12 / €22 in SPTC’s own euro prices) | sptc.sc |
| Shared marine park day trips that land on Moyenne | $84 to $158 per person | GetYourGuide |
| Semi-submarine, 1 hour from Eden Island | $62 | GetYourGuide |
| Private Moyenne half day | $675 per group of up to 2 | GetYourGuide |
| Praslin and La Digue day trips from Mahé | $171 to $298 | GetYourGuide |
| Cat Cocos ferry, Mahé to Praslin, one way, economy | roughly €45 to €60 | Ferryscanner |
| Hotel Bel Air, Victoria | from €120 (twin) and €145 (double) a night | Official site |
| Cerf Island Resort, standard season | €415 to €486 a night for two, B&B, 15% VAT included | Official rates |
| Cerf Island Resort boat transfer (compulsory) | €30 per person return | Official rates |
| Takamaka rum tasting | SCR 175 | Takamaka |
| Tourism sustainability levy (from 1 Jan 2026) | SCR 75 or 100 per person per night, by hotel size | Tourism Department |
Hotel Bel Air’s homepage says its prices are “exclusive of” something, but the text is cut off. Ask what is added before you compare it with Cerf’s all-in rate.
| Item | Last published figure | Date and source |
|---|---|---|
| SPTC single bus fare | R10 with a card | September 2023, Seychelles Nation |
| Mahé taxi cap | R50 first km, R40 each extra km | May 2023, Cabinet decision reported by the Seychelles Nation |
| Travel authorisation, standard tier | €10 (Air Seychelles) or €10.90 (US State Department) | The two sources disagree; pay only on the official portal |
The single fare is not restated on SPTC’s site, and the government plans to cut it to six rupees by 2028. We found no taxi tariff newer than the last published cap (May 2023), so agree the fare with the driver before you get in.
Hotels. Of the 12 places to stay in our where to stay in Mahé guide, only two publish a nightly rate. Hotel Bel Air, with 8 rooms in Victoria, starts at €120 for a twin. Cerf Island Resort, inside the marine park, runs from €415 to €486 for two with breakfast, plus €30 a head for the boat. Those two figures bracket the range we could verify, and nothing in between has a published price we could check.
The levy. Since 1 January 2026 the Tourism Environmental Sustainability Levy is SCR 75 per person per night at hotels with 25 to 50 rooms, and SCR 100 at hotels with more than 50 rooms, on yachts and at island resorts. The hotel adds it. For two adults spending a week at a large hotel, that’s SCR 1,400. Small establishments no longer charge it.
Boat trips. The Moyenne tours on GetYourGuide run from $84 to $158 per person. The gap is mostly about what’s included. The $158 catamaran includes the Moyenne landing fee and a guided walk; the $84 glass-bottom boat asks you to pay the Moyenne trail fee on site. Our how to visit guide explains both charges.
Getting between islands. A one-way economy ferry to Praslin is roughly €45 to €60. If you’re only going for a day, an organised trip at $171 to $298 bundles the boat and, on some trips, an entry fee such as L’Union Estate or the Vallée de Mai.
Marine park fees are card only on site (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX or UnionPay), and SPTC buses are cashless. Taxis are the opposite: travel blogs say most drivers expect rupees in cash, though we found no official rule. Carry some rupees for taxis and a card for everything else.
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The cheapest and most-booked marine park day: glass-bottom boat from Eden Island, snorkelling, the Round and Long Island sandbank, a stop at Moyenne and a beach barbecue on Cerf.
from$84
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A budget glass-bottom boat day that pairs fish feeding and snorkelling with a 45-minute nature trail on Moyenne and a walk across the Round Island sandbank.
from$90
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A newer shared glass-bottom boat trip with lunch on Cerf, then an afternoon on Moyenne with time for the 45-minute island walk.
from$119
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A slower glass-bottom boat day built around snorkelling in the harbour and a barbecue lunch on the beach at Moyenne.
from$139
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Reef viewing from a semi-submersible, a snorkel, a buffet lunch with live music, then time ashore on Moyenne to find the tortoises and the old graves.
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A catamaran day in the marine park with snorkel stops, a Creole lunch and a guided walk among the tortoises on Moyenne, with the island landing fee already paid.
from$158
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Accommodation and boat trips are the expensive parts. The two hotels near the marine park with published rates charge from €120 to €486 a night, and shared Moyenne tours cost $84 to $158 per person (checked October 2026). Public fees are lower: Rs 200 for the marine park, SCR 100 for a day of unlimited buses, and Rs 100 to Rs 250 for most trails.
SPGA charges Rs 200 per non-resident aged 12 and over, per day (checked October 2026). Under-12s and residents with ID go free. On site you must pay by card, and you can buy tickets in advance at spga.gov.sc. Most tours include the fee. Moyenne also has its own landing fee, which some tours include and some don't, so check before you book.
The SPTC bus. A visitor pass costs SCR 100 for one day, SCR 198 for four days or SCR 363 for eight, with unlimited travel on standard services on Mahé and Praslin (sptc.sc, checked October 2026). Buses are cashless, so pay by card or app. They thin out after about 6.30 pm, which is when taxis become the fallback.
Cheaper ones exist, mostly small hotels and guesthouses. Hotel Bel Air in Victoria publishes rates from €120 a night for a twin room (October 2026), and the KOEK booking platform describes Le Chateau Bleu near the airport as an affordable transit hotel. Small establishments also stopped charging the tourism sustainability levy on 1 January 2026, which larger hotels add per person per night.
Yes, at most larger hotels. The Tourism Environmental Sustainability Levy is SCR 75 per person per night at hotels with 25 to 50 rooms and SCR 100 at hotels with more than 50 rooms, yachts and island resorts, from 1 January 2026. Small establishments, residents, crew and children aged 12 and under are exempt. The hotel collects it.
For a Moyenne or marine park day, stay on Eden Island: Eden Bleu Hotel is a short walk from the boats.
You visit Moyenne on a day boat trip from Victoria or Eden Island on Mahé.
Stay on Mahé if it's your first trip, your stay is short, or you want the Ste Anne Marine Park: the airport and the boats are there.
The best time to visit Seychelles is April to May or October to November.