How to Get to the Sainte Anne Marine Park
How to get to the St Anne Marine Park: by boat from Mahe, 10 minutes from Victoria in SPGA's words. Where each boat leaves from, and which pick you up.
You get to the Sainte Anne Marine Park by boat from Mahe. The Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority (SPGA), which runs the St Anne Marine Park, puts it about 5 km from Mahe and a 10-minute boat ride from Victoria, and visits are arranged through tour operators and boat charters. Most full days pick you up at your hotel; the shorter trips start from Eden Island. Footprint Charter’s Mahe Island: St. Anne Marine Park Semiprivate Snorkeling Trip, from $177 per adult, two adults minimum (checked November 2026), starts from Eden Island with no pickup stated, while Vision Voyages DMC's reef safari, from $160 per adult (checked November 2026), includes pickup and drop-off.
The calendar above is the snorkelling trip: 9:00 AM or 1:00 PM from The Boardwalk Bar & Grill on Eden Island, no pickup stated.
Where the boats leave from
SPGA leaves visits to tour operators and boat charters, so you go with a boat day or a charter, and the departure point depends on the boat.
| Boat day | Where it starts | Pickup |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Voyages DMC, reef safari | Not named; you are collected | Included, from the pickup areas on the booking page |
| Mae Guide, glass-bottom boat day | Eden Island Marina, next to the semi-submarine | Free in the north of Mahe; EUR 40 on site from the south, west and east |
| SEY AMA, glass-bottom boat and kayak | Eden Island marina jetty, boarding 9:45 AM | Hotel pickup in the north of Mahe |
| Semi-Sub Seychelles, semi-submarine | Eden Island | None |
| Clear Boat Seychelles, clear boat | Eden Island Marina; arrive 15 minutes early | None |
| Footprint Charter, snorkelling trip | Eden Island, The Boardwalk Bar & Grill | None stated |
| Footprint Charter, private half day | Marine Charter, Victoria | None |
| Creole Travel Services, catamaran cruise | Not named; you are collected | From 8 pickup locations |
GetYourGuide listings, checked November 2026.
Dolphin Nemo Charter’s glass-bottom boat day meets guests without pickup at the waterside building on Eden Island at 10:00 AM, and Island Style Boat Charters’ private boat at the pontoon in front of the Semi-Sub Pub & Cafe on Eden Island Marina (checked November 2026).
Eden Island lies on Mahe’s east coast south of Victoria and is reached over a bridge. Mae Guide's guests can drive there, with parking at Eden Island, or come by bus. Each boat sets its own start time.
Pickup: confirm it the day before
Pickup is where the reviews of these boat days go wrong most often. On the reef safari, a family waited an hour in May 2025 before a private car came, and a reviewer was never collected in October 2023. On Mae Guide's day, reviewers in November 2026 were collected an hour and a half late (7 November) or never told the time and cancelled (8 November). Mae Guide contacts guests by WhatsApp on the day before; Vision Voyages DMC’s glass-bottom day sends the pickup time by email.
So: check your booking for the pickup time the day before, reply to the operator’s message, and wait where the driver can see you. One reef safari reviewer waited inside her hotel’s reception while the coach stood outside (July 2025).
Check the snorkelling trip from Eden Island
From a cruise ship
If you arrive by cruise ship in Victoria, the shorter trips from Eden Island fit a port day most easily. A reviewer of Mae Guide's day in April 2026 had a confirmed pickup two minutes’ walk from the cruise terminal; it never came, and the taxi cost USD 20. Leave margin for the return to the ship, since none of these listings is built around ship times.
Where to stay for the boat
The full days pick up across Mahe, but some only in the north. Where to stay on Mahe has room searches by area, and which Sainte Anne Marine Park tour compares the boats themselves.
Meet at Eden Island
Footprint Charter's snorkelling trip starts at The Boardwalk Bar & Grill on Eden Island, at 9:00 AM or 1:00 PM. No pickup is stated.
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