Renowned for its stunning beaches, turquoise water and unique granite rock formations, the Seychelles is truly one of the most stunning places in the world.

I was lucky enough to visit and photograph the islands of Mahe, Praslin and La Digue over two weeks – a truly memorable experience.

Here are the best photo locations that I visited on my trip and some information to help you get the most out of your trip.

As a disclaimer, this is not a complete list of photo locations in the Seychelles. There are plenty of other islands and locations to visit – this is just my experience on my visit.

1) Grand Anse

Located on the island of La Digue, I really enjoyed visiting this beach and visited it several times during my time on the island.

This is a fantastic beach to visit at sunrise as it’s one of the few beaches on the island that looks out to the east. It means you’ll get some beautiful light shining on the beach during the golden hour.

I found the southern end of the beach to be particularly beautiful as it had some really interesting rock formations and enjoyed capturing the motion of the waves.

2) Anse Source d’Argent

Arguably the most known beach in the Seychelles and for good reason – it is stunning!

I visited this beach on several occasions and each time, I captured something new.

I didn’t visit the beach during sunrise as most of the beach would be in the shade during this time. For sunset however, this location is perfect.

During my visit, the tide was quite high at sunset which made for some dramatic images as the waves crashed in.

One piece of advice would be to check the tide time as this may affect access to certain areas of the beach and influence your shooting style.

I cover plenty more of Anse Source d’Argent in my vlog from the island of La Digue.

3) Anse Lazio

Located on the island of Praslin, this is another well-known and popular beach.

This was one of my favourite locations on the trip as there are plenty of areas to explore and is very easy to get to.

Towards the northern end of the beach, you are somewhat limited with compositions and during sunset it may be busy.

I preferred the southern end of the beach which has lots of small coves to explore and much more opportunity to be creative with the camera.

Again, your photography may be limited by the tide time here.

4) Anse Boudin

Another one located on the island of Praslin. I struggled slightly to find suitable sunrise locations on Praslin but I found this one worked relatively well.

It’s quite a small beach here and it can be a bit tricky to manoeuvre between the rocks, but it’s well worth it.

You won’t really find much of a sandy beach here but the rocks are very dramatic.

I got pretty lucky one morning with some beautiful colours in the sky.

I cover much more in my video from the island of Praslin.

5) Anse Palate

This is a fantastic small beach on the island of La Digue.

I found this was a great location to photograph at sunrise as the time of year I was there, the sun was just about visible from the beach as it rose.

I found lots of great angles of the interesting rock formations here and is a great place to get creative with the camera.

One piece of advice would be to visit this location during or after a high tide as it’ll wash away the many footprints, leaving you with a smooth beach.

I was lucky with some stormy weather out at sea during sunrise which made for some spectacular light.

6) Anse Takamaka

Located on the south side of Mahe, this was a nice beach to visit with the relatively calm water and ease of access.

Located on the south end of the beach, there’s not too much to photograph as there are quite a few buildings. I found much more photographic opportunity at the northern end.

This was my last sunset of the trip and boy was it a good one!

See more from Mahe in my video.

7) Anse Baie Lazare

Not the most photogenic beach in the Seychelles but certainly a good option if you’re short on locations in Mahe.

There’s a collection of giant rocks, called Roche Copra on Google Maps, which is probably the best area to explore with the camera.

The good thing about this location is the surrounding area is quite mountainous so that often works as a nice backdrop.

When I visited, I was able to capture the waves crashing against the rocks, with a nice backdrop of the beach and hillside.

8) Anse Royale

I saw the odd image of this beach before my trip and I was drawn to the dramatic rock seemingly rising from the ground.

The palm trees overhang parts of the beach here as well which makes for a stereotypical tropical beach scene.

I explored other parts of the beach here but I couldn’t really another captivating scene.

For the time of year that I visited the Seychelles, sunrise was perfect. I used various apps to work out the position of the sun as it rose so I could position myself perfectly to capture a sunstar.

The image below doesn’t really show the scale of the rock however.

9) Petite Anse Lazio

I’ll caveat this one by saying it’s not easy to access this beach. It involves a walk over rocks and through a thick forest, following an unmarked path.

I would suggest using a tracking app like Gaia GPS so you can follow your route back as it can be quite tricky to follow the path back, particularly if daylight is fading.

I believe there are local guides that offer a service to take you, if you feel a little unsure.

It’s well worth the effort however. It’s one of the most beautiful and secluded beach I’ve ever been to.

The beach here is very small, maybe 20 metres wide but there are lots of angles to capture with the camera.

Thank You

Thanks for viewing. I hope you found this article helpful and inspired you on your adventure to the Seychelles. Feel free to comment on this article or drop me a message on social media if you have any further questions.

As I mentioned in the opening part of the article, there is a lot more to photograph in the Seychelles and this is simply my personal experience.