Curieuse Island, Seychelles
Curieuse Island lies about 2 km off the northeast coast of Praslin in the Seychelles Inner Islands and forms Curieuse Marine National Park (designated 1979). More about Curieuse Island →
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About Curieuse Island
Curieuse Island lies about 2 km off the northeast coast of Praslin in the Seychelles Inner Islands and forms Curieuse Marine National Park (designated 1979). The island is known for its distinctive red earth, free-roaming Aldabra giant tortoises at the Baie Laraie sanctuary, mangrove boardwalks, and wild coco de mer palms shared only with Praslin.
It was briefly a leprosy colony in the colonial period; the restored Doctor's House and ranger facilities remain near the main visitor beach. Small-ship and expedition lines call here for guided walks, beach time and snorkelling rather than a built-up town. Check the ship schedule and your line’s landing plan for how guests go ashore on a given sailing.
- Climate
- Tropical maritime climate (Seychelles Meteorological Authority Climate Guide for the granitic Inner Islands): a rainy season under the northwest monsoon roughly December–March, peaking around January with humid, showery weather and frequent sunny breaks; a drier, windier period under the southeast trades from about May through October, with May among the sunniest months and June typically light, short-lived rain. April and October–November are monsoon-transition periods with lighter, more variable winds. Wording is SMA national / Inner Islands qualitative guidance. No Curieuse station normals are cited; Praslin-zone outlook figures are not used as island-local Curieuse climate.
- Time zone
- Seychelles Time
- Currency
- Seychelles Rupee (SCR)