Alphonse Island launches new ‘Bush and Beach’ experience

A remote island and a safari have joined forces to create the perfect luxury experience in the Indian Ocean

Alphonse Island, one of the Indian Ocean’s most exclusive, pristine and remote island resorts, has joined with a luxury Masai Mara safari camp, Cottar’s Safari Service to create a unique Bush and Beach experience.

Guests can spend a week on the luxurious and breathtakingly beautiful Alphonse Island, sunbathing on white-sand beaches, snorkelling in the azure waters of the Indian Ocean amongst the Seychelles’ best coral reefs and exploring the island’s lush landscape. It feels wonderfully remote and romantic because this idyllic island is the only accommodation in the Alphonse atoll – which consists of three islands: Alphonse, St Francois and Bijoutier.

After a week on Alphonse Island, fly to Kenya’s Masai Mara, Africa’s most famous game reserve, for a three- or seven-night safari. Here, guests stay in beautiful, 1920’s vintage-style tented camps, and go on daily game drives in search of the Big Five.

The Bush and Beach Package starts from $15,805.00 per person for 10 nights, based on two people sharing, including:

Alphonse island

7-night package on full board basis in a Beach Bungalow
Water, tea and coffee
All soft drinks during activities
Including return charter flights from Mahé to Alphonse
All hotel amenities and non-motorized, land-based activities
Complimentary scheduled activities
Snorkelling equipment
Watersport equipment (stand up paddle boards and kayaks)
Fly-fishing rod and reel rental
WiFi in public areas
All taxes including VAT

Cottar’s 1920’s Safari Camp

3- or 7-night package on full board basis
Water, tea and coffee
Cottar’s private airstrip and Keekorok airstrip transfers
Local drinks – soft drinks, house wines, beers and select spirits
Laundry services
Safari activities, including shared day/night drives and bush walks/runs
Transfer to cultural visits
All taxes including VAT
Including return flights from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport to Cottar’s, but excluding flights between Mahé and Nairobi.

Alphonse Island has 22 beach bungalows and five beach suites and is located 400km from the mainland of Mahe, in the Seychelles. Cottar’s 1920s camp has 10 luxury canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms, 1km from the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya.