Villa à Praslin, Seychelles, 1 200 m²

This extraordinary 8 bedroom luxury beachfront villa offers exclusive living on Praslin Island, in Seychelles. This property was built to extremely high specifications at the request of the current owner, and completed by one of the most reputable builder's in Seychelles. It has 75 metres of beach frontage facing Cousin and Cousine Islands, only a few few metres away from Lemuria Resort & Golf Course.

All of the 8 luxurious & spacious bedrooms are ensuite, as well as ocean facing with their own private terraces. 900 m2 makes up the ground floor, with the second floor providing a floor space of 300 m2.

The property is entirely walled in and provides complete privacy for its owners and any guests spending time indoors or outdoors enjoying the terraces, pool or the beach. The property was also conveniently designed with seperate 64 m2 quarters for a gardener/maid, who can live on the grounds and maintain the property and its gardens on a daily basis, even when an owner is away. Electricity to the property is provided through solar panels.

There is no home or villa like it on Praslin Island. If looking for the ultimate in luxury living with the added bonus of privacy and seclusion, this is the property for you. The best of both world's.

A LITTLE ABOUT PRASLIN ISLAND & GRAND ANSE

Praslin is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying 44 kilometres (27 miles) northeast of Mahé in the Somali Sea. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people with three main settlements of Baie Ste Anne, Anse Volbert & Grand Anse. It was named Isle de Palmes by explorer Lazare Picault in 1744. During that time it was used as a hideaway by pirates and Arab merchants. In 1768 it was renamed Praslin in honour of French diplomat César Gabriel de Choiseul, duc de Praslin.

It has substantial tracts of tropical forests with birds such as the endemic Seychelles bulbul and the Seychelles black parrot. The Vallée de Mai Nature Preserve, established in 1979, is known for the unique coco de mer and vanilla orchids. A large area in the south of the island has been designated as Praslin National Park and surrounding areas Important Bird Area. It has been reported that General Charles George Gordon of Khartoum (1833-1885) was convinced that Vallée de Mai was the Biblical "Garden of Eden".

Praslin is known as a tourist destination with several hotels and resorts, as well as a number of beaches such as Anse Lazio, Anse Georgette & Anse La Blague.

Praslin is home to the Prasin Island Airport, while surrounding islands include Curieuse Island, La Digue, Cousin Island, Cousine Island & Aride Island. There are a few near offshore islets including Round Island (0.193 km2) and Chauve Souris (0.007 km2), both of which have hotel accommodations.