Birds and tortoises welcome you, the song of the Magpie Robin enchants you and the ever curious skinks sit quietly awaiting a crumb to fall from your table...

Enjoy nature orientated activities like walks, snorkelling trips or night safaris guided by our dedicated conservation staff who will enlighten you in the conservation work and wildlife found on Cousine. Cousine Island can only be reached by helicopter and it is this seclusion that makes it such an attractive haven for people wanting absolute privacy.

The island is 25 hectares (62 acres) in size; approximately 1.4km in length, 800m in width and is 100% dedicated to the preservation of the Seychelles environment.

The vegetation consists of 95% endemic plants and is home to more than 7 land birds (Seychelles Magpie Robin, Seychelles White-eye, Seychelles Brush Warbler, Seychelles Fody/Tok Tok, Madagascan Fody, Seychelles Turtle Dove and the Seychelles Blue Pigeon) and 9 breeding seabirds (Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Audobon Shearwater, Brown Noddy, Lessor Noddy, Sooty Tern, Fairy Tern, Bridal Tern, White-tailed Tropic Bird, Red-tailed tropic bird) as well as a variety of migratory birds the remaining 5% of vegetation is made up of indigenous fruit trees and vegetable plants which is used as a food source for the staff and guests. Fruit bats feed on the Ficus trees and the island's undergrowth is home to a variety of insects, lizards and gecko's.

Migratory birds consider Cousine home during 6 months of the year. Hawksbill Turtles come ashore to nest and Green Turtles, rare to the Seychelles, nest occasionally throughout the year. Cousine Island is one of the few islands in the Seychelles to be completely free of alien mammals.

Hotel Accommodation
The four exclusive island villas are situated just a few metres from the beach and well spaced from each other, affording maximum privacy and seclusion along with the highest level of luxury. Cousine Island Resort and Spa is an intimate resort, catering to a maximum of eight people, the perfect destination for travellers seeking an escape from the crowds, but where luxury and service is never compromised.

THE VILLA
The large bedroom opens up onto the beach allowing you to breathe the fresh sea air and to enjoy the magical view as the sun rises and sets.

The spacious bathroom has a twin shower with twin vanity and Jacuzzi bath. Luxurious Ligne St Barth products with exotic tropical scents have been specially selected to allow you to relax and indulge, candle light ensures that your bath is not just a necessity but a longed for occasion.

The lounge and dining area has been furnished to ensure maximum homely comforts. Satellite television, DVD player, Ipod docking station and international dial telephone ensure that you can still get in touch with the outside world.

Each Villa can accommodate 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child. Children are accepted upon the managements discretion.

Hotel Restaurants and Bars
THE PAVILION
The Pavillion has an open-air dining area with lounge area and the Gecko Bar. All products and ingredients used in the prepartion of meals are sourced locally. Fresh fish is bought from the local fisherman on Praslin or Mahe. Although the island grow a lot of their own fruits and herbs some are brought from local farmers.

The chef uses Creole, Asian and Western influence in his cooking to create unique mouthwatering dishes.

On Cousine there is no menu, the chefs discuss each meal and dish personally with guests ensuring that meals are prepared to order.

Hotel Activities and Entertainment
THE PAVILION
Located next to the Pavilion there is a library & broadband internet access plus a fresh water swimming pool. The Gecko bar leads off from the Pavillion giving you a breathtaking view of the Blue Ocean and lush green neighbouring islands.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Turtles and other marine life offer a magnificent experience of a different world. While snorkeling or diving, their images will leave everlasting impressions.

For the adventurous a variety of fishing experiences can be aranged. Whether it is traditional fishing or deep sea fishing, you are sure to bring a trophy home which the chef will turn into the most scrumptious feast.

Excursions the surrounding islands can also be arranged. The most intriguing aspect about the Seychelles islands is that every single one is different and unique in its own way, each with their own history, mystery and story to tell.

Hotel Children Information
Children are accepted upon the managements discretion.

Hotel Additional Guest Services
SPA
Relax and unwind in the Beach House Wellness Retreat featuring the exclusive Ligne St Barth product range. You will be taken on a sensory journey that will leave you tingling with delight from head to toe. Enjoy the homemade ginger and peppermint tea on the verandah overlooking the ocean.

TROPICAL SPA PACKAGE
The above package is available for stays between 1st Nov - 23 December and include

* St Barth Flammands Spa menu.
* Picnic-lunch on the beach.
* BBQ dinner with bon-fire on the beach.
Stay 4 nights, pay for 3 nights
Offer includes:
*Full board
*All soft drinks, mineral water and alcoholic beverages.
* Reserve wine and champagne extra.
* Based on 4 nights stays only.
* Creole buffet dinner experience in the Pavillion.
* Guided snorkeling, nature walk and shore fishing experience.

Transfer to Hotel
Cousine Island is reached via helicopter from the main island of Mahe.

Hotel Local Attractions
CONSERVATION POLICY
On the island, conservation remains the overall priority. Cousine contributes directly to the regions' biodiversity conservation and is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the most ecologically important private islands in the world.

The luxury, truly eco-friendly model upon which the island's philosophy is based is unique, The island believe that eco-tourism is not about sitting and watching but rather that it should involve direct and tangible benefit to the resource, the very same resource that provides much of the reason for being there. The four exclusive private Villas ensure that the human impact is strictly controlled and minimized.

Advocacy and educational programs initiated and co-funded by Cousine allow the dissemination of the best management practice to other islands and ecological managers in the region and beyond. Cousine was involved in the construction and management of the 'Island Conservation Centre' on neighbouring Praslin Island. This centre allows environmental education of local people and school groups, as well as international visitors to the region and it provides a focus for all environmental and ecological work in the area. The Island's ecologists are also consulting to national and international groups on a wide range at this level and again this is testament to how seriously Cousine's own management treats the issue of conservation.

Guests are invited to participate with the conservation work on the island to whatever extent they feel most comfortable. This can take many forms, from the simple but important act of the planting of a tree from the island's nursery of endemic species, to assisting the island ecologists with the monitoring of critically endangered marine turtles or by simply relaxing on the beach and enjoying the natural surroundings. Guests always leave Cousine with a deeper knowledge of environmental issues than they had when they arrived. Even if guests choose not to be involved at all, they are still supporting the ongoing conservation and restoration programs by simply visiting Cousine Island!