Anse Soleil beach
Anse Soleil is a beach, called "Sunny", located in a small stony bay on southwestern coast of Mahe Island. Anse Soleil can be reached by bus or car. The bus stop is 200m from the beach. Also there is a small car park.
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Beach description
The beach is 200m long and 20m wide is covered with fine white sand. The descent into water is smooth and the sea bottom is sandy mixed with pebbles. It's deep during the tides. And almost always high waves seen. There is no infrastructure. Umbrellas, sunbeds and snorkeling equipment is better to take with. Near the beach there are shops, cafes and restaurants. There are several beach hotels.
The beach is quite popular, but anyway there are not so many visitors. Here rest hotel guests, surfers and snorkelers. Tourists often do picnics. But swimming lovers should be careful.
When is it better to go
The Seychelles archipelago is located in the subequatorial climatic zone, which is characterized by stable sunny weather with little rainfall, without cyclones and sudden changes in daily and seasonal temperatures. The heat characteristic of the equator is tempered by the Indian Ocean. Air temperature ranges from + 27-33 °C.
- From December to April, the northeastern monsoons dominate the Seychelles. It is quite hot and humid, with heavy rains. Air temperature reaches a maximum. Water in the ocean warms up to + 30 °C.
- From June to October, the islands are in the grip of southeast monsoons. Humidity decreases significantly, the temperature is + 27-29 °C.
- The best time for swimming, diving, snorkeling is October and November, as well as the period from February to May.
- For surfing and sailing, it is advisable to set out from October to March.