NORTH ISLAND – DISCERNING CASTAWAYS ANCHOR HERE
NORTH ISLAND
True tranquillity, as nature intended:
The number one choice for the Seychelles! North Island guarantees you a magical Robinson Crusoe mood and memories. Long-uninhabited, this stunningly beautiful and private granite island (20 minutes by helicopter from Mahé) offers its privileged guests exclusive luxury and a sense of true Zen ‘barefoot living’ – with the bonus of superb snorkelling and diving. The island is also the protected habitat of such species as turtles, corals and reef fish, and a resident ecologist can acquaint guests further. The place where discerning castaways anchor, simplicity and style unite and no news or sense of time exists!
North Island Main Pool
The Villas:
Eleven villas individually designed and beautifully integrated into the natural granite boulders, on the edge of a magnificent white sand beach, all enjoying butler service. Each villa, measuring 450 square metres, has an air-conditioned master bedroom enjoying all-round vistas, an impressive open-air bathroom area with sunken bath and shower with views, semi open-air living area (with protective blinds!) also with wide views, second air-conditioned bedroom/study, a private garden and large handcrafted wooden deck with freshwater rock pool and sala pavilion.
North Island Villa Pool
Dining & Cuisine:
Besides its exceptional beauty, North Island has long been renowned for its fertility and also for the richness of the fishing grounds wherein it nestles. It is not surprising therefore, that North Island’s lodge should draw upon these exceptional natural resources. The cuisine is based on the very finest natural products lovingly prepared in a sumptuous array of exotic dishes.
The cuisine of North Island is based on the diversity and cultural influences which, in part, made up the Seychellois Creole flavour. Culinary aspects of Seychelles, France and southern Indian spices are combined with the organic resources of North Island and the abundance on offer from the Indian Ocean. Balanced together with simplicity, expect a feast that will awaken all of your senses.
There is a “no menu” concept of dining on North Island and the chef, Troy Smith, speaks to each guest, explains the North Island cuisine concept, finds out personal food preferences and then develops the menus daily around this information.
North Island Bar
You are promised a memorable culinary experience, complemented by an impressive cellar with some of the world’s great wines and Champagnes.
Wellness Centre:
North Island Spa is a place of extreme natural beauty and timelessness and it is an experience of luxury and surrender. It is unencumbered, uninhibited, in touch, in tune, at ease and at peace.
Over and above the standard treatments, North Island Spa specialise in designing personalised holistic treatments to rejuvenate the body, mind and soul. On arrival at North Island, once you have settled into your villa, the spa therapists will be available for an individual consultation aimed at personalising treatments to suit your needs. Design treatments that relieve stress, that are suited to after-exercise, that detoxify, cleanse and purify, that refresh and rejuvenate and those that provide finishing touches before leaving North Island.
Activities:
The activities on offer on North Island are designed to give guests the opportunity to enjoy the island and its magic either under guidance from one of the hosts, or to give you the complete freedom to move around the island at your own pace, either on foot, on mountain bikes or by Island Buggie. These activities will have a minimal impact on the environment whilst providing the thrill and enjoyment of entertainment and exercise.
North Island Picnic
Scuba diving:
Seychelles forms part of the world’s longest coral reef system and has some of the world’s best scuba diving sites. Numerous dive sites have been identified around North Island and its nearest neighbour Silhouette Island. Enjoy a thrilling guided scuba experience; dive masters and instructors are not only experts in scuba practices but also in the underwater universe. PADI Open Water dive courses are offered while on the island. The Dive Centre is fully equipped with the latest BCDs, regulators, wetsuits, fins and masks. Guests wishing to dive need not bring their own hard or soft gear.
If you yearn to stop the world and escape to a stunningly stylish hideaway where clocks, newspapers and supermarkets will all seem like a distant and forgotten dream – then here is your journey’s end. North Island – true tranquillity, as nature intended!
North Island Spa
