The Best Spa Hotels and Wellness Retreats in the Seychelles

Just meditating among the giant granite boulders or on a sliver of perfect beach on the private island of Félicité is enough to slow your heart rate and restore your spirit. But time at the resort’s signature Six Senses Spa will move you to another level, with five treatment villas specialising in Seychellois and African-inspired scrubs, wraps and massages, and a yoga pavilion built on the rocks amid lush foliage.

There’s no way you can leave this Seychelles spa resort without a glow that comes from sunshine and well-being. When you’re not walking the silky sands of Praslin Island, swimming in the boundless blue sea, playing golf at the only 18-hole championship course in the Seychelles or savouring fresh island fare, you can indulge in treatments at the Constance Lemuria Spa. Signature products celebrate Indian Ocean flora, from deep-cleansing gels with pineapple and papaya extract, to hydrating cream with coconut milk and ylang-ylang oil.

Swimming in crystal-clear water at a secluded beach or lounging at the infinity pool of your villa (one of just 10 on this pristine private island) are next-level ways to unwind. Enhance the effect at the mountain-top spa, with a muscled-up gym and yoga pavilion above the extraordinary view, and a range of age-old nourishing and rejuvenating treatments drawn from island and Asian traditions.

Walking the powdery sands and swimming in the iridescent waters of Anse Takamaka, one of the top beaches in the world, will retune your mind and body. If you fancy some additional self-care, Raffles provides it in style, with a 24-hour fitness centre, sensational spa swimming pool, sauna and jacuzzi, and 12 treatment pavilions overlooking the indigo ocean.

The natural stone walls of the villas at this private retreat on La Digue island create a sense of calm grounded in nature on this unspoilt stretch of coastline. The Eden Rock Spa and Wellness Centre cultivates it further, with its own range of wellness products, Nourished by Nature, infused with the heady aroma of ylang-ylang oil. Go for a package, and be steamed, polished and pummelled to perfection with a four-hands massage by two obliging therapists.

The unwinding starts the instant you drop your bags in your sophisticated suite with its own climate control (this is the Savoy, after all) and wander from your private terrace to the pale sands of Beau Vallon beach. The crescendo comes at the spa; try the heavenly indulgence of a coconut foot scrub with Seychelles pure-white sand, a warm bath in coconut oil and vanilla and an 80-minute massage with coconut-leaf oil.

Take time from strolling the beaches of your own private island, swimming, snorkelling and diving, to climb the rough-hewn stone steps to the Hilton’s Eforea Spa in the rainforest. Here, in glass-walled rooms that bring the green glow in, you will be treated to a range of rubs, wraps and massages.

How better to destress than by hiking to the summit of Mount Kempinski for spectacular views of the island of Mahé, or swimming lengths of an Olympic-size pool at the heart of this quietly stylish resort? There’s only one way: visiting the unassuming award-winning thatch-and-wood spa below the striking Baie Lazare granite rock formation, and being pampered with the locally produced Kokos (Creole for coconut) range developed from Seychellois palm fruit.

Start your day on this tiny private coral island with a yoga session on the airstrip, before snorkelling and diving to a dramatic maze of caves in a sheer drop-off. Later, wend your way to the spa, where five sun-bleached wooden suites open to the elements, for treatments with the sustainable organic skincare range Terres d’Afrique. Take part in a sensory connection ritual before heading back for a private dinner in your villa.

Wellness at this intimate boutique resort on three kilometres of fine ivory sand of Beau Vallon Beach begins with the natural coral reef 50m (165ft) out, which creates the ultimate water playground for swimming, snorkelling and kayaking. The Sesel Spa, with panoramic mountain views, has treatment rooms named after the seven essential oils used in the chakra-balancing treatments you will receive while chilling to soothing water sounds.

Secluded in tropical gardens above pristine Anse Lazio Beach on Praslin island, this exclusive little hotel will coax you into shape, whether you head for one of the two swimming pools or the big blue sea. The adults-only Black Parrot suites have a pool of their own and quieter vibe, for those in search of peace. When you’re not swimming, canoeing and paddleboarding, indulge in a massage at the Waterfront Spa.