Visit Cousin Island Special Reserve
Thinking of visiting Cousin? You should. This is why.
Carbon Neutral Cousin.
Cousin Island has an ongoing programme to reduce its carbon footprint
Turtle Season
During the 2012-13season, Cousin Island experienced the highest number of nesting female Hawksbill turtles in recent years despite a late start to the nesting season.

About Cousin Island Special Reserve

Previously a coconut plantation, Cousin Island was purchased by the International Council for Bird Protection (now BirdLife) in 1968.

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Visit Cousin Island Special Reserve

Thinking of visiting Cousin? You should. This is why. Up to 10,000 tourists visit Cousin Island each year

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Discover Cousin. The island that belongs to birds, humans are welcome

Looking around Cousin Island today, it is hard to believe that this vibrant and diverse island ecosystem was once a coconut plantation!

Aldabra giant tortoise (Photo: Martin Harvey)
Audubon's shearwater (Photo: Peter Chadwick)
Barred ground dove (Photo: Peter Chadwick)
Bridled tern (Photo: Alec Taylor)
Bronze eyed gecko (Photo: Nature Seychelles)
Common noddy (Photo: Martin Harvey)
Crab plover (Photo: Jeff Watson)
Ghost crab (Photo: Jeff Watson)
Greater frigatebird female (Photo: Peter Chadwick)
Green gecko (Photo: Henna Tanskanen)
Green turtle (Photo: Nature Seychelles)
Hawksbill turtle (Photo: Peter Chadwick)
Hermit crab (Photo: Nature Seychelles)
Lesser noddy (Photo: Jeff Watson)
Madagascar turtle dove (Photo: Peter Chadwick)
Moorhen (Photo: Dao Nguyen)
Ruddy turnstone (Photo: Peter Chadwick)
Seychelles black mud terrapin (Photo: Nature Seychelles)
Seychelles blue pigeon (Photo: Alec Taylor)
Seychelles fody (Photo: Martin Harvey)
Seychelles fruit bat (Dao Nguyen)
Seychelles giant millipede (Photo: Henna Tanskanen)
Seychelles magpie robin (Photo: Herve Chelle)
Seychelles sunbird (Photo: Jeff Watson)
Seychelles warbler (Photo: Martijn Hammers)
Wedge-tailed shearwater (Photo: Alec Taylor)
White-tailed tropicbird Photo: Jorge Fernandez)
White tern (Photo: Peter Chadwick)
Wright's skink (Photo: Glenn Jackway)
Seychelles skink (Photo: Peter Chadwick)

Meet the Cousin team

Cousin Island Special Reserve is run by a team of committed locals and expatriate staff

What others are saying

Comments from the Cousin Visitor book

"Gorgeous visit with great explanations, Thankyou." Nicole and Leon

"Really interesting tour, thank you Marcus, What a great project." Bev and Chris, UK

"Very good guiding, beautiful Island." Kamila, Jorsen, Simon and Samuel

"Very much enjoyed the guided tour, it is nice to visit places that remain somewhat wild." Michael and Mandy, USA

"Thank you for sharing your beautiful Island with us. It was lovely." Vanessa and Keith, UK

"Great to see Cousin and some of its inhabitants. Lovely tour." Sue, Cape Town, SA.

"You have done a great job preserving the birds and turtles. Thanks for making this kind of visit possible. Guides well organized and the info was excellent." Mary and Bart – Colorado – USA

Contacts

Meet us.
On Mahe - Nature Seychelles, Centre for Environment and Education Roche Caiman,
P.O. Box 1310,
Mahe, Seychelles
Tel: +248 4601100

On Cousin - Tel:+ 248 2718816
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