Alums Only: Return to Seychelles April 1 - 11 2025
Alums Only: Return to Seychelles April 1 - 11 2025
Your SwimVacation will include:
• Ten days and nine nights aboard a fabulous sailing yacht
• All freshly prepared meals and drinks (including snacks and open bar).
• Guided swims in beautiful places (usually two per day)
• Stroke and Open Water Swimming technique clinics (optional)
• Access to all amenities aboard the yacht
Pricing & Payment
Please contact us for availability prior to booking
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Included in the per-person prices below: all meals and drinks, upscale accommodations on a private sailing yacht, 2 amazing swims per day, and all activities. Travel insurance is required.
Not included: optional gratuity for your SwimVacation crew (15-20% is customary).
This trip will have a maximum of 8 guests, and 3 SwimVacation guides.
Shared Split Stateroom – $8995 pp
Large Queen Stateroom Double Occupancy - $8995 pp
Large Queen Stateroom Single Occupancy - $13995 pp
Standard Queen Stateroom Double Occupancy - $8495 pp
Standard Queen Stateroom Single Occupancy - $13495 pp
Swims
All swims are guided, with at least two SwimVacation staff members swimming with the group, or one watching over us from a standup paddle board or dinghy. We do not race. We tour the underwater sites and have fun. You can go hard, or you can go easy. Elite swimmers will be offered longer swims. Tour locations change every day, depending on weather and the desires of our guests.
Swims are tailored to meet the needs of swimmers with different abilities. With only six swimming guests per trip, two small groups may be formed, and each group may create different goals. Ocean swimming is our passion, and it’s the focus of activity on your SwimVacation.
Swimming Clinics
The clear waters of the Seychelles will allow us to take videos of your stroke right in the open water during the first 2 days of your trip. On the second or third night we have a video review and collaborative stroke analysis. During the week we also cover open water swimming techniques such as safety, sighting and navigation, buoy turns, pack swimming and drafting and race strategy.
Accommodations
Our vessel will be a large upscale catamaran yacht available to us in the Seychelles. Each stateroom is bright and airy and enjoys en suite private bath.
Food & Beverage
Enjoy freshly prepared meals, three times daily. All trips have an open bar, which includes a large selection of beer, wine, liquor, and soft drinks. Water and snacks will be available before, during, and after your swims. Special dietary needs can be accommodated to a certain extent.
Activities
There are lots of possibilities for play in the Seychelles. Snorkeling, stand up paddle boarding, running, hiking, and napping are just a few.
Getting Here
Our trip begins on Tuesday, April 1 2025 at noon and ends on Friday, April 11 2025 at 900 am.
We will be leaving from and returning to Baie St. Anne Marina on the island of Praslin.
Your most efficient option for travel to our departure point is to fly roundtrip to Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) on the island of Mahé, spend as many days there as you like, then fly onwards to Praslin (PRI) with a short flight on Air Seychelles just before and just after our charter dates. There is also ferry service between Mahé and Praslin through Cat Cocos Fast Ferry.
As you plan your travel, remember to stay flexible, be open to adventure and have patience! We are happy to help you plan and book any and all portions of your journey.
Passport
A valid passport (with an expiration date not less than 6 months after your return is recommended) and a return ticket home is required for all trips to the Seychelles. If you do not have one or need to renew, start now.
Phone/Internet Service
Be sure to switch to an international plan before your trip, or get a Skype account. Our yacht may or may not have wifi throughout our journey.
Costs not covered by your charter / SwimVacation fee:
Ground Transportation and transfers
Gratuity.
At the end of your trip, please consider leaving a gratuity for your guides and boat crew. The customary amount is 15% to 20% of your fare, but this is completely up to you and how much you enjoyed your charter.
Insurance
All SwimVacation customers must be self insured for medical and repatriation costs, and for all activities you will pursue on your vacation. Many health insurance policies to not cover costs related to these activities. For the best rates and options, we recommend www.Insuremytrip.com.
Cancellation Policy. Should you decide to cancel your vacation, the following charges will apply: Cancellations 8 or more weeks prior to start date: retention of 50% of total fees plus handling fee of 3% of total fees; between 8 and 4 weeks: retention of 70% of total fees plus handling fee of 3% of total fees; less than 4 weeks: retention of 100% of total fees. Cancellation by Operator -All trips have a minimum number of 6 guests to run. SwimVacation reserves the right to cancel departures in cases where fewer than 6 guests have registered 12 weeks prior to the trip, or in cases of force majeure or the failure of third parties, including chartered vessels or leased properties, to honor their reservations. In all of these cases all payments received to date by SwimVacation will be refunded. SwimVacation is not responsible for expenses that are incurred in preparation for any cancelled trips, including third party online booking fees, airline tickets, or for costs that are incurred due to airline delays, flight cancellation, or illness.