The Farquhar Group belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles, lying in the southwest of the island nation, more than 700 kilometres southwest the capital, Victoria, on Mahé Island. The total land area of all islands in the group is less than 11 km², but the total area of the atolls measures about 370km².
The Farquhar Group lies over 750km to the southwest of Mahe, 350km northeast of Madagascar. It is comprised of two stunnning atolls, Providence to the north and Farquhar to the south, with a total land area of less than 11 square kilometres.
The only airstrip is on North Island in the Farquhar Atoll and there are small permanent settlements both here and on Providence Island. At present there is no accommodation, although we have been tipped off that one of the leading safari lodge owners has been granted the right to construct an extremely high end lodge on the Farquhar Atoll.
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The Farquhar Atoll comprises the islands Ile du Nord, Ile du Sud, Manaha Nord, Manaha Milieu, Manaha Sud, Goëlettes, Lapin, Ile du Milieu, Depose and Bancs de Sable. This group lies a little over 700km from Mahé and is made up of the atolls of Farquhar and Providence together with the island of St Pierre. Beautiful lagoons within the atolls offer secure anchorages from the sometimes-stormy seas that surround them. There is no accommodation on the islands of the Farquhar Group. Farquhar, Seychelles’ most southerly outpost, has an airstrip and is serviced by aircraft from Mahé on a charter basis.
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The Providence Atoll comprises of the islands of Providence, St Pierre and Cerf Island. Providence Atoll occupies an extensive bank of shallow water well known for its profusion of fish. Cerf Island, a true coconut island with an almost cartoon-like fringe of green palms, lies at the southern end of the Providence bank. St. Pierre, some 32km west of Providence, is a small, raised coral island occupying its own small submarine bank and is a popular roost and breeding site for sea-birds.
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