Fregate Island Private is a wildly beautiful island hideaway, dedicated to the restoration of a rare habitat. It offers a completely private experience with understand luxury and an all-inclusive ethos for the best relaxation. With over 11km of rainforest trails and seven private beaches, everyone can find seclusion. Service is exclusive for each villa with your dedicated Private Assistant to arrange wildlife exploration, watersports and dining anwhere on the island, blending bespoke hospitality with untamed scenery. This pearl in the middle of the Indian Ocean is the size of Monaco but with just 16 Pool Residences it is preserving the private experience. Fregate Island Private is unique on this planet and their objective is to be the most sustainable island in the world. They are currently bottling the island's own pure water and harvesting 70% of all menu ingredients; vegetables, fruit and spices grow abundantly on the island.
Location
Fregate Island Private is located 4° south of the equator in the Seychelles. Set on a 2.19 square kilometer is a private island in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 islands, known for its clear turquoise seas fringed by green rainforests. Fregate Island Private is a paradise of natural beauty, with seven pristine beaches, variously voted the best in the world. It is a sanctuary for some of nature's rarest flora and fauna including the Magpie Robin, baby turtles, giant Aldabra tortoises, the glorious Wrights Gardenia and coco de mer palms, while reefs abound with colourful sea life. Lying just four degrees south of the equator, this is a glorious destination any time of the year.
Accommodation
Eco-luxury defines the 16 Pool Residences and a genuine sense of seclusion. The villas are constructed from native mahogany, interiors have polished wood floors, ylang ylang palm ceilings, an outdoor shower and soft muslin billowing around four poster beds. The spacious pool deck has a dining palapa overlooking the sea and a day bed for shady relaxation. An infinity pool merges with the blue horizon and the lush tropical greenery. Each villa has a buggy for touring the island and is attended to by a Private Assistant to arrange your dining, spa and exploration. All villas at Fregate Island Private is furnished with a luxurious terrace, large private infinity pool and a Jacuzzi. Fregate Island Private have a total of 13 Private Pool Villas, 3 Private Pool Twin Villa and the Banyan Hill Estate.
Highlights
Lie back and let nature entertain you as giant tortoises continue on their progress, scarlet fodies dance over breakfast linen and fruit bats glide through the blue skies. Or fill every moment with island activities; round the island races on hobie cats, diving, fishing and exploring 11km of forest trails teaming with indigenous wildlife, or fine dining anywhere on our island.
An intrinsic part of this hideaway experience is Fregate Dining Private in which your Private Assistant will set up a linen table cloth literally anywhere on the island. Anticipate breakfast in a rainforest tree house, sashimi lunch on the sea, tea on the clifftops or a torchlit dinner on a private sandy beach. Choose between the bar, beach restaurant and Fregate House to dine in an understated style. The sustainable farm-to-table concept means 70% of fresh ingredients are harvested from the island's garden and surrounding sea.
The Rock Spa is a cool and shady sanctuary where the giant tortoises roam peacefully. The teak house is on a granite hilltop, with an infinity pool and views across the rainforest canopy to the Indian Ocean. Natural treatments are delivered with gentle professionalism using a bespoke line of Rock Spa products. Guests can even collect their own fresh beauty ingredients in the gardens. Every guest is invited to a complimentary morning yoga ritual and spa treatment to help them attune to the island's relaxing rhythm.
As for the activities at Fregate Island Private, resident environmentalists offer guided nature walks through 11km of trails to spot rare flora and curious birds; night safaris reveal an extraordinary luminous anthropod or hatching turtles. The Castaway Club has many adventures for children tracing the island's Pirate history. Four boats are at our guests' disposal for superb diving, snorkeling or island hopping and a choice between complimentary water sports isoffered to all our guests. Fregate Island has a unique proximity to the Drop Off, where the ocean is over a thousand meters deep which allows a spectacular deep sea fishing experience.