Silhouette Island

Editorial profile. This island is not our listing. It is profiled from public record. Figures and status reflect the sources below at time of writing and may have changed. Sources: public listings.

Is Silhouette Island for sale, and how much does it cost?

Silhouette Island is a 4965 acres resort / operating business private island in Inner Islands, Seychelles. It is understood to be available discreetly: Available discreetly · on application. Tenure is government lease. Foreign ownership is restricted, so the ownership structure must be verified. This is an editorial profile drawn from public record, clearly attributed, not our listing.

Summary

Silhouette Island is the third-largest granitic island in the Seychelles, some 2,010 hectares about 20 kilometres northwest of Mahé, of which roughly 93 percent is protected as Silhouette National Park. It is government-owned and carries a single resort, currently operating as Labriz Silhouette after the Hilton management contract ended at the end of 2025 and the owner, a Maldivian hospitality group, took the property back. It is not sold as a freehold island. We profile it as an editorial reference: a large, dramatic, heavily protected island where the opportunity, such as it is, sits in the resort operation rather than land ownership.

Land & Waterfront

Silhouette is a mountainous granitic island roughly 5.3 kilometres across, rising to some of the highest peaks in the Seychelles and cloaked in one of the region's best-preserved mist forests. The 2010 national park protects almost the entire landmass, and a surrounding marine national park has been in place since 1987, sheltering critically endangered endemics such as the Seychelles sheath-tailed bat. Diving, hiking and beaches around La Passe are the visitor draws. For any holder, the overwhelming fact is conservation: development is confined to a small resort footprint, and the island's value and character rest on its protected forests and reefs rather than any prospect of expansion.

Access & Utilities

Access is by boat, around 45 to 60 minutes from Mahé, or by helicopter; there is no airstrip. The resort provides off-grid power and desalinated water to roughly 111 to 115 villas, supported by the island's main settlement at La Passe, which includes a school and a small museum, and a resident staff and community. As a management-led operation on government land, the utilities and services are the operator's responsibility rather than an owner's. Diligence for any operating interest should examine the resort's power, water and waste systems, the transfer logistics from Mahé, and the constraints the national park places on any works.

Ownership & Use

The Seychelles government bought Silhouette in 1983, and the island has since been run under successive resort arrangements: Labriz, then Hilton Seychelles Labriz, and from end-2025 a return to owner control under the Maldivian group as Labriz Silhouette. None of these transaction values is public. With the land state-owned and overwhelmingly national park, there is no freehold to acquire; a foreign participant could only hold a leasehold operating interest, subject to a Sanction to Purchase. Buyers interested in the hospitality asset should establish the government lease terms, the current ownership and operator structure, and the tight development envelope imposed by the park designation.

Specification

Status	Quiet
Offering	For lease
Region	Indian Ocean · Inner Islands
Country	Seychelles
Size	4965 acres · 2010 ha
Tenure	Government lease
Development	Resort / operating business
Holding-cost band	Operating business — staffed payroll
Access	boat, helipad
Nearest airport	~45-60 min boat, or helicopter, from Mahé
Power	off-grid (resort utilities)
Water	desalination
Communications	satellite/mobile
Structures	~111-115 resort villas, spa, dining, La Passe settlement, school, museum
Foreign ownership	Restricted (see notes)

Legal & Ownership Notes

Government-owned since 1983; ~93% of the island is national park (Silhouette National Park, 2010). Operated by resort management arrangement, not sold freehold. Foreign interest would be leasehold subject to Sanction to Purchase.

Zoning: national park / tourism lease

• national-park designation restricts development to a small footprint
• government ownership and operator arrangement

Satellite reference: ESRI World Imagery / Google Earth — Silhouette Island, Seychelles.
Imagery shown is representative of the region, not the island itself.

Common questions

How much does Silhouette Island cost?

Silhouette Island is profiled at: Available discreetly · on application. Figures reflect public record at time of writing and may change; the profile keeps a dated price record.

What tenure does Silhouette Island have?

Silhouette Island is held on government lease tenure. Always confirm the exact instrument and any remaining term on the title.

Can a foreigner buy Silhouette Island?

Foreign freehold ownership is restricted; purchases typically run through a lease or company structure. Government-owned since 1983; ~93% of the island is national park (Silhouette National Park, 2010). Operated by resort management arrangement, not sold freehold. Foreign interest would be leasehold subject to Sanction to Purchase.

How do you get to Silhouette Island?

Access is by boat, helipad. Nearest airport: ~45-60 min boat, or helicopter, from Mahé.

How big is Silhouette Island?

Silhouette Island is approximately 4965 acres (2010 hectares).