Astove Atoll
Astove Island is a world filled with colour, where the daily dramas of a pristine ocean ecosystem play out in front of your very eyes.
Astove offers a rare opportunity to gaze into a world that has changed very little over the years. Described as staring down into an underwater Grand Canyon, the Astove Wall consists of large flats and the reef dropping a vertical 90 degrees, with water from ankle-deep to well over a kilometre.
This unique feature makes it home to some of the best fishing in the world.
Fly Fishing at Astove Atoll
Astove Atoll is the best place if you want to catch a massive flats-caught giant trevally in the Indian Ocean as well as many other fish species. Its shallow lagoon, surrounded by sheer drop-offs, makes the experience unique. The fishing season on Astove traditionally runs from January to late March and is limited to a maximum of six anglers at any given time to keep conservation of the atoll top of mind.
This lagoon is a sanctuary for both juvenile and trophy-sized fish that feed on the shallow white sand flats. Aside from big GTs, Astove offers innumerable opportunities for bonefish, permit, bluefin trevally, triggerfish, barracuda, and milkfish. Offshore fishing starts just metres from the edge of the flats and allows anglers to test their skills against yellowfin tuna, dogtooth tuna, wahoo, and sailfish.
Explore the species on offer on Astove Island
Astove Atoll Packages
Fly Fishing package
A seven-night fly fishing package staying in single accommodation, with six days fly fishing on a shared skiff.
The package includes return domestic flights from Mahé to Astove, all meals and a selection of loan fly rods and fly reels. The prices exclude the $266 per person per week conservation donation & environmental levy.
$17,370 per person | 2024
$15,990 per person | 2025
Fly Fishing package
A seven-night fly fishing package staying in single accommodation, with six days fly fishing on a single skiff.
The package includes return domestic flights from Mahé to Astove, all meals and a selection of loan fly rods and fly reels. The prices exclude the $266 per person per week conservation donation & environmental levy.
$21,270 per person | 2024
$19,890 per person | 2025
Fly Fishing & Leisure
A seven-night couples package staying in shared accommodation, with six days fly fishing on a shared skiff for one guest.
The package includes return domestic flights from Mahé to Astove, all meals, a selection of loan fly rods and fly reels and scheduled leisure activities. The prices exclude the $266 per person per week conservation donation & environmental levy.
$25,865 per couple | 2024 **SPECIAL RATE for leisure 2024
$28,390 per couple | 2025
Fly Fishing & Leisure
A seven-night package, nine guests in single and shared accommodation, six days fly fishing on shared skiffs for six guests.
The package includes return domestic flights from Mahé to Astove, all meals and a selection of loan fly rods and fly reels. The prices exclude the $266 per person per week conservation donation & environmental levy.
*Available on request
Package Includes
- Six days fully guided fly fishing (2 anglers per skiff and guide)
- Loan fly rods and reels
- All snacks and meals
- Domestic flights and boat transfers where applicable
- Room amenities, laundry on a daily basis and Wi-Fi
- Soft drinks while fishing
- Water, tea and coffee
- Snorkelling equipment
- Stand up paddle boards and kayaks
Astove Gallery
Uninhabited since 1969, Astove island makes for a wild fishing experience. Surrounding a central courtyard, the newly renovated Coral House has six charming and comfortable rooms. With en-suite bathrooms, the rooms offer relaxed accommodation in one of the most remote locations in the world. The key to the experience is how very little has been changed in the Coral House since it was first created. Allowing guests a sense of how the Veevers-Carter family, coconut farmers and once the only inhabitants of the atoll, would have enjoyed the house.
