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The Qatar-based developer, Assets Development Company, which owns several luxury tourist establishments in the Maldives and elsewhere in the world, plans to build 37 luxury villas and 4 restaurants on the island.
The Assumption Hotel development project in Seychelles has been submitted to the Planning Authority, which is the final phase before work begins.
The announcement was made by Glenny Savy, the managing director of the government-owned Islands Development Company (IDC), in a familiarisation visit by Seychellois journalists to the island. Assumption Island, located some 800 kilometers southwest of the main island of Mahe, is part of the Aldabra group and is managed by the Islands Development Company.
The Qatar-based developer, Assets Development Company, which owns several luxury tourist establishments in the Maldives and elsewhere in the world, plans to build 37 luxury villas and 4 restaurants on the island.
The tourism project is attracting a great deal of interest from the public, and many precautions are being taken to ensure that all aspects concerning the protection of the island’s environment are taken into account.
To begin with, IDC has already extended the airstrip by 800 meters, bringing the total length to 2 kilometres. Ultimately, the Assumption project will serve to develop tourism in the southern islands of the archipelago, in particular the islands of Astove and Consmoledo, as well as the Aldabra Atoll, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), which manages Aldabra, has called for the project to be halted so that more detailed studies can be carried out to ensure that there is no danger to the reserve, home to the world’s largest population of giant land tortoises.
According to the environmental impact plan, the villas will be built some 40 meters from the fine sandy beach of Assumption, and Weber said, it is far enough from the shore not to disturb the sea turtles that are present in the lagoon throughout the year to lay their eggs.
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The first phase of the project, which consists of building the infrastructure, is expected to cost between USD 42 million (SCR562 million) and USD 45 million (SCR603 million), and a further contract will be awarded to finish the project. Work is expected to take between 24 and 30 months, with the hotel expected to open between March and April 2026.
