Alphonse has two seasons, and each is worth travelling for. The Island Season – May through September, when the southeast trades take over – offers lower humidity, a steady cooling breeze, a pace governed by the rhythms of the island rather than the tides, and a kind of unhurried immersion in this extraordinary place that the busier months don’t always allow. The Marine Season – October through April, when the northwest trades prevail – delivers glassy water, peak marine conditions, and the kind of offshore action that has made these islands legendary

















