Deposed Madagascar president Marc Ravalomanana.
"The former Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana has arrived in the Seychelles," the Seychelles Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Rajoelina arrived on the main island of Mahe on Monday morning, and was immediately transferred to Desroches, a private island 230km away where the talks will be held.
The 15-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC), which is mediating in the crisis, is expected to bring the two men face to face on Wednesday.
SADC has set a July 31 deadline for the two rivals to settle their differences so that a timetable for elections in Madagascar can be unveiled next week.
The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar has been mired in political crisis since Rajoelina ousted Ravalomanana in March 2009 with the army's support, prompting the country's expulsion from the African Union.
Rajoelina, a former disc jockey who was only 34 when he seized power and who had to change the Constitution to become eligible for the top job in future polls, has failed to garner broad international backing.
Rajoelina and Ravalomanana last year signed a "roadmap" towards elections, but the deal has yet to be fully implemented.
In January, Ravalomanana tried to return to Madagascar, but was prevented from doing so when the island nation shut down its airports and refused to allow former leader's flight to land. – AFP