Highlights of The Seychelles
- Go bird spotting on Bird Island
- On the edge of the Seychelles Bank, Bird Island, as its name suggests, is the place to go for keen ornithologists.
- Go bird spotting on Bird Island
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- Try a water-based activity on Denis Island
- Denis Island is 95km northest of Mahé and surrounded by white sandy beaches. This is a small and idyllic flat coral island. It's ideal for fishing, windsurfing, sailing and kayaking.
- Try a water-based activity on Denis Island
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- Walk on the white sand beaches of La Digue
- La Digue is a sleep Seychelles island, lined with pretty coves with soft white sand and granite boulders.
- Walk on the white sand beaches of La Digue
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- Explore the picturesque coves on Mahé Island
- Mahé is the main island in the Seychelles and home to the capital, Victoria. It is a dramatic island of granite outcrops and mountains, fringed with beaches.
- Explore the picturesque coves on Mahé Island
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- Visit the giant tortoise sanctuary on Silhouette Island
- Silhouette is just 5km in diameter, rising out of encircling coral reef. There is a giant tortoise sanctuary on the island which is home to some individuals that are over 120 years old.
- Visit the giant tortoise sanctuary on Silhouette Island
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Our country specialists have travelled the length and breadth of The Seychelles - here are a few of their favourite things to do
Soft white sand squeaks underfoot as you walk along the beach and ghost crabs scuttle to and fro and white fairy terns flutter overhead.
There is no sound apart from the lapping ocean and the wind whispering in the coconut palms. Pale blue skies, smooth boulders and azure waters - this can only be the Seychelles, the emerald jewels of the Indian Ocean.
Wildlife of the The Seychelles
The Seychelles consist of 115 granite and coral islands scattered just below the equator. Thirty of the islands are inhabited and the remaining 85 are completely untouched. Here, thousands of sooty terns, white-tailed tropicbirds, frigates and boobies nest, mottled eggs lying in soft sand. Turtles lumber ashore to lay their eggs before returning to the safety of the water, where vibrant coral reefs support thriving shoals of fish and visiting pelagic species.
Perfect honeymoon beaches
The beaches are superb, immortalised in countless films and commercials, and the Seychelles has always been a honeymoon favourite. With new luxury lodges bringing sophisticated comforts and a service culture to these paradise islands, their place is assured as one of the world’s great destinations for ‘barefoot luxury’.
Popular Places to visit in The Seychelles
Denis Island is a flat coral island about two kilometres in diameter. Fishing, windsurfing, sailing, swimming, snorkelling and kayaking are available for the active.
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La Digue is ideal for relaxation, although there are gentle activities to enjoy as well, such as snorkelling or walking. You can also take boat trips to nearby islands which are even quieter!
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Mahé is the largest island in the Seychelles and home to the capital, Victoria. As you would expect there are plently of white sand beaches but inland there are unexpected granite outcrops and mountains to see.
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Praslin is one of the larger islands, at 12 kilometres long and 5 kilometres wide. In the centre of the island is Vallée de Mai National Park, a world heritage site.
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Practical Info
Flight time from UK
13 hours (via Dubai)
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