Seychelles - Elemental Quests

The Seychelles is a remote archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, about 1,000 miles east of the mainland. Its white sandy beaches, crystal clear turquoise water, and lush vegetation will convince you the islands are close to paradise.

Adventures | Must Sees: Mahé | Must Sees: La Digue | Must Sees: Praslin | Food

ADVENTURES

If all you want to do all day is explore, then this is truly paradise. Cycle around the island paths and up and down hills. Swim in the warm Indian Ocean. Hike through rainforests and climb granite boulders. Dive along the coral reefs. Or just sit on the beach and sip a fresh tropical fruit juice.

Hike Anse Marron

Anse Marron is a hidden beach on the exotic island of La Digue

SCUBA La Digue

Dive into an aqua world teeming with an abundant variety of tropical fish

Bike La Digue

Bike around the paths in an island without cars

MUST SEES: MAHÉ

Victoria

Victoria is one of the tiniest capitals in the world. And it retains much of its original charm with outstanding examples of traditional architecture, a busy market, shops, and boutiques.

MUST SEES: LA DIGUE

On the ferry to La Digue, a French girl asked, “Have you ever seen a place like this before?” The people on teardrop-shaped La Digue are so laid back and friendly. The weather is hot and slightly humid, yet very comfortable and with a breeze. The water is usually turquoise and sometimes sea foam green. Your enjoyment of La Digue’s charms are limited only by your own imagination!

Anse Source d’Argent

Anse Source d’Argent is a long narrow stretch of white sands, flanked by spectacular granite megaliths. The monumental rock formations are the former mountaintops of Gondwanaland. Between the towering boulders, discover hidden coves.

Grand Anse

After strolling past the waxy green leaves of takamaka branches, you are rewarded with Grand Anse’s stunning beach. It is a crescent bay of white sand and cerulean water. The waves are wild and there’s a bar at the entrance.

Petite Anse

From Grand Anse, walk through a path cut through the plants to Petite Anse for some tranquility and privacy. The little bay has a grand outcropping of granite rocks capped by a lion’s head.

Anse Coco

The trail to Anse Coco seems to go cold. The obvious path at a fork leads to a swampy dark marsh through which no one would want to trudge. The path leading up the granite lands right into a giant spider web. As the sun dips lower, it’s easy to get lost in the middle of an overgrown jungle.

Anse Marron

Anse Marron is a secret beach on the southern tip of La Digue featured prominently on postcards. It’s a magical place. Hire a guide to trek a maze-like passage through the jungle, over boulders, and in the water during low tide.

SCUBA Diving

The tiny castaway island of Ave Maria is a popular dive spot near La Digue. The reef shelters blue tang and parrotfish. Nearby White Bank has dark nooks that provide nice hiding spots for parrotfish, zig zag clams, angelfish, and wrasse.

Giant Tortoises

The Aldabra giant tortoise can live up to 200 years. They can grow up to four feet long and weigh as much as 550 pounds. These magnificent creatures roam freely across the islands.

MUST SEES: PRASLIN

Vallée de Mai

This vast palm forest consists of the flagship endemic species Coco de Mer, as well as five other endemic palms. The Coco de Mer has the largest seeds in the world, with a feminine quality that may make you blush. Also unique to the park is the rare Seychelles Black Parrot.

Anse Lazio

Anse Lazio is one of the best beaches in the Seychelles and the world. It has silky, smooth, white sand and a scattering of large granite boulders. Above all, take a dip in its calm, crystal clear water.

Anse Volbert

Anse Volbert (or Cote d’or) is a 1.5-mile long stretch of white sand along the bay.

FOOD

Octopus Curry

Octopus curry is a Creole dish with tender morsels of octopus, coconut milk, onion, curry leaves, and assorted spices.

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