Lindispensable Seychelles Victoria, Mahé –

Situated off the coast of Praslin, Curieuse has a distinguishing feature: its red earth. Discovered in 1768 by the French explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, it was ravaged by a fire in 1771 and then home to a leper colony of which a few vestiges still remain. Declared a national marine park in 1979, it is home to many underwater species, which can be discovered while scuba diving or snorkelling in the idyllic waters of the Indian Ocean. But above all, Curieuse is renowned for the hundreds of Aldabra giant tortoises that live there. It is highly likely that you will get the chance to meet these fascinating reptiles. Along with Praslin, it is also the only island on which the sea coconut grows wild.

Aride est une île des Seychelles située à quelques kilomètres au nord-ouest de Praslin. Classée réserve naturelle, cette perle de locéan Indien vous séduira par la beauté de ses paysages de falaises sauvages et de plages de sable fin. Protégée de limpact humain et parfois appelée « capitale des oiseaux », elle abrite plusieurs plantes endémiques ainsi quune faune exceptionnelle. Elle est notamment le refuge dun nombre impressionnant doiseaux marins (pies des Seychelles, sternes, noddis, etc.) et de reptiles, comme les scinques de Wright, que lon trouve dans les zones boisées de lîle. Les tortues de mer peuvent également être observées sur les plages de lîle.

Praslin is an island in the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean. It’s known for palm-fringed beaches, like Anse Georgette and Anse Lazio, both bordered by large granite boulders. The main beach, Anse Volbert-Côte D’Or, faces the offshore islet Chauve Souris.

La Digue Island is a veritable concentration of all the beauty of the Seychelles. Located 6 km south-east of Praslin, this small piece of land that looks like paradise is the third-largest island in the Seychelles, despite its modest size (5 km by 3 km)! Turquoise waters just asking you to swim in them, lush vegetation sheltering giant tortoises, beaches of fine sand fringed with coconut trees and surrounded with those emblematic large granite rocks with their pink highlights like at the famous Anse Source d’Argent: the perfect picture postcard… Authentic and preserved, the island follows a peaceful rhythm, with the only means of transport along its little roads being bikes or traditional oxcarts.