This tropical island paradise comprises white coconut-fringed beaches, brilliantly coloured coral atolls and granite peaks shrouded in verdant mountaintop forests.
The 43 inner islands that cluster around the principal islands of Mahé, Praslin and La Digue are the world's only oceanic islands of granitic composition. Seychelles' outer islands are made up of coral or volcanic rocks from deep within the earth's crust.
Seychelles is a living museum of natural history and a sanctuary for some of the rarest species of flora and fauna on earth. With almost 50% of its limited landmass set aside as national parks and reserves, Seychelles prides itself on its record for far-sighted conservation policies that have resulted in an enviable degree of protection for the environment and the varied ecosystems it supports.
Nowhere else on earth will you find unique specimens such as the fabulous coco de mer, a species of palm with the largest seed in the world, the jellyfish tree, with only eight surviving examples, the Seychelles’ paradise flycatcher and Seychelles warbler.
Seychelles is also home to two World Heritage Sites: Aldabra, the world’s largest raised coral atoll, and Praslin’s Vallée de Mai, once believed to be the original site of the Garden of Eden.
From the smallest frog to the heaviest land tortoise and the only flightless bird of the Indian Ocean, Seychelles is home to an amazing array of endemic species in landscape of exceptional natural beauty.
The Seychelles is considered the best salt water fly fishing destination world wide
Aldabra
Vallée de Mai nature Reserve on the island of Praslin
Scuba diving and snorkling
Seychelles islands have a year-round warm, tropical climate.
