Seychelles Sights

Seychelles are rightly considered as "earthly paradise", preserved in pristine flora and fauna of the archipelago, its endless sandy beaches, which are considered among the best in the world. The islands remained a lot of endemic (native to natural conditions only in this zone) of plants and animals. The beauty of these small islands is extraordinary, even the most vivid imagination often can not provide all the charm of this exotic place. Net ocean waters and clean sand with a pinkish hue, a unique living world as the islands themselves and in their surrounding waters, an even climate and beauty of the underwater world attract thousands of tourists. Almost every island of the Seychelles is unique both in its nature, and on recreational opportunities!

Mahe Island - the largest island (150 sq. Km.), As well as economic and political center of the country. Here live 90% of the population and is the most modern international airport of the Seychelles.

Victoria - one of the smallest capitals in the world, the only major port of the Seychelles and the only city in the country - any other town of the archipelago, as if he was not named, is basically a village. The capital of the island and the entire archipelago attracts tourists with its many Creole restaurants, souvenir shops and shops, traditional houses with awnings and fretwork balconies, art galleries, colorful fruit and vegetable markets. The city is very green coconut palms (although recently increasing rapidly, and today, almost devoid of greenery, quarters), he is surrounded by plantations of cinnamon, and from the tops of nearby hills signal Craven Coeur, Niola and mountains "Three Brothers" (699 m ) offers a fantastic view of the other islands of the archipelago. The main street is called the Victoria Street Market. On it, in addition to numerous shops, souvenir shops and markets is the famous Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (the beginning of XX century.) Dominates the central square in the middle of the famous "Clock Tower" (1903) - a miniature copy of the "Tower Clock" Vokshollskogo London Bridge Museum of Natural history, the largest supermarket Seychellois (no larger than the average shop somewhere in Europe), the Craft Village where artisans exhibit their work, the Museum of the United Party Seychelles People (SPUP), a tiny Historical Museum, the Botanical Garden a wealth of Mont Fleury (1901 ) and orchid garden, and two traffic lights - the only (!) on the entire archipelago. One of the main attractions of the city is a market in which the transport of the gifts of land and sea from all over the country. Also interesting glass building of the Bank of Seychelles, the grandiose building of the National Library and Parliament House, welded from scrap iron statue Zom Lieb "(free man), a small Anglican church, white and blue Hindu temple gopuram and modest mosque (built by the inhabitants of the Comoros Islands), International Conference Center (1994) - only in the island nations of the Indian Ocean hall of this size. All major hotels have night discos, and hotel "Barbaronz Beach" is located casino.

Near Victoria is already mentioned village artisans near the magnificent buildings Creole Institute (closed to the public), "Tea Tavern" on the slopes of the foothills of Morne Blanc, half way from Victoria to Port Glaude, The Royal Garden "Le Jardin du Roi "at the Royal Bay, a workshop with renowned artist Michael Adams in the lush undergrowth Bay Blue Hens and the magnificent National Marine Park of St. Anne between the islands of Mahe, Reindeer, Long, Medium and Round. Silhouette Island, which lies directly opposite the beach of Beau Vallon, considered the "owner" of the most beautiful of equatorial forests around the Indian Ocean - an island sparsely populated, but for tourists all conditions (Silhouette is an experienced island "of the Company for the development of the islands") - a local "lodge "Though small, but well equipped.

At Mahe has sixty-eight beaches! The coastline is indented numerous bays - from the smallest Cachet, Coral, Karan Beach, solar, Major, Anse Nord-Ost and rice, to the larger - Beau Vallon, Anse Royale, Anse-à-la-Mosh, Grand -Anse, Anse-Intendans (famous for the most beautiful beach on the island), Anse-Takamaka and completely deserted beaches of the bay of Anse-SOUILLAC. Beaches Anse-à-la-Mosh and Anse-Forbans differ in their calm waters and quiet, and Bo-Vallon, stretching from Fisherman Cove to Waco Village, is the most famous and "civilized" beach of the island - three-kilometer wide strip of fine sand , invested in the most modern standards. You can use any of the major "wet" forms of entertainment - there are 3 dive center, excellent location for windsurfing, water skiing, shnorkelinga etc. Clean water and bottom provide ideal conditions for swimming. For surfers special interest is the beach of Grand Anse, which is famous for almost two-meter wave length of three kilometers each. Most of the outlying beaches were deserted or almost deserted, so finding a place here for a secluded vacation is not a problem. A move from the beach to the beach can be easily "on his own two feet" - laid on the shores of many beautiful, and that is important - enough equipped walkways. From this perspective, good district forester in the Sanssouci and the top three brothers (699 m), asphalt road between the Bay Gogh Anse Etoile and the heights of voice, district Rivière Grand Bassa and Varig with a small waterfall, as well as the Bel-Ombr Bay to Major.

Praslin is the second largest island of the archipelago, it is often called "the Garden of Eden" - there are such wonderful places as a unique national park Valley De Mae (May Valley ", is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list), which grow more than 7 Thousands of palm trees "Coco de Mer" and inhabits a rare bird, as the black parrot and the beautiful landscapes of the area Cote d'Or, Volber, Consolacion, the Gulf of St. Anne's, Cape St. Mary's Bays Lazio, La benefits Petit -Lance-Kerlan, etc. Here are a factory for producing copra and vanilla plantations, as well as beautiful beaches, Grand Anse, We, Georgette, Ari-Matelo, Ari-Petit-Cours, and others on the island are 8 dive and 4 fishing center, luxury hotels and gourmet restaurants, but just two steps away from them you can see a mountain stream, covered with a green canopy of palms and breadfruit trees, and walk on this small island brought a lot of pleasure to many tourists. Nearby is the island-Arid Reserve - the second most important natural reserve of the archipelago. Here dwells more sea birds than all the other islands combined.

Cousin Island (Kuzin) is protected by the International Committee for the Protection of Birds - here, directly on the trails, unique species of birds derive chicks, and the beaches of the rarest sea turtles lay their eggs. Bird Island (Ile-a-you, private ownership) - haven approximately 1,5 million black terns, living there from May to November. Here lives a local celebrity - a giant tortoise Esmeralda. Denis Island, the northernmost island of the archipelago, often called the "empire of coconut trees" - is one of the most popular holiday destinations in the Seychelles. The island is known for its fishing (5 world records for catching tuna found in the vicinity of the island!) And developed the accompanying service with the most modern equipment.

Island of La Digue is the most cozy corner of the Seychelles, lives here have not changed over the past 200 years - very clean seabed, the clear water, lush vegetation. The only transportation here - ox sleds. Best place in the archipelago for "landscape" photography is considered a "business card of the island" - LAS-Bay and Cape d'Argens Tyursi, and the Bay area Petit-Ari, Grand Anse, Anse Coco, La Reunion, North, Chambers, Gulett, Gros - Roche, banana and lance provide an excellent opportunity for a relaxing holiday, and for the contemplation of magnificent rocky landscapes. In La Pass, the capital of the island, a large concentration of old wooden Creole houses, as well as the only (but fairly modern) big island hotel - La Digue Island Lodge, which was built in the light of local color and even have their own dive center. 4 km. north of La Digue is the island of Felicite ( "bliss") with luxuriant vegetation.

Aldabra - the world's largest coral atoll (inner lagoon is nearly 200 square. Km., Included in UNESCO World Heritage list), and the narrow straits of the atoll is divided into four segments, providing a regular flow of clean ocean water. The bottom of the lagoon almost completely exposed during low tide, revealing thickets of coral and marine life of the inhabitants. Aldabra is one of the few places in the world where you can see such a colony of giant land tortoises (over 152 thousand individuals), as well as numerous birds. But the tourists get here is not easy - the island managed by the Seychelles and is considered a research station.

Many small islands (zil elvannien ") not less attractive to visit than the larger islands, long and strongly favored by tourists. Islands Koetivi won fame for shrimp. Derosh, the main group Amirante Islands, famous for underwater sports center hotel Derosh Island Lodge, considered the best dive center of the Indian Ocean, while the local underwater "wall" and the coral "gardens" indescribably beautiful. D'Arros possesses magnificent lagoon and a large grove of coconut palms, surrounded by magnificent coral sand. Farkuar Archipelago is a group of small islands, stretching for 15 kilometers. in length with a width of less than 1 km., and forming an atoll area of 720 hectares. Here are producing copra and fishing, but most tourists come here for diving and fishing in the waters of the 30-kilometer shoals Providence. Moyen islet belongs to a private person but fully furnished for the reception, as many draws to this tiny piece of land is not only an opportunity to soak up the silence and solitude on the beach, but also the hope of finding a supposedly left on this island pirate treasure - for everyone who wishes to do so provided all possibilities. Frigate Island - the most eastern island of the Seychelles archipelago and the ancient refuge of pirates these days are a paradise for "fat wallets" (here is one of the best luxury holiday resorts in the country), old fruit trees, birds and turtles.