Seychelles
Seychelles
Granite boulders on white sand, across an archipelago scattered over open ocean.
- DestinationSeychelles
- CountrySeychelles
- TypeInternational holiday
Overview
About Seychelles
The Seychelles is unusual among Indian Ocean island groups because its main islands are granite rather than coral. That is why the beaches look the way they do — huge weathered boulders standing in white sand, with forested hills rising behind them instead of flat palm.
The three main islands sit close together and are linked by ferry. Mahé holds the capital and the airport, Praslin has the palm forest, and La Digue is small enough to cross by bicycle in an afternoon.
Good to know
Worth Knowing Before You Go
- The inner islands are granitic, remnants of an ancient continental fragment, unlike most Indian Ocean atolls.
- The Vallée de Mai on Praslin is UNESCO-listed and the only place the coco de mer palm grows wild.
- Aldabra, a raised coral atoll far to the south-west, is also UNESCO-listed and holds a large giant tortoise population.
- Mahé, Praslin and La Digue are connected by scheduled ferry, and La Digue is commonly crossed by bicycle.
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