Ocean Jewel off the Coast of La Digue This heavily-forested granite island is located just 4 km from the northern coast of La Digue, and is a popular destination for day-trippers, with the crossing taking just twenty minutes. Approximately 3 km long and 1.3 km across, the island reaches a maximum elevation of 277 metres, […]

Anyone travelling by boat from Mahé to Praslin, which is located around 37 km north-east of the main island, will notice a towering hilly landmass from the sea, which appears to be bright green and rises up on the horizon. Passing by the island’s southern coast, you will come to a wide, natural bay, where […]

An Island of Legend, Myth and Tropical Beauty At 20 square kilometres in size, Silhouette is the third-largest Seychelles island, located 20 km (12.5 miles) off the western coast of Mahé, near to North Island. Although it is relatively close to the main island, Silhouette is the most undeveloped and most remote of the Seychelles’ inhabited islands. […]

Regardless of final destination, all visitors to the Seychelles will begin their journey on Mahé, the largest and most diverse island in the archipelago. The name of the island comes from former French Governor Mahé de La Bourdonnais, although the original name for the island was the “Ile d’Abondance”, or the “Island of Abundance”. Indeed, […]