Pink granite boulders on impossibly white sand, a prehistoric palm forest, and a slow island you cross by bicycle, the Seychelles, three jewels scattered in the warm Indian Ocean.
Into Mahé, the largest island, where jungle green peaks fall to turquoise bays. After the flight we keep it easy, a first Creole curry, a sunset at Beau Vallon beach, the warm Indian Ocean at your feet, an early night.
The tiny capital Victoria and its market, the Morne Seychellois rainforest and a tea plantation in the hills, and the postcard beaches of Anse Intendance and Petite Anse. A Creole lunch of grilled fish and breadfruit, a rum on the sand.
A fast catamaran to Praslin and the UNESCO Vallée de Mai, a primeval palm forest where the famous coco de mer, the largest seed on earth, grows, and the rare black parrot calls. The dream beach of Anse Lazio to finish the day.
A boat to Curieuse island and its free roaming giant tortoises, and to the snorkelling reefs around St Pierre and Coco islet, clouds of fish in glass clear water. An afternoon on the secret cove of Anse Georgette. (overnight Praslin)
A short hop to La Digue, an island with almost no cars, explored by bicycle and ox cart. Anse Source d'Argent, the most photographed beach in the world, all sculpted pink granite and shallow turquoise, and the old L'Union plantation with its tortoises.
Cycle the island to the wilder beaches of Grand Anse and Petite Anse, snorkel the reef, a vanilla plantation, a Creole lunch under the takamaka trees. The slowest, loveliest pace in the Indian Ocean, and a SeyBrew at sunset. (overnight La Digue)
A boat to nearby Félicité or the marine park for a final snorkel, or simply a beach to yourself and a book. A last Creole feast of octopus curry and ladob; the Seychelles at its barefoot, unhurried best. (overnight La Digue)
A last island breakfast and a ferry back to Mahé for your flight home. The Seychelles is the Indian Ocean turned up to eleven, granite, turquoise and time, and it sends you home certain you will return.
Three ways to do the same route: Comfort, Premium or Luxe. Breakfasts in. Mix tiers city by city if you like, it is your trip.
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