visit the seychelles

Since that distant time when Seychelles´115 granite and coral islands became scattered over a secluded corner of the Indian Ocean, they have remained sanctuaries for much more than some of the rarest species of flora and fauna on earth.

As the highest peaks of the submerged remnants of the super-continent Gondwanaland, Seychelles represents the most ancient mid-ocean islands in the world, a true lasting legacy to the earth's very beginnings.

Like an armada of Noah's arks, these sparkling islands have safely cocooned not only their unique life forms, but a sense of belonging to a bygone age. One where tranquillity and simplicity can still be found and innocence rediscovered, and where a diverse people share the warmth that only its young and tiny island communities can know.

This remote archipelago has been the source of numerous myths and legends since it was first settled in the late 18th century. Chief among these tales is that of the Vallée de Mai, one of Seychelles' two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and home to the legendary coco-de-mer, which some believe could be the original site of the biblical Garden of Eden.

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