Bucket List Experiences

Over 40 of the islands are a dynamic jumble of giant, granite boulders and protected, beautiful forests, fringed by sweeping beaches of sugar-fine sand. Adventure abounds in the humid air of the Seychelles and — in addition to world-class scuba diving, snorkelling, sailing,fishing and gourmet picnics on private beaches — travellers can trace hiking trails to mountain tops, try surfing, go island-hopping aboard inter-atoll ferries, ride horses through azure shallows, wander through the Unesco-listed prehistoric palm forest on Pralin - the only place in the Seychelles where all six species of palm grow together, ogle the world’s largest and sexiest coconuts (the coco de mer is shaped like a woman’s buttocks), stroll with dinosaursized tortoises and let their tastebuds marinade in the spice-infused Creole cuisine.