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Victoria (Mahe)

OVERVIEW

Discover the magic of the Seychelles during this captivating visit to its mesmerizing underwater realm. After embarking on your catamaran, depart the pier for a delightful cruise over coral reefs to lush Moyenne Island. Upon arrival, you’ll receive safety instructions and snorkeling equipment, then begin exploring the island’s fascinating aquatic ecosystem, glimpsing tropical species that include scorpion, parrot and butterfly fish, as well as red gorgonian coral fans. After your snorkeling adventure, transfer from your catamaran to a semi-submarine viewer featuring a window through which you can behold the abundant marine life and, with the assistance of a helpful guide, thrill to hand-feeding the fish who call these warm waters home. You’ll surely cherish your immersion into the undersea world of the idyllic Seychelles.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Board a catamaran for a relaxing cruise to verdant Moyenne Island.
• Receive snorkeling gear and safety information from a knowledgeable guide.
• Swim past living corals and myriad species of colorful fish such as parrot and butterfly fish.
• Observe the glorious underwater panorama from the comfort of a semi-submersible viewer.
• Hand-feed the fish with assistance from a helpful expert.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Experience highlights of Mahé during a satisfying coach and catamaran tour of a picturesque plantation, a rain forest and the island’s pristine coastline. Journey to breathtaking Jardin du Roi, a postcard-ready, 85-acre working plantation situated high in the rainforest valley of southern Mahé. You’ll discover that the plantation is home to a wide variety of spice plants, tropical fruit trees, essential oil plants and endemic palms, and that descendants of the founding Green family still manage the plantation, which was established in 1860. After a delightful pick-me-up of refreshing fruit juice at Jardin du Roi, continue your excursion on a comfortable catamaran. You’ll revel in cooling soft drinks and water as you sail toward Victoria, accompanied by the mellow sounds of a talented guitarist. Stop along southwest Mahé’s unspoiled coastline for swimming, snorkeling or simply relaxing aboard the spacious boat. You’ll find knowledgeable crew on hand to provide lightweight flotation vests that allow even the novice snorkeler to participate in this memorable experience, the perfect coda to your beguiling Mahé sojourn.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Tour a working, 85-acre plantation nestled in a lush rainforest valley.
• Admire the abundant spice and essential oil plants growing at the plantation, along with endemic palms and tropical fruit trees.
• Board a spacious catamaran for a relaxing sail along Mahé’s virgin coastline.
• Savor cooling beverages and melodious guitar music as you cruise the crystalline waters.
• Drop anchor along the way to swim, snorkel or soak in the sun.
• Appreciate helpful assistance and snorkeling flotation vests provided by the catamaran’s professional crew.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Treasure Mahé’s exceptional beauty during this alluring drive through the central and northern parts of the Seychelles’ largest island. Settle in for a leisurely ride through Mahé, which is renowned for the greatest contrast in scenery found anywhere in the Seychelles archipelago. You’ll discover spectacular views and photo opportunities as you pass towering granite peaks and travel through luxuriant vegetation, small villages and magnificent white-sand beaches. Visit the Seychelles National Botanical Gardens and spot giant Aldabra land tortoises, fruit bats and more than 200 species of indigenous flora, including elephant apple trees, octopus trees and double coconut palms, or coco de mer, before making a stop at a picturesque hotel in Beau Vallon for refreshments; take a quick dip in the Indian Ocean, if you wish. While in Victoria, you’ll enjoy a brief guided walking tour of the town center and see local landmarks, including a clock tower that is a replica of the one outside London’s Victoria Station. During your gratifying stroll, view the old courthouse, the National Museum, lively markets and numerous colonial-era buildings, creating everlasting memories of this bewitching island.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Admire the lush vegetation, quaint villages, powder-sand beaches and dramatic granite peaks of Mahé, the Seychelles’ largest island.
• Roam the National Botanical Gardens to survey giant tortoises and indigenous flora, including the unique double coconut palm.
• Refresh with a quick swim in the gin-clear Indian Ocean at an inviting hotel in Victoria.
• Gaze at a clock tower modelled after London’s Vauxhall Clock Tower during a guided walking tour of Victoria.
• Take in enchanting Victoria’s colonial-era buildings, such as the Creole-style old courthouse and the National Museum.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.

OVERVIEW

Relax on a lovely drive through Victoria, one the world’s smallest capital cities yet possessed of a great deal of history and charm. You’ll pass captivating sites such as the National Library, the Creole-style old courthouse now converted into a restaurant/cafe, the National Museum and numerous other colonial-era buildings. Discover a silver clock tower erected in 1903 to celebrate the Seychelles becoming an English colony and find it’s a replica of the Vauxhall Clock Tower, located outside London’s VictoExult in Victoria’s enthralling landmarks during this enjoyable tour of the city, botanical gardens and Mission Lodge. ria Station. You’ll appreciate Victoria’s wooden houses, which feature colorful corrugated tin roofs and wrought-iron balconies. Visit the Seychelles National Botanical Gardens and spot giant Aldabra land tortoises, fruit bats and more than 200 species of indigenous flora, including elephant apple trees, octopus trees and double coconut palms, or coco de mer. Enjoy a photo stop at an ideally placed lookout offering wonderful panoramic vistas of Victoria, its port and yacht basin. Conclude your excursion at Mission Lodge, the ruins of a school for children of freed slaves, where you’ll walk among the endemic trees and revel in splendid views of Mahé’s marvelous coast.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Take in enchanting Victoria’s colonial-era buildings, such as the Creole-style old courthouse and the National Museum.
• Gaze at a silver clock tower modelled after the Vauxhall Clock Tower at London’s Victoria Station.
• Admire wooden houses with multi-hued tin roofs and sculptural wrought-iron balconies.
• Roam the National Botanical Gardens to survey giant tortoises and indigenous flora, including the unique double coconut palm.
• Capture stunning photos at a well-placed viewpoint and at Mission Lodge, once a school for children of emancipated slaves.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.