The Northern Highlights

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.