Day 1:
Mahe Island
Arrive on Mahe Island International Airport, meet by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight.
Day 2:
Mahe Island Tour
Breakfast. Drive from the hotel to the colonial centre of “the world’s smallest capital”, Victoria. See the court building, museum, post office, Clock Tower, visit the ‘codevar’ building where local crafts such as kreol or (Creole Gold) are on sale. Walk across to the colorful market. Drive across the Sans Souci Mountain for a photo stop at the historical Mission Lodge and then to a quaint Creole restaurant for lunch.
Continue to the restored colonial plantation of ‘Jardin du Roi,’ steeped in the short history of the Creoles and the George’s family, apparently linked to Louis XVII of France. Enjoy a cold fruit drink before visiting a vegetable and fruit plantation. Stop at a craft village on the way back. Return to your hotel at around 4 pm. Overnight.
Day 3:
Mahe Island
Breakfast. Rest of the day is at leisure. Relax and enjoy the calm blue waters of the Seychelles or choose from the many optional tours available. Overnight.
Day 4:
Full Day Praslin / La Digue Island (optional)
Breakfast. Praslin, the second largest island in Seychelles, lies approximately 1 hour by boat from Mahe. Transfer from your hotel to the port and aboard the ferry to the 2nd largest island of the Seychelles, Praslin. Visit the Vallee De Mai which is the only place on earth where the giant Coco de Mer nut grows. Walk along the tended paths of this primeval forest. Visit the famous Anse Lazio beach just before crossing to La Digue Island. Transfer from the jetty to L’Union Estate by ox cart for a tour of the copra sheds, the giant land tortoises and the refurbished colonial plantation house. Drive to the Anse Source d’Argent beach by camion to see the granite rock formations. Return to the port and your hotel. Overnight.
Day 5:
Mahe Island
Breakfast. Check out and transfer by boat to Mahe and then transfer to International Airport for your flight back home.
