Seychelles on the Intui Map: An Unusual Way to Experience Paradise.
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Contents:
- Seychelles: Island-Hopping Instead of One Hotel Stay.
- Mahé Airport - The Starting Point for an Island-Hopping Trip.
- The Inner Islands: Mahé, Praslin and La Digue.
- Seychelles Nature: Giant Tortoises and the Largest Seed on Earth.
Seychelles have now joined the Intui transfer map - and that's the first step toward a trip like this. You choose the yacht, the captain and the route across the islands yourself, and there's no shortage of offers on the archipelago. An Intui private transfer will then get you to the dock - no hunting for a taxi or navigating a language barrier at the port.
Seychelles: Island-Hopping Instead of One Hotel Stay.
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The idea is simple: charter a yacht with a captain and crew - easy to arrange right on the archipelago - and spend a few days drifting from island to island instead of parking yourself by one pool for the whole trip. Morning coffee comes with a new shoreline, evening with a new sunset: the islands sit close together, there is barely any open-ocean crossing involved, and getting from one to the next takes hours, not days. The crew handles navigation, cooking and logistics, so all that is left for a guest to do is watch the water and pick the next cove. A multi-day trip like this often costs about the same as the same nights in a mid-range hotel - but here you can fall asleep to the sound of waves by one island and wake up by another.
Mahé Airport - The Starting Point for an Island-Hopping Trip.
Mont Fleuri is a district near Victoria, on the island of Mahé, where most guests arrive before boarding. It is a short ride from here to the marina where yachts depart, and to the waterfront fish market worth seeing at least once. Find an airport transfer from Mahé Airport to Mont Fleuri and check prices in advance. An Intui private transfer here is not limited to the airport-to-hotel route. You can just as easily book a car straight to the port, to the dock where the yacht leaves from, or to any other address on the island you specify when you book.
The Inner Islands: Mahé, Praslin and La Digue.
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The yacht is only part of the picture. Seychelles has around a hundred and fifteen islands, but most visitors get to know just three - Mahé, Praslin and La Digue, known as the inner islands. All three are granite rather than coral, and it shows: the beaches here are framed by boulders hundreds of millions of years old, polished smooth by the ocean. On La Digue, head for Anse Source d'Argent - pink sand, turquoise water and boulders that form natural pools at low tide, one of the most photographed beaches on the planet. Cars are almost nonexistent on the island; locals get around by bicycle and ox cart, and that's part of the experience, not an inconvenience. Mahé tells a different story: Beau Vallon, a wide beach at the foot of green hills, with beach bars and sunsets right at the water's edge.
Seychelles Nature: Giant Tortoises and the Largest Seed on Earth.
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At the heart of Praslin grows a forest unlike any other: the Vallée de Mai, a UNESCO World Heritage site where coco de mer palms still stand. Their seeds weigh more than twenty kilograms and can reach half a metre across - the largest in the plant kingdom - and their shape is so unusual that sailors once believed the nuts grew on a tree at the bottom of the ocean. The palm grows wild in exactly two places on Earth, Praslin and Curieuse, and nowhere else. From pollination to a ripe nut takes six to seven years, and a fallen seed can wait up to two more years before it sprouts - part of why individual palms live for centuries. A genuine coco de mer can only be bought from licensed dealers: every nut is numbered and carries a government hologram tag, so one bought off a market stall is almost certainly a fake. Walking through the grove alone, with only the rustle of leaves the size of a person overhead, is reason enough to fly out here.
On neighbouring Curieuse Island, giant Aldabra tortoises roam freely across mangroves and sandy clearings, and visitors can get close to them. Curieuse is reached by boat from Praslin - one more reason to make the trip a multi-day journey rather than a single afternoon. From here the route is easy to build: head to Mont Fleuri to board a yacht, to the granite beaches of La Digue, or off to look for tortoises on Curieuse - a private Intui transfer is waiting at the start of every leg, no local taxi-hunting required.
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