Mahé's Best Beaches: Anse Intendance & Beau Vallon
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Mahé's Best Beaches: Anse Intendance & Beau Vallon

Mahé's beaches range from the wild surf at Anse Intendance to the calm family swimming at Beau Vallon — granite boulders frame every bay in the Seychelles' signature style

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    Beau Vallon Beach

    The most popular beach on Mahé — a long arc of white sand on the northwest coast with calm waters, beach bars and water sports, facing the sunset

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    Consider Intendance Wild Beach

    Seychelles' most beautiful beach for many visitors — a wild south coast bay with powerful waves, huge granite boulders and almost no development

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    Consider Major Hiking Trail

    A 3 km coastal path cut into the granite cliffs north of Beau Vallon leads to the secluded Anse Major beach — accessible only by foot or boat

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    Grand Anse Mahé Lagoon

    The large beach on the west coast of Mahé has a shallow lagoon perfect for children — backed by a nature reserve with endemic vacoa palms

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    Anse Royale Snorkeling

    The calm bay on the southeast coast has an easily accessible reef just offshore — clownfish, parrotfish and nurses visible in the crystal waters

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    Sunset at Glacis Beach

    The quiet beach on the north coast facing Praslin and La Digue, where the sun sets behind the distant islands in a golden panorama of the Indian Ocean

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