Praslin Island: Vallée de Mai UNESCO Forest & Anse Lazio
A day ferry from Victoria reaches Praslin — home to the Vallée de Mai, a prehistoric palm forest where the giant coco de mer nut grows, and Anse Lazio, voted one of the world's best beaches
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Vallée de Mai UNESCO Forest
The primeval palm forest where coco de mer palms have grown unchanged since before humans arrived — a world heritage site that feels like the Garden of Eden
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Coco de Mer Cattle show
The world's largest seed — the coco de mer nut weighing up to 25 kg and shaped like a pair of human buttocks — grows only in this valley and on the island of Curieuse
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Black Parrot of Praslin
The Seychelles black parrot - found only on Praslin and Curieuse - calls from the forest canopy in the Vallée de Mai; its numbers are critically low
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Consider Lazio Beach
Consistently voted one of the world's most beautiful beaches — a crescent of dazzling white sand between huge granite boulders, the water an impossibly turquoise
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Consider Georgette Snorkeling
The most secluded beach on Praslin, accessible only through the resort of Lemuria or by boat — a snorkeling spot with sea turtles, rays and pristine coral
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Praslin evening at Grand Anse
Ferry back to Victoria departs late afternoon — evening on Praslin's main beach with grilled fish and sunset over the outer islands