Mahe is the largest of the Seychelles Islands, with 68 beaches for you to take your pick from, all with powdery white sands. From its peaks you can see the other islands, surrounded by coral reefs, and the capital, Victoria, boasts Creole restaurants and markets and galleries. Highlights include giant tortoises at the Botanical Gardens. Praslin provides a home for some of the world’s rarest birds, Including the Black Parrot but is most famous for Vallee de Mai, a forest of rare palms and flowers. La Digul is rumored to be one of the most beautiful islands in the world.
You can get about on bicycle or cart to see the giant naturally sculptured boulders seen in most photos of the Seychelles, and the bird sanctuary which is home to the last remaining Paradise Flycatchers.