Praslin is the only place in the world where a coconut coco de mer grows, a shape reminiscent of a human heart. Weighing more than 20 kg, coco de measure is considered the fruit that Eve gave Adam. True, how she managed to take it off the palm trees and, elementary, bring the hubby - history is silent.
Despite the loud status of the "second largest island of the archipelago" Praslin is so small that it can be crossed in less than an hour.
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How to get to Praslin
From the island of Mahe, you can get here by plane (about 20 minutes, round trip ticket price ~ 200 USD) or per hour by boat.
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Praslin's beaches
The most famous tourist areas on Praslin are the beaches of Côte d'Or (Gold Coast) and Anse-Lazio, which is considered to be the best. It is in the uninhabited northwestern part of the island, this is the only place not protected by a coral reef. However, on Sundays this bay is very popular among the inhabitants of the neighboring island of Mahe, and there it becomes very crowded. At the end of the beach there is an excellent restaurant. Walking 2, 5 km on foot from Lazio, you can get to the very wild beach of Ans-Georgette.
In the easternmost point of the island is the beach Anse-Marie-Louise. During the tide there is formed a natural "pool". Nearby is another secluded beach - Anse Consoles.
On the west coast of the island in the Grand Anse Bay is a good beach for taking morning baths. True, sunny: swimming there is almost impossible because of the shallow depth above the corals, which are sometimes covered with algae to the very coast.
Anse-Curlan - a very small cozy bay, framed by coconut palms and other tropical greens, occupies 500 meters between two rocky protrusions. In 1999, the hotel Lemuria Resort was opened, which became the most luxurious hotel in the Seychelles (not counting, of course, the private island of Frigate).
Praslin Hotels
Loggias, guesthouses, B & B hotels and traditional hotels are abundantly scattered over a small island and await guests.
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| Le Coin Ideal from 5 514 rubles. Praslin Marie-Jeanne Estate | Le Relax St. Joseph Guest House from 6 892 rubles. Praslin St. Joseph Estate |
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Praslin
In the national park of Val de Mae ("May Valley"), included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, there are more than 7,000 unique coco de measure palms and a rare black parrot. On the west coast is the farm "Black Pearl" (Black Pearl farm), the specialization of which is exactly defined by the name. Divers on Praslin will be interested in the national marine park of the island of Cureuse with a wonderful coral "garden".
Diving
Three diving centers in Praslin: Octopus, Bleu Marine and Whitetip Divers offer diving in the picturesque coral surroundings of the island, as well as combined excursions with diving to the outer Seychelles.
- To renounce the famous paradise fruit of a very bizarre shape - the sea coconut.
- Wander around the local national park Valee De Mai.
- To dive with an aqualung into the "abyss of the waters of the sea" (oceanic in our case.
- Enjoy the sunset on the Anse-Lazio beach.
- Climb to the top of the Zimbabwe mountain.
- Visit the island of Cureuse, formerly a colony for lepers, and feed huge turtles there.
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