La Digue: Anse Source d'Argent & Bicycle Island Life
La Digue is the Seychelles at its most timeless — a small island where bicycles replace cars, giant tortoises roam freely, and Anse Source d'Argent is the most photographed beach on Earth
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La Digue Bike rental
The island's only mode of transport is bicycle or oxcart — renting a bike at the ferry dock and cycling the palm-lined alleys is the quintessential La Digue experience
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View the Source d'Argent at sunrise
The famous pink granite beach is most magical at first light before the day trippers arrive — layers of smooth pink rocks, shallow lagoon and leaning palm trees
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L'Union Estate giant tortoises
The old coconut farm in central La Digue has a turtle enclosure where Aldabra giant tortoises roam freely — the same species that has existed for 200 million years
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Grand Anse Wild Beach
A rough track across the island leads to Grand Anse — a wild, dangerous beach for swimming with powerful waves and a dramatic sense of being at the edge of the Indian Ocean
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Veuve Paradise Flycatcher Reserve
La Digue is the last stronghold of the Seychelles paradise flycatcher — only 250 individuals survive in the island's remaining native forest
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La Digue Village Evening
As day-trippers board the last ferry, La Digue returns to a village pace — open-air waterfront restaurants serve grilled fish as the sun dips into the ocean