Praslin Island: Vallée de Mai UNESCO Forest & Anse Lazio
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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

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