7 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Seychelles - Atlas Obscura

Unusual Attractions in Seychelles

Victoria, Seychelles

Marie Antoinette's

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles is one of the only ones left to serve bat.

Aldabra Atoll

Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.

Moyenne Island, Seychelles

Moyenne Island

A newspaper editor turned this abandoned island into a tortoise nature preserve that's now the world's smallest national park.

Vallee de Mai Nature Preserve

A British general, a suggestive tree, a map of paradise.

Pier Ward, Seychelles

Victoria Clock Tower

This vestige of Seychelles’s colonial past now resides in a busy intersection and didn’t chime for its first 96 years.

Roche Caiman, Seychelles

Isle of Farquhar

A schooner, nicknamed "The Unsinkable," with a long history of survival in the Indian Ocean.

Mission Ruins of Venn's Town

The remains of a 19th-century school and living quarters are perched atop a mountain surrounded by a thick tropical forest.

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Unique Food & Drink in Seychelles

Coco de Mer

A delicious fruit with a suggestively-shaped seed.

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The Giant, Suggestive Seeds of the Seychelles 'Love Nut'

They're 35 pounds, resemble human buttocks, and are irresistible to poachers.

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