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Seychelles

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Seychelles

9 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Seychelles

Updated March 28, 2022

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Unusual Attractions in Seychelles

Marie Antoinette’s Restaurant

Victoria, Seychelles

Marie Antoinette's

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

On the island.

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.

Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

Aldabra Atoll

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

Plaisance Ward, Seychelles

Abandoned Church

In the middle of a busy residential neighborhood, a small roofless church being reclaimed by nature.

Roche Caiman, Seychelles

Isle of Farquhar

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

Seychelles

Vallee de Mai Nature Preserve

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

Seychelles

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.

Victoria Clock Tower

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.

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

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