Seychelles lies in the western part of the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar and 1,593km (995 miles) east of Mombasa, Kenya. It is between 4 and 5 degrees south of the equator at a longitude between 55 and 56 degrees east. The Country is an isolated archipelago of outstanding natural beauty comprising about 115 islands....
Somewhere
in the Indian Ocean, far from
African
coast, a bunch of islands offers to its visitors a range of
tastes, smells and visions at the crossroad of Asia and
Africa.
Whatever you are looking for - white sandy beaches, rocky
mountains, luxuriant forests or plain deserts - you'll be
fully satisfied. If your fascination relates to snorkelling
in coral reefs, trekking, or birdwatching in a unique nature,
you will enjoy what you'll discover there. Away from commercial
ways, those countries :
Madagascar,
Seychelles,
Mauritius
and
Reunion
Islands, thanks to their isolation, preserved among their
inhabitants an
incomparable
kindness.
Seychelles lies
in the western part of the Indian Ocean, north of
Madagascar
and 1,593km (995 miles) east of
Mombasa, Kenya. It
is between 4 and 5 degrees south of the equator at a longitude
between 55 and 56 degrees east.
The Country is an isolated
archipelago of outstanding natural beauty comprising about
115 islands. This group of small islands covers an area of
455 sq km. The biggest one is Mahe,(144 sq km) which is granite.
The other islands , including the biggest atoll in the world
(Aldabra) , are coral. After Mahe , the most visited islands
are
Praslin, La Digue,
Bird, Fregate, Silhouette, and Desroches.
Fruit
bats, flying foxes, geckos and skinks are common and there
are more than 3,000 species of insects.
The
giant tortoise (which appears on the Seychelles coat of arms)
survived near-extinction; there are now several thousand on
Aldabra. There are many species of rare bird, such as the
bare-legged scops owl,
Seychelles
kestrel, black parrot, magpie robin and paradise flycatcher.
Four islands are bird sanctuaries, including Bird Island,
which is inhabited by millions of fairy terns.
CLIMAT:
Tropical marine; humid; Two seasons: Dry Season: (May to October)
cooler season during southeast monsoon; Wet Season: (November
to April) warmer season during northwest monsoon The heaviest
rainfall is usually during mid-December to mid-January.
Seychelles
archipelago lies outside the cyclone belt and enjoys stable
weather year round. Seychelles has a mean maximum temperature
of 29¹C and 12 hours of daylight.
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