The Vallee de Mai is the legendary place that General Gordon of Khartoum became convinced was the biblical Garden of Eden. You will see the extraordinary Coco de Mer, a double-lobed coconut and the world’s heaviest seed. Listen out for the call of one of the world’s rarest birds, the Seychelles Black Parrot and keep an eye out for one of the world’s tiniest frogs, chameleons and six species of endemic palm.

Then visit Anse Lazio where ancient granite boulders stand guard over one of the world’s most beautiful beaches, lapped by crystal clear waters.