Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius
Hiking trails through bird-rich wilderness and the island's last great
forest. (
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Lion Mountain, Mauritius
Underrated hike that scales the heights with great views and good bird-watching. (
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Graviers to St François, Rodrigues
Lovely coastal walk past Rodrigues' best beaches. (
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Morne Seychellois National Park, Seychelles
The country's best hiking. (
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Wildlife
Curieuse Island, Seychelles
A veritable Galapagos of giant Aldabra tortoises, the last surviving Indian Ocean species.
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Cousin Island, Seychelles
Hundreds of thousands of birds crammed onto one tiny island. (
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Bird Island, Seychelles
Nesting seabirds, giant tortoises and hawksbill turtles. (
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Île aux Aigrettes, Mauritius
An island Noah's Ark where tortoises and pink pigeons roam free as they once did every-
where on Mauritius. (
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Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius
Rare bird species and old-growth forest add up to Mauritius' premier
wilderness experience. (
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Vallée de Ferney, Mauritius
Go looking for the Mauritius kestrel, once the world's most endangered bird. (
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Le Grand Brûlé, Réunion
The island's best bird-watching in the wild and beautiful south. (
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Spectacular Landscapes
Piton de la Fournaise, Réunion
The single most dramatic landform in the Indian Ocean, bar none. (
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Cirque de Cilaos, Réunion
Perfect hiking country amid a landscape that reaches magnificently for the sky. (
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Plaine des Sables, Réunion
Otherworldly atmosphere atop this lava-formed plain. (
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Cirque de Salazie, Réunion
Another beguiling mountain kingdom. (
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Le Morne Peninsula, Mauritius
Unesco site with both stunning beauty and a tragic story to match. (
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Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius
Waterfalls off the high plateau, dense forest and a deep river canyon.
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Silhouette, Seychelles
The most dramatic island in the Seychelles archipelago. (
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Denis, Seychelles
The coral idyll that we all imagined when thinking of a desert island. (
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