Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sights
Le Jardin du Roi
OFFLINE MAP
( 4371313; Enfoncement, Anse Royale; adult/child Rs 110/55; 10am-5pm)
Located 2km up in the
hills above Anse Royale, this lush spice garden owes its existence to Pierre Poivre, the
French spice entrepreneur. There is a self-guided walk around the 35-hectare orchard-
crossed-with-forest. The planter's house contains a one-room
museum
and there's a pleasant
cafe-restaurant with smashing views down to the coast. Homemade jams, marmalade and
spices are available at the gift shop.
GARDENS
Takamaka Bay
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( 4372010;
www.takamaka.sc
; Le Cap; guided tours Rs 200; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri)
On this popular tour
you learn the colourful story behind the island's main distillery and about the rum-making
process. The one-hour tour runs at 11.30am and 1.30pm and concludes with a tasting and
an opportunity to purchase bottles of rum at factory prices. It also features a well-regarded
bar-restaurant.
DISTILLERY
Beaches
The oft-overlooked, little-known
Fairyland Beach
offers shimmering waters and great snor-
kelling around tiny
Île Souris
, just offshore. Other good strips of sand are found at
Anse Roy-
ale
,
Anse Bougainville
,
Anse Parnel
and
Anse Forbans
, further south.
Sleeping
The east coast may not be the sexiest part of the island, but we've unearthed a smattering
of excellent-value (by Seychellois standards), family-run ventures from where you can
easily reach the western coast, by bus or by car.
Devon Residence
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APARTMENTS
€€
( 2512721;
www.devon.sc
;
Pointe au Sel; villas €87-113; )
No, you're not hallucinating, the
view is real. Poised on a greenery-shrouded hillside, the five villas overlook Anse Royale
