Praslin, 28/04/03, Day 2
Excursion to Sister and Coco Island from Praslin
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| Joining a guided excursion, after about 30 minutes of sailing, I arrive to Sister Island, a private owned island featured by nice beaches and a rich marine life. |
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| Big fishes can be found in large numbers also very close to the beach. |
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| The crystalline water lets to clearly see them through the surface. |
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It isn't necessary to be expert swimmers to enjoy snorkeling on this island. Big, colorful fishes can be found also where the water isn't deeper than one meter. |
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| Other colorful fishes can be found in abundance everywhere. | |
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| Suddenly, I see a turtle swimming in low waters, few meters from me. |
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| Sister Island is also interesting for its beautiful, idyllic beaches of pure white sand. Unfortunately the overcast sky doesn't let to appreciate the beautiful colors in the above and right picture. |
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| Tall palms grow close to walls of granitic rocks. | |
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| The tour continue with a one hour snorkeling near Coco island, a rocky unhabitated island. | |
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| It is like to swim inside an aquarius, with hundred of colorful fishes. Unfortunately the deeper water, with limited light, doesn't let my disposable camera (without flash) to work properly. | |
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When back on Praslin, I enjoy taking pictures of some wild flowers. |
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| From left to right: a cinnamon tree, a papaya and a strange trees with fruits growing directly on its trunk. | ||
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Other beautiful wild flower and, on the top-right picture, a mango-tree. |
SEYCHELLES PICTURES |
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ALPHONSE - An incredible wonder, part of the Amirantes group, about 400 Km southwest of Mahe'. Characterized by a huge lagoon and surrounded by sandy flats, it can also be used as a base for sightseeing and fly flishing trips to the nearby paradise of St. Francois, the kingdom of the mangroves and giant crabs. ALPHONSE DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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LA DIGUE - A granitic island where the time seems frozen at the past century. Can be entirely visited by bike and with its many opportunities for hiking and trekking, offers a lot of activities for either adventurous travellers and for who prefers to relax on a beach doing swimming and snorkeling. LA DIGUE DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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PRASLIN - Another granitic island, home of the world's only population of Coco De Mer tree, is also characterized by many white-sand beaches and can be used as a convenient base for several daytrips to the nearby islands. PRASLIN DAY 1 | DAY 2 |
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BIRD - A lovely paradise for bird watching and birding tours, hiking, swimming and snorkeling. Home of Esmerlada, a tortoise about 200 years old, this coralline island also hosts a colony of Sooty Terns coming here annually to feed and to grow their chicks. A large beach of pure-white sand surrounds the entire island for a circumference of about 5 kilometers. BIRD DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 |
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MORE INFO ABOUT MY VACATION TO SEYCHELLES This section contains information about the trip to Seychelles and theme pictures. SEYCHELLES INFO | SEYCHELLES WILDLIFE | SEYCHELLES VEGETATION | SEYCHELLES TRANSPORT | SEYCHELLES BEST PICTURES |
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