Nature, history and culture
The granite, the coco de mer, the birds and reefs, and the people and history of Praslin and La Digue: each guide lists its sources and when it was checked.
Guides
Birds of Praslin and La Digue: black parrot, paradise flycatcher and more
Where to see the Seychelles black parrot, paradise flycatcher, magpie robin and nesting seabirds on Praslin, La Digue, Cousin and Aride, with numbers from the conservation bodies that monitor them and the rules that apply in each reserve.
The coco de mer: the palm found only on Praslin and Curieuse
The coco de mer grows wild only on Praslin and Curieuse and carries the largest seed of any plant. This guide covers its biology, history and legal protection, and where to see it on a visit.
Why Praslin and La Digue are granite: the geology of the inner islands
Praslin and La Digue are 750-million-year-old granite from a fragment of continent that split from Madagascar and India. This guide explains the pink rock, the rounded boulders, the coral sand and where to see them.
Coral reefs and marine life around Praslin and La Digue
What lives on the reefs around Praslin and La Digue, how the coral has fared since the 1998 and 2016 bleaching, and where and when to snorkel. It also covers the marine park rules and how to avoid urchin and stonefish injuries.
Creole culture, language and food on Praslin and La Digue
A guide to Seychellois Creole life on Praslin and La Digue: the Kreol language and useful phrases, Creole dishes, moutya, Festival Kreol, the 15 August feast on La Digue, Catholic heritage and ox carts, with where to experience each.
Giant tortoises, sea turtles and other wildlife
Where to see Aldabra giant tortoises, nesting hawksbill and green turtles, fruit bats, geckos, chameleons and frogs on Praslin, La Digue and the nearby islands, with the seasons and the rules for watching nesting turtles.
A history of Praslin and La Digue
How two uninhabited granite islands were charted by French expeditions, named in 1768, worked as plantations, and opened to tourism in the 1970s, with the places on Praslin, La Digue and Curieuse where you can still see that history.
Plants and forests of Praslin and La Digue
Where to see the six endemic palms, the coco de mer, takamaka and mangroves on Praslin, La Digue and Curieuse, and how plantations, invasive cinnamon and fire shaped the forests you walk through today.