Curieuse

We've been here with Kreol Services and I can say it was a lovely day, even though the weather was not that great. The walking trip was nice, from one side to another. You'll encounter nice views, lovely trees. If you'll not have clouds, the sun will burn you. You'll also see a large amount of tortoises at the end of the trip. The barbeque offered by Kreol Services is not that wow. It's cheap, compared with the restaurants on the island, but nothin wow.

It is easily accessible from Anse Volbert. You see turtles in their natural habitat. 80-100 year olds and baby turtles😍

This small island is home to many giant tortoises, as well as beautiful beaches and hiking trails. On Curieuse, one can encounter giant tortoises (also known as Aldabra Tortoise) in their natural environment. There is a separate entry fee to this island, which was included in the tour package. The Geoli Charters tour dropped us at one end of the island and picked us up at the other end. At the starting as well at the end point, well arranged BBQ spots to self-cater were available. One can take a quick shower at the starting point before embarking on the trail. The trail though of moderate difficulty, feels relatively long on an afternoon. The best part of the trail is the boardwalk through mangrove swamps. Plenty of giant tortoises at the start and end spots. White sandy beach at the end where we are picked up by the tour boat, was a welcoming sight.

Must go to take a glance at the ecosystem of the island. Trail hiking at the National Park can offer a picturesque view of the sea. Turtoises are friendly and kind. Some of them love humans. 🐢

Pretty, but tourustic. We hired a taxi boat from cote dor beach praslin. Only 25 euro per person for a return. We arrived on 11.00 at beach a he picked us up at beach b. Everyone does the same trip. On arrival the entree fee for the island is 20 euro. Do not get yourself fooled by paying 85 plus euro with a bbq included. That is not worth it.

Curieuse Island or the Turtle Island. It is closer to the north coast of the island of Praslin.  It was a wet landing here at Curieuse Island as motor boats will drop you till the shallow waters of the beach and not upto the land. Curieuse Island is a protected reserve and has a very high landing fee per visitor – About 800 Seychelles Rupees/ Person. The area is declared as Curieuse Marine National Park to protect the turtles and sea life. The island has mostly rocky beaches and serves as a nesting ground for Aldabra Giant Tortoises. We landed at the Ranger's Station, which as per the caretaker, is home to about 250 Aldabra Giant Tortoises. They also rear the young ones under protected environment. We saw a lot of tortoises roaming freely around the park. There is a small beachside restaurant also, and one can find some tortoises lazying around there too. It was a great afternoon spent admiring these lazy and beautiful creatures. The park has a trail which leads you to the Doctor’s house and its beach ie at Anse St. Joseph. Its a very beautiful beach by the way...you can easily spend some hours here. Along the trail enroute to Anse St. Joseph beach from ranger station, we saw some Coco- de –Mer trees and giant takamaka trees as well.

Must see spot in Seychelles 🇸🇨 It was an amazing full-day excursion from Praslin. Giant tortoises are adorable. Mangrove forest is good too, but please do not go to Doctor’s House it's not worth it. The trail is about 2.5km one way through the forest and rocks. The local museum is just a few roll-ups with the text from Wikipedia. You can skip this spot and spend more time with the tortoises.

Highlight of our trip! Sooo many tortoises 🐢 🐢🐢🐢 and they were so cute! Then a 40minutes hike to reach to the other side of the island where it is better to swim and it was stunning!