La Cardinala luxury sailing charter in the Indian Ocean Seychelles
Seychelles is one of the rare spots on earth protected from pollution. The archipelago of the Seychelles is located about 600 miles from the east coast of Africa. The cruising area is restricted to the inner islands, (the destination Almirantes is request only). It includes the four main islands of Mahé, Praslin, Silhouette, La Digue and two dozen of smaller islands. The cruising area : unspoiled paradise, pure heaven. The beauty of the islands will leave you breathless: beautiful white sand beaches, granite rocks polished by the sea and amazing equatorial flora and fauna. Perfect sea and weather conditions for the charterer.
Victoria, Mahé Beaches, Anse La Passe, Praslin, Curieuse, La Digue and Victoria.
• Start from Victoria, the world’s smallest capital, is located on Mahe island. The tidy capital boasts several banks, two cathedrals, its own mosque, a Hindu temple, a superb library building and two stadium. The lively and colourful Victoria market, where housewives face the fishermen and farmers to bargain prices, also sells spices especially packed for visitors.
• Sailing to Mahé Beaches, one of the best in the Indian Ocean, because of its remoteness, you’re completely alone with nature! Spectacular beaches like: the Police Bay, Anse Royale, Anse Soleil, Baie Lazare and the famous Beau Vallon Beach for water sports. Beau Vallon is the playground for the annual Regatta during late August.
• Sailing to La Passe, the fantastic Anse La Passe beach is on Silhouette island, the second highest island in the Seychelles archipelago and a haven for exotic flora, fauna and rare species The high rock formations of Silhouettes have served the island well, limiting development, protecting the natural environment and providing a haven for native birds, giant tortoises and the rare Seychelles terrapins.
• Sailing to Praslin, the second largest island located 25 miles from Mahé. You may visit the famous Vallée de Mai reserve where the world’s strangest fruit, the coco de mer, grows. Nature lovers will be delighted to learn that the Vallée de Mai is also home to a range of exotic plants and rare birds. Like Mahé, Praslin has a number of beautiful beaches. The longest beach is Cote-d’Or but the most frequented corner is a treasure trove of corals, fish and turtles.
• Sailing to Curieuse, which offers good snorkelling and scuba diving . The island used to be a leper colony in the 60's. Today the island is home to giant tortoises, turtles and coco de mer.
• Sailing to La Digue, third major granitic island. It has no airstrip. Life on La Digue is somewhat at a slower pace than Praslin. La Digue is famous for its brand of creole architecture, boat building and cultivation of the aromatic vanilla pods. It is the only home in the world for the rare Flycatcher Bird for which a special reserve has been built. But perhaps what fascinates visitors most is the tranquility it offers. For amateur photographers Anse Source d’Argent is a paradise for matching the contours of the shaped boulders to the beauty of the human body. For swimmers Anse Patates is ranked as the best beach.
• Arrival in Victoria.
