the Essential Seychelles on the Le Bougainville

• Explore some of the most beautiful islands in the Indian Ocean, including Mahé, La Digue and Curieuse
• Visit Curieuse Island, a protected nature reserve and home to Aldabra giant tortoises
• Discover the Aride nature reserve, a Seychelles treasure with some 73 hectares of colourful vegetation and more than one million birds
• See endemic species of palm trees at Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Discover the must-see jewels of the Seychelles. On Mahé, you will board Le Bougainville for a 9-day expedition cruise to the heart of this archipelago’s Inner Islands for a glimpse of paradise.  The first port of call on your journey will take you into the marvellous garden of Cousin Island. Everything in this natural reserve is bursting with life: giant tortoises wander around and birds tweet in the heart of lush vegetation. Then you will sail to Remire Island, an Eden lost in the Indian Ocean. Discover its abundant fauna as you explore both on land and under water. Fall in love with this idyllic port of call as you walk around the island and snorkel in its sparkling waters. On Curieuse Island, reputed for its red earth and for the Aldabra giant tortoises that have taken up residence there, take an excursion to the heart of the mangrove.