Related Entries (18)Coco de Mer Seychelles
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Moving WITHIN the Seychelles
A Travel Blog entry by tonyandmarina from Beau Valllon, Seychelles Islands
... . Since our kitchenette is in fact a kitchen, we go shopping and home. You can see our swimming pool in the rain! On the arch over our bedroom, there is a coco de mer. We also have a cozy sitting room. Where we watch our last 'Midsomer ...
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Seychelles - the travel brochures don't lie!
A Travel Blog entry by diannemurray from Mahe, Seychelles Islands
... Mai National Park on the way, which looks very lush and attractive. Taxi driver points out male and female examples of the rare coco de mer palms. At the wharf, the 9am schooner is just about to depart, and we get two of the last seats. The ...
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Seychelles
A Travel Blog entry by mesdale from Praslin Island, Seychelles Islands
White sand, palm trees, blue sea. Visited the Vallee de Mai and saw the famous park where the Coco de Mer grow. Many meals taken at the little café (I think it was called the Blue Parrot, but that's also a Birds Eye brand). There a fruit bat who ...
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Seychelles Islands
A Travel Blog entry by tilman from Takamaka Beach, Seychelles Islands
... every shop. Take care, there are places where you can´t pay with RUPEES, only with € or $$. Don´t be late when you go by COCO ferry to Praslin, the cassiers are very slow; when you don´t want to miss the boat, be there 1,5 hours before ...
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Excursion to Praslin
A Travel Blog entry by joelmeeker from Praslin Island, Seychelles Islands
... , taxis, rental cars, or walking. Walking is encouraged, so I walked. Praslin is a world heritage site because of the coco de mer trees that grow almost exclusively here. There are the world's largest nuts, and their local name explains what they look ...
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The Project
A Travel Blog entry by resiststatusquo from Curieuse Island, Seychelles Islands
... lay eggs of their own. Coco De Mer We only do the turtle research 3 times a week. The other two are spilt between the Coco De Mer and Mangrove studies. The Coco De Mer is an endemic tree to this island and Praslin. It is a unique palm tree in that the ...
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Inget flås
A Travel Blog entry by svefredrik from La Digue Island, Seychelles Islands
... hur många som skadas eller dör varje år? Ironiskt om man som svensk blir dödad i en kokosrelaterad olycka. Speciellt dom där Coco de Mer-nötterna är massiva saker. Dom finns dock inte direkt i bebodda områden. Jag har i princip bara ätit fisk och ...
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Otocje sredi indijskega oceana
A Travel Blog entry by leskovar from Mahe Island, Seychelles Islands
... , drugem največjem otoku. V parku, ki je pod zaščito Unesca, raste edinstveni dvojni kokos – morski kokos (coco de mer), ki ima obline ženskega telesa in zori več kot 30 let. Otoki naj bi obdržali svojo ...
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A puro buceo
A Travel Blog entry by marianaysergio from Praslin Island, Seychelles Islands
... (5 rupias) hasta el Valle de Mai, donde se preservan tres tipos de palmeras endémicas, la más famosa es el coco de mer, muy apreciada en su momento –y secretamente escondida- por los navegantes y comerciantes árabes que fueron los primeros en ...
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Praslin, Saychelles
A Travel Blog entry by cynjohn from Mahe, Seychelles Islands
... island is very small and is known for its forest, which is all different kinds of palm trees and nothing else, and the coco de mer, a unique double coconut found nowhere else in the world. Here it is: It amazed me that they could create a half hour ...
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Island Paradise
A Travel Blog entry by resiststatusquo from Curieuse Island, Seychelles Islands
... That's what we signed up to do. We get up early 5 days a week. On turtle days about 6am and 4:30am on Coco de Mer/Mangroove days. We usually have duties...which are chores such as raking, sweeping, bathroom stuff, kitchen (breakfast and dishes). Because ...
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Dive! Dive! Dive!
A Travel Blog entry by smash from Beau Vallon, Seychelles Islands
... the last home, there is a little animal farm which looks abusive to animals * Praslin: " Valle de Mai". That's were the Coco de Mer grows, also look for black Parrots * Best Praslin Beach - Anse Lazio, NW * La Digue Island - bicycle, but ...
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Community Living
A Travel Blog entry by resiststatusquo from Curieuse Island, Seychelles Islands
... myself in whatever group I come into. The other day Duncan and I were paired up to go out with the base manager for our Coco De Mer walk. Dan asked me and Duncan something and I just looked at Dan. Victoria resonded, “She doesn't talk before 6. You ...
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We leave Seychelles and head for Madagascar
A Travel Blog entry by diannemurray from Port Louis, Mauritius
... maturity between 20 and 40 years, and palms probably live for between 200 and 400 years. There actually were a lot of Coco de Mer palms, with the appropriately suggestive shapes in the fruit (after the husk is taken off), and the male flower ...
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Coco De Mer Hotel Praslin Island
Anse Bois de Rose Bay, Seychelles, Praslin Island, Seychelles Islands
... up on drinks (water, juices) which lasted until the end of our holiday. I spoke to a few people who were disappointed with the Coco de Mer hotel aswell. We would not give it 4 stars. Comparing to other hotels in the Seychelles I would give it 3 stars. ...
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Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve
Praslin Island, Seychelles Islands
74 reviews
A lush forest in pristine condition is home to the famous coco de mer palm tree and wonderful exotic birds.



