Reserve Praslin

... beautiful beach where we swam and had a beer or two and then went on a trip which took us through the plantation and into a nature reserve where we saw the biggest tortoises ever seen, apparently over 90 years old, I will post a photo of ET, it is so ...

... , as this would have to be close to the best beach of all three islands. Then came our great snorkel near La Reserve. Therefore, we'd say that Praslin's highlights were harder to find, but were definitely there. Re coral on reefs: As far as we could ...

... green mountains, white sandy beaches, etc.  On the first day, in Mahe, we took a catamaran ride out into the marine reserve.  It was spectacularly beautiful.  We got into a semi-submersed boat so we could site and look out both sides to ...