Incentive 07 Seychelles


Mahe - Praslin - La Digue


     DAY1 Upon arrival at the Mahe International Airport you will be welcomed by Safpol Safaris representative and transferred to the hotel. Day at leisure. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

     DAY 2 Early morning breakfast at the hotel. Discovering the splendour of Mahe Island while participating in the fun drive in Jeeps and Mini Mokes. After a briefing, the morning is spent driving around Mahe in your own cars (max. 4 pax per vehicle) on our specially designed rally. It is a perfect way to explore the island and soak up the sun. We provide clues, maps and mineral water and our staff will be waiting on the check points to provide you with any assistance you may need. The roads are good, the traffic is light and the driving is on the left.
Lunch is at Chez Batista restaurant located on a secluded beach at Anse Takamaka. After lunch time at leisure and return to the hotel in your own time.
In the evening transfer for a Creole buffet dinner at Vye Marmit restaurant which is situated at the craft Village on the East Coast of Mahe. The restaurant is a restored Plantation House with a magical atmosphere.
 
     DAY 3 Transfer from the hotel to Marine Charter in Victoria. Boarding a boat for the journey out to the Marine National Park. In this protected area you will be introduced to the variety of the park's sea life through the windows of the comfortable semi-submersible. The seating area of the semi-submersible is about two meters below the sea level and you can view the underwater world through large glass panes - in short, snorkeling without getting wet! You can enjoy 30 min. experience watching the beautiful coral reef and a wide variety of fish.
There will be time allocated for the fun of fish hand feeding before landing on Round or Cerf Island. For the energetic, the boat will be at disposal for snorkelling in warm turquoise waters before lunch (equipment is supplied). Enjoy an authentic Creole barbecue lunch on the island and spend the rest of the afternoon swimming or just relaxing on the beach.
Return to Marine Charter and transfer to the hotel. Dinner. Overnight.

     DAY 4 Day at leisure to enjoy the amenities of the hotel such as scuba diving, windsurfing etc. Light lunch and theme dinner at the hotel.

     DAY 5 No visit to Seychelles is complete without visiting two of the most beautiful islands in the Archipelago - Praslin and La Digue. After breakfast transfer to Victoria Harbour to board the luxurious high speed Catamaran "Cat Cocos" for the journey to Praslin Island. There you will visit the Vallee de Mai Nature Reserve, a World Heritage Site renowned for the unique Coco de Mer palms with its provocative shaped nut and mystic powers. The Vallee de Mai is also famous for its very rare Black Parrot which is found only on this island.
After visit to Praslin transfer to La Digue Island. The priceless gem of the Indian Ocean will captivate you with its beauty, charm and tranquility, reminiscent of bygone days. La Digue is one of the most photogenic islands in the Seychelles with breathtaking beaches where the "time stands still" with ox-carts and striking granite formations. Visit l'Union Estate where you can see its majestic colonial house, coconuts being turned to copra and then to oil, vanilla being cured and giant land tortoises pen.
Time is allocated for swimming and relaxing in the sunshine to the gentle sound of the waves washing the shore at Anse Source D'Argent which is the one of the most beautiful beaches of the island with its spectacular rock formations.
Dinner at the hotel.

     DAY 6 Full day tour "Island Odyssey" will take you back in time. You will experience the feeling of life enjoyed by the early seafarers when they discovered the island. Secluded coves, inaccessible by road, are revealed from the sea.
Cruise round the north coast of Mahe around mystic L'llette, Conception and Therese Islands which have been used by pirates for centuries. Lunch will be served on Therese Island and there will be time for swimming.
On the way back stops at Beau Vallon Bay, Anse du Riz with its beautiful bay of turquoise waters and at unspoiled Petite Anse.

     DAY 7 Morning spend at leisure at the hotel. Afternoon departure to visit Victoria, which is the smallest capital in the world. Explore the colourful market with the stalls piled high with fish and fruits or to shop for curios from the street traders. Stroll around the most agreeable centre of Victoria, past the old law courts with their colonial architecture and the Clock Tower that is the replica of clock in London's Vauxhall Bridge Road, erected in 1903 to honour Queen Victoria.
Gala dinner at the hotel.

     DAY 8 Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport and check in for the departure.

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