5 Days MAHE (Eden Bleu Hotel 4* - BB)

Lying in the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles archipelago has transitioned over four centuries from a pirate haven to a dream destination for millions of travellers. Its 115 islands - with only thirty inhabited - have everything to love: year-round sun, a tropical climate, coral beaches, endemic flora and a rich marine life. The essential route through this paradise visits Mahé, Praslin and La Digue, the islands that offer more services and a greater diversity of attractions. The first stop on the journey is the island of Mahé, the largest and only island in the Seychelles. Just eleven kilometres from Victoria, the capital, which provides the first interaction with the islanders, friendly folk with features that show a mix of African, Chinese, Indian and European origins. This ethnic diversity has left a legacy of a culinary, musical, architectural and artistic culture full of nuances and rich with pirate legends. Any local will tell tourists about the exploits of John Taylor, Jean François Hodoul - the Château Mamelles, from 1804, was one of his two residences in Mahé - and other buccaneers who hid treasures of jewels and gold coins somewhere in the archipelago. The last known treasure is still found near the beach of Bel Ombre in Mahé. Several bus lines traverse the island taking the small Victoria station as a starting and ending point. Travelling on these basic vehicles is a great opportunity to share a seat with people heading to and from the Victoria market, local workers and students returning home at the end of the day. A few kilometres of travel by bus and the traveller has already learned that it's essential to shout "devant!" so that the driver stops.