If you are staying at The Cerf Island Resort, you have to dedicate a day to rediscover the joy of trekking for it is a unique occasion to explore the local fauna and flora.
Surprising footpaths will lead you through a luxurious vegetation with unexpected openings onto breathtaking views of the island’s beaches.
There are plenty of trails on the Seychelles islands, but to find them is a challenge. The hand-out tourist maps are inaccurate when it comes to trails and foot paths.
Better get the topo maps of the Geographical Survey, they have accurate maps that show fairly well the trails, too. Normally the trails go to some view point or traverses a ridge or end up at some nature phenomenon, water fall, shrine or plantation.
The walks are hot, so bring water. A delightful way of spending a day out as an alternative to the beach.
A network of easy trails – none requiring more than two hours of walking time – laces the Vallée de Mai National Park, on Praslin. Home to the famed coco-de-mer palm, whose oversize, sensuously shaped nut has been wowing nature-lovers for centuries, this remains one of the world's most pristine tropical forests.
