1 WALK WITHIN WING DISTANCE OF NATIVE BIRDS ON ARIDE
An avian Arcadia and conservation success story, this tiny island close to Praslin can be visited on a half-day trip. In the absence of any predators, birds nest comfortably on the ground and in low canopies, making it a joy to walk along trails where feathers flutter never more than a few metres from your face.
Find fluff-ball white-tailed tropicbird chicks sheltering in hollowed tree stumps, watch noddy birds dive into the surf to fetch seaweed for their nests, and gaze at balletic fairy terns flitting from one branch to the next. The Seychelles magpie robin, one of the rarest species in the world,
