Lying just a kilometre off the coast of Praslin this 286 hectare island lies in its own marine national park and is named after the French ship La Curieuse, which arrived along with the ship La Digue.Throughout the 19th and 20th century the island was home to leper colonies, where apparently gender segregation was in vain. You should take the small path through the mangrove forest to see many types of crabs, mangrove trees, coconuts, and if high tide you might see small lemon It is worth it in any case.Boat Excursion to Cousin, Curieuse & St Pierre IslandsPraslin Nature Reserve and Anse Lazio Beach Half Day TourFull Day Boat & Bike Independent Tour of La Digue from Praslin IslandBoat Excursion to Praslin & La Digue Islands (full day)Full Day Discovery Tour of Vallee de Mai and Anse Lazio on Praslin IslandThis inhabited island in the Seychelles has a lot of things to go for, great snorkelling, fantastic beaches, very tasty beach BBQ, hundred of wild giant tortoises and good walking trails around the isAs you get of the boat the tortoises greet you, you can feed them and touch them. Beautiful colour of the waterWe absolutely loved our trip to see the giant tortoises. Originally named Isle Rouge, for its notable red earth, it was renamed after a French schooner called ‘La Curieuse’ after French possession of the island. Easy to go there with a canoe and to swim around to watch the sea life. Curieuse Island in the Seychelles is steeped in all kinds of history. There are over 300 giant tortoises living there in the wild. Valérie le 17 June Rentîles › Blog de voyage > Idées de voyage › Curieuse : une petite île des Seychelles qui a tout d'une grande. Histoire. He speaks German, is very funny and shows you places that not everyone knows. The paradise of the Seychelles is the ideal location to volunteer, gain new skills on our internships or enjoy a short volunteer holiday in a well-preserved and tranquil tropical archipelago. Ile Curieuse et St Pierre sans passer par l'hôtel Ouvert par yiyi - Dernier message le 28/07/2013 à 23:06. You will see so many giant tortoises wondering on the road. We didn’t want to do anThis is an interesting island that we visited on a small boutique cruise (Crystal Espirit). SEE WHAT ELSE MAKES THE SEYCHELLES UNIQUE. L'île Curieuse est l'une des fabuleuses îles seychelloises. D'une superficie de 3 km², elle se visite dans la journée dans le cadre d'une excursion ! The main attraction is are theIsland Hopping to Curieuse with a Hike on the Trail and Seeing Many Giant TortoisesThis is the main stopping point of our island hopping trip. Curieuse liveaboards will give divers a chance to explore this unique island in the Seychelles. 2) When you head to Curieuse Island make sure to visit the giant tortoise sanctuary that is on this gem of an island. When we arrived, we anchored in Anse St. Jose and hiked along a path that lead us directly to the sanctuary. The contrast between … Originally named "Ile Rouge" due to its red coloured soil.In 1771 sailors set fire to the island, intending to make harvesting of the In 1967 a fire destroyed much of the vegetation on the island, including more than 150 coco de mer palms. Curieuse island is a nature reserve that about 3km in size. Curieuse Island is a small granitic island (1.78 sq mi) in the Seychelles close to the north coast of the island of Praslin. Ce petit îlot fait 2,86 kilomètres carrés et est situé au nord-ouest de l’île de Praslin, qui est la deuxième plus grande île des Seychelles. Seychelles (0) (0). 3.

In 1979, Curieuse and surrounding waters were declared the Most visitors to the Curieuse Marine National Park disembark at Baie Laraie, where the shallow water is known for its population of large humphead Aldabra giant tortoise living in Curieuse Marine National Park