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SUPPLEMENT SEYCHELLES
Take
your
50 | Travel Weekly | November 7 2008
pick of
paradise
Whether it’s ecotourism,
pampering, family fun, luxury or
romance your client wants, Nick
Easen has a resort to fi t the bill
Whether they are
staying on the main
island of Mahé,
Praslin or La Digue,
there’s a perfect
resort out there for your client. But
the heady mix of tropical Creole
culture, verdant granite mountains
and sugar-white beaches makes it
hard to choose.
“For water sports and family
holidays the bigger hotels on Mahé
are just the thing,” says naturalist,
travel guide and co-author of Bradt’s
Seychelles travel guide Lyn Mair.
“Best of all, though, is to do a spot of
island-hopping to get a real taste of
the diversity of the Seychelles.”
The islands are teeming with life
as much below the sea as on land.
And if your clients love diving, be
Guests at Banyan
Tree Seychelles’
hillside spa are
treated to a
view of
Intendance Bay
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aware that the further south you go,
the better the condition of the coral
and the more spectacular the dropoff
s. The months between the trade
and monsoons winds are when the
sea is calm and clear – making March
to May and October to December the
best times for snorkelling.
PERFECT FOR…A
RELAXING SPA BREAK
Where? Banyan Tree Seychelles
Why? It’s all to do with the setting of
the spa – eight pavilions on a hillside
with sweeping views down to
Intendance Bay and then up to the
unique granite mountains. Indoors,
the renowned Banyan Tree
treatments are drawn on Asian
traditions dating back centuries.
“If the spa doesn’t grab you, you
can always try out the cooking
school for traditional Creole cuisine
or take the 47-foot twin-hulled
catamaran for a ride,” added general
manager Reinhold Johann. The
vessel takes six guests on overnight
trips and comes with a host
and skipper.
Sample package: Premier Holidays
is selling packages for seven nights
at the Banyan Tree from £2,749 per
person, bed and breakfast. There are
also ‘Premier Plus’ honeymoon
off ers for this property.
(0870 889 0855
8premierholidays.co.uk
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