Stumblingontothemostfamousbeachin theSeychelles
(picturedpreviouspages),it’seasyto seewhynobest-
beachesround-upwouldbecompletewithoutthisIndian
Oceanstunner.Lappedbycrystal-cleartropicalwater,
thispristinestripof sandlinedbycraningcoconutpalms
andhugegranitebouldersonthesmallislandof La Digue
seemsalmosttoobeautifulto bereal.
WhiletherearesomeguesthousesonLa Digue,most
peoplevisitondaytripsfromneighbouringPraslin.You
canwalktheone-and-three-quartersof a mileto thebeach
fromthemarina,butrentinga bikewillgiveyoumoretime
at thebeach.Unlessyouwantto walkthroughthewater,
you’llneedto passthroughL’UnionEstatecoconut
plantationto reachthebeach(hencethefee),butit’s
oh-so-worth-itfora dayof paradisiacalbeachlazing.ANSE
SOURCE
D’ARGENT
Pickyourpatchofsandalongan
achinglybeautiful,boulder-strewn
beachthat’scommonlynumbered
among the world’s best
)CountrySeychelles)RegionLa DigueIsland
)Type B e a c h)Cost£ 7) F a m i l y f r i e n d l y? Ye s
CanI snorkel
o thebeach?
Onlyat hightide.
Thereareplenty
of rockpoolsto
explorewhenthe
tidegoesout.
Howfaralong
theshoreline
canI explore
safely?
Keepwalkingpast
themainbeach
andyou’llfindlots
of littlesandy
nooksbetweenthe
bouldersthatline
theshore.A dry
bagcancomein
handyforyour
valuables,as the
rockyshorecanbe
slippery.Travellers
withsensitivefeet
maybemore
comfortablein
reefshoes.
CanI buylunch
here?
Youcanbuy
drinksat a cute
littlebarat thefar
endof thesandy
pathalongside
thebeach,butif
you’renotstaying
ontheisland,
you’dbebesto
bringinga packed
lunchfromPraslin
as therearen’t
manyplacesto
eatnearby.
Is there
anythingelse
to seeon
LaDigue?
Don’tmissthe
penof Aldabra
gianttortoisesin
L’Union Estate.
PHOTOGRAPHS: JENNY STURM/SHUTTERSTOCK (PREVIOUS PAGES), JUSTIN FOULKES