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A nice little hike in the marvelous garden of Eden. Here you can see the famous coco de mer plant and the Black parrot.
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Lovely walk through the nature reserve and was pleasantly surprised to see newly sprouting Coco trees from fallen nuts... be prepared with fluids though as it’s obviously humid and warm and there are no drinks facilities on site. Overall a really relaxing and educational experience.…
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Vallée de Mai is a nice forest to go hiking in. However, the tour guides cost an additional 50 EUR for one hour (entry is about 350 SCR). The tour was ok, however we learned more about the Coco de Mer at Fond Ferdinand. We did see the rare endemic black parrot thanks to the guide though, but overall it wasn’t worth the money. I‘d recommend Fond Ferdinand over Vallée de Mai. …
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Date of experience: November 2020
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We were very excited for our visit to the Nature Reserve since it’s a Unesco World Heritage site. We were a bit taken aback with the SCR 350 per person entrance fee but thought we would try it out since it’s a once in a lifetime experience. We were sorely disappointed. The reserve is very badly maintained - trees fallen everywhere, path isn’t maintained properly, the North path had a palm tree fallen across it so we had to walk back to the Central Path again. Give it a miss since it isn’t worth it - the time or the money. Rather, drive around the reserve and see the same palm trees from outside. …
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Date of experience: October 2020
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The Nature Reserve is for sure worth a visit, but I want to mention some aspects of our recent visit, that we disliked: - The entrance fee is 350 SR per adult. This seems overpriced compared to the offered. - Some of the trails (green) could need some improvement, as steps are damaged and as this is the trail with the steepest steps it is sometimes tricky. - Probabely due to current Covid19 situation with very few visitors there are no tour guides available, beside for groups. - What was really a bad experience was the behaviour of the staff when entering. All visitors on Seychelles are aware of Covid19 rules when visiting points of interest, shops etc. as we experience them several times a day. But within our 14 days on Seychelles we have never experienced such a rude and impolite behaviour of service staff. It was like entering a military boot camp with harsh commands and gestures. Obviously these people, whether they are responsible for the reception with Covid19 routines or at the ticket box, totally forgot that the visitors ´ entrance fees pays there pay cheque. They should welcome visitors (especially when very few are around) rather than treating them like semi-criminals!…
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Date of experience: August 2020
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