Curieuse Island
Good to know
- Best time to go
- April to May and October to November
- Budget
- $$
- Accessibility
- limited
- Coordinates
- Open in maps
A small granite island off Praslin, once a leper colony and now a national park where more than a hundred Aldabra giant tortoises roam free. It is one of only two islands where the coco de mer palm grows naturally, and a boardwalk trail crosses mangroves between its beaches. Rangers run a tortoise nursery near the old doctor's house.
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