Enchanting Seychelles: 115 destinations in the blue to discover whilst island hopping

The trade winds caress the gigantic pink granite sculptures that flank Anse Source d’Argent beach (the most famous on the island of La Digue), smoothed by millennia of waves and tides. It is an almost tactile detail – that of warm stone meeting the finest sand – that defines the identity of the Seychelles: an archipelago that begs to be discovered one fragment at a time. To think of these islands as a single, static seaside destination is to miss the complexity of a territory comprising 115 islands scattered across the Indian Ocean, north-east of Madagascar. The true essence of travelling here is expressed through a journey on the move – so-called ‘island hopping’ – an approach that allows you to appreciate the scenic, ecological and cultural nuances that set each patch of land apart.