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Seychelles – Aldabra Atoll

The Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It forms a safe habitat for the Giant Aldabra Tortoises covering an area of 35 000 hectares within the Mozambique Channel. The Aldabra Atoll is a coral atoll, consisting of four main coral limestone islands which enclose a shallow lagoon area. [...]

Places to visit while on a Seychelles vacation

One of the places you should visit while on a Seychelles vacation is the Aldabra Atoll where you will find as many as 100 00 sea turtles amongst a group of coral islands. The Atoll consists of four islands with a shallow lagoon area in between forming a spectacular coral reef. Difficult to access, it [...]