Vallée de Mai

Local nameVallée de Mai
LocationVallée de Mai National Reserve, Seychelles

Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve is a nature park and UNESCO World Heritage Site on the island of Praslin, Seychelles. It consists of a well-preserved palm forest, flagship species made up of the island endemic coco de mer, as well as five other endemic palms.

The coco de mer, a monocot tree in the Arecaceae, has the largest seeds of any plant in the world. Also unique to the park is its wildlife, including birds such as the rare Seychelles black parrot, mammals, crustaceans, snails, and reptiles. There has been a determined effort to eliminate all the introduced exotic species of plants from the area but this has not been successful in eliminating coffee, pineapple, and ornamental palms thus far. This forest, with its peculiar plant and animal species, is a relict from the time when the supercontinent of Gondwana was divided into smaller parts, leaving the Seychelles islands between the present day Madagascar and India.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallée_de_Mai

Vallée de Mai UNESCO http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/261

Address (Unnamed Road), Seychelles

Coordinates -4°19'54.593" N 55°44'23.549" E

Tours and activities: Vallée de Mai

Vallee De Mai & Anse Lazio Beach Guided Bus Tour

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Tour Guide Praslin Valle De Mai, Museum & Anse Lazio Trip

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Praslin: Vallée de Mai and Anse Lazio Beach Full-day Tour

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