Praslin National Park

Praslin National Park is a forest reserve on the island of Praslin featuring remarkable palm species, including the famous Coco de Mer. The area includes multiple forest types and hosts rare bird species as well as varied plant life at different elevations.

The park was founded in the 1960s to protect one of the few remaining ecosystems of its kind. A decade later, its core area received international protection status as recognition for preserving this prehistoric forest form.

The park is a place where locals and visitors appreciate rare palms while learning about the wildlife of the Seychelles. The trails wind through an ancient forest that reveals how nature has developed here for millennia.

The park is easily explored on foot, with three different walking trails ranging from one to two kilometers and offering varying difficulty levels. It is recommended to arrive early in the morning to observe wildlife and avoid the midday and afternoon heat.

The Coco de Mer palm produces seeds that rank among the largest in the plant world and have a distinctly different shape. These seeds were long a mystery to science since the palms grow naturally in only this one location in the world.