SEYCHELLES - Outer Islands
The Outer Islands or Coralline Seychelles (archipelago) is a collective term for those islands that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank (Seychelles Plateau) which defines the location of the granitic Inner Islands archipelago to the east. They are all of coral formation, and in the western Indian Ocean. Aldabra, possibly the archipelago’s most famous island, is one of the world’s largest coral atolls and has been a World Heritage site since 1982. Minimally impacted by human activity, it serves as a refuge for hundreds of endemic species and subspecies and is home to the largest population of giant tortoises in the world; more than 150,000 roam a 155-square-kilometer area. There are also plenty wildlife : seabirds, sea turtles..
BEST TIME to VISIT SEYCHELLES
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to ALDABRA
From February to May
baby Aldabra giant tortoise - still 100-150 kilogrammes to go
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
This sea turtle has just finished laying the eggs in her nest, she covers them with sand to protect them as much as possible - Now is the time to return home as they are more adapted to water than to land where they live only come to lay
Sea turtle returning to ocean after laying eggs
redfoot boobies on coral
large crab
brown boobie
boobies on coral
sandy beach but this atoll is for wildlife and there is no hotels - only cruises go there
Atoll landscape with crystal clear turquoise water
boobies on coral rock
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
terns
along the coastline inside the atoll
Atoll landscape - many channels between coral rocks
beach and coral
This sea turtle has just finished laying the eggs in her nest, she covers them with sand to protect them as much as possible - Now is the time to return home as they are more adapted to water than to land where they live only come to lay
This sea turtle has just finished laying the eggs in her nest, she covers them with sand to protect them as much as possible - Now is the time to return home as they are more adapted to water than to land where they live only come to lay
This sea turtle has just finished laying the eggs in her nest, she covers them with sand to protect them as much as possible - Now is the time to return home as they are more adapted to water than to land where they live only come to lay
heron take off from a tree
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
Redfoot boobies
Atoll landscape
Atoll landscape
Atoll landscape
Atoll landscape - trees sheltered the birds, specially during reproduction season
Atoll landscape - crystal clear turquoise water
brown boobie
Frigatebird
this atoll is made of Coral
Frigatebird
Frigatebird
Frigatebird and boobie in a tree
Boobie
Frigatebird and boobie
a heron is looking a large dead fish - still good to eat ? No the heron left, like the shark
Frigatebird
redfoot boobie
Frigatebird
Boobie
redfoot boobie
Coral and trees on the atoll coastline
Frigatebird
Boobie
crab
boobie
boobies on coral rock
a hermit crab can't live without a shell because of their delicate bodies and the need to keep a certain level of moisture at all times.
boobie
boobie - juvenile
egret
egret fishing but the fish is large and difficult to swallow
Hermit crab has a soft skin so they need a schell to be protected
crow
black heron
elegant bird
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
grey heron
elegant bird
White egret
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
Trees and sand
Baby Aldabra giant tortoise. One of the world's largest land tortoises, Aldabra tortoises can reach sizes of up to 300 kilogrammes and ages of up to 150 years old.
Aldabra tortoises can reach sizes of up to 300 kilogrammes and ages of up to 150 years old.
trail on the very sharp coral - so take good shoes
red boobie
young Aldabra Turtoise
Redfoot boobie
Frigatebird
bat hanging on a tree
Frigatebird in a tree
redfoot boobie
redfoot boobie
boobie - juvenile
frigatebird
redfoot boobie
frigatebird and boobie
frigatebird
crab
frigatebird
frigatebird
boobies - adult and juvenile
boobie on coral rock
Redfoot boobie on coral rock
redfoot boobie
frigatebird flying
frigatebird
frigatebirds
frigatebird flying
brown boobie
Hermit Crab
boobies
old cemetery
sea turtle highway to the nest where they lay eggs , then back home to the ocean
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
boobies - juveniles
Boobies on a tree
Coral rocks and lagoon
coral and birds
hermit crabs - there are many kinds and many sizes. When the shell is becoming too small, it change for a larger shell
bird
a hermit crab can't live without a shell because of their delicate bodies and the need to keep a certain level of moisture at all times
a hermit crab can't live without a shell because of their delicate bodies and the need to keep a certain level of moisture at all times
a hermit crab can't live without a shell because of their delicate bodies and the need to keep a certain level of moisture at all times
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
romance
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
The Aldabra giant tortoise is endemic to the Seychelles, and it is one of the largest tortoises in the world.
Frigatebirds
pretty bird
Atoll at low tide
Frigatebirds
Hermit crab
Redfoot boobie nesting
Frigatebird
Frigatebird
Boobies and frigatebirds flying
beach
Frigatebird
Atoll landscape
Terns flying
Terns on coral rocks
Dead marine animal and a shark which didn't find this meal attractive
Frigatebird
Atoll is made of coral
Boobies and heron
beach and trees
beautiful coral rock looking like a garden
birds
sandy beach
boobies
coral rock, trees and sea birds - lovely !
Boobies - one adult and the juvenile as the size is different and also the color of the aisles
boobies on a coral rock
Boobies on a tree
the elegant boobie flying
Boobies on coral rock
bird
beach
bird
egrets and herons
Aldabra giant tortoise
egret eating a fish
large blue crab
transparent crab
large red crab