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Seychelles: THE Celebrity Honeymoon Destination

With the recent news that British beauty Elizabeth Hurley is currently visiting the our tropical islands, we thought that it would be a fun blog to fill you in on the many celebrities that have chosen the Seychelles for their honeymoons and holidays. The Seychelles government recently introduced laws to[…]

Goodnight Düsseldorf, Good Morning Seychelles

30th March 2017 saw Air Seychelles launch a new direct route to Düsseldorf, Germany. In the lead up to the launch of this exciting new European route, Air Seychelles offered some amazing deals for both day trippers (14hrs to explore the city) and those wanting a more relaxed long weekend away[…]

Local Food: Bazar Labrin Market

As part of our travel, food and lifestyle blog, the team at Le Nautique aim to highlight the island’s favourite local food haunts and restaurants (generally giving us food-fanatics the chance to eat our way around the Seychelles). This weeks focus is on the fun and colourful local food market, “Bazar Labrin”,[…]

Le Nautique La Digue: Construction Update 7

Welcome back to our blog and the latest “Le Nautique La Digue” construction update. I know we say it all the time, but WOW has building work come on in leaps and bounds in the six weeks since our last site update. All three roofs are now on, covered and topped with[…]

Creole Recipes: Pilau Rice

This classic Pilau rice recipe is a simple and delicious dish that you’ll want to make time and time again. With plenty of flavour, this wholesome Indian inspired dish is a hearty meal in itself or can be the perfect accompaniment to a grilled fish or selection of tasty creole curries. Each[…]

Creole Recipes: Trio of Summer Salads

These three fresh, juicy summer salads are favourites here in the Seychelles and are the perfect accompaniment to any beachside BBQ (or even eaten on their own as a tasty snack). Better still, they are all super healthy – so those of you sticking to your New Years Resolutions rejoice and tuck in. ****   “Palm[…]

New Years Resolutions: Seychelles Eco Marathon

Bonzour readers and Happy New Year to you all! We hope you had a wonderful festive season and that you partied your way into 2017 as we did! You may have seen from our social media feeds that we hosted a huge Christmas lunch at Anse Royale this year with some[…]

Creole Recipes: Saffron Coconut Crab

Seychelles food is all about simple, big flavours. We’re really into sharing food, getting your hands dirty and having a really relaxed experience. There is nothing better than loading the table with various tasty dishes for friends and family to dig into, accompanied with fresh salads, fluffy rice, local “Seybrew” beer and some[…]

10 Things You Didn’t Know About The Seychelles

Today we thought we’d share a few interesting facts about the Seychelles Islands that you probably didn’t know: 1. The 115 islands of the Seychelles stretch across the Indian Ocean, but its three main islands, Mahé, Praslin, and La Digue form the main hub of culture and commerce and contain[…]

Local Art Spotlight: George Camille Studio

The Seychelles and its people are often described as a ‘melting pot of cultures’ – originally settled in the 18th century by Europeans who brought African slaves to work on their plantations, the 19th century saw Indian, Chinese and Arabic traders arrive on the islands as well as free settlers from around the[…]