Guided walk in the Vallée de Mai
A guided walk through the UNESCO palm forest in the middle of Praslin, where the coco de mer grows.
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What this day is
A guided walk through the UNESCO palm forest in the middle of Praslin, where the coco de mer grows.
How the day runs
A guided walk through the UNESCO palm forest in the middle of Praslin, where the coco de mer grows. The path is shaded and the walk takes an hour to an hour and a half. The guide shows you the male and female trees and explains why this palm grows here and nowhere else.
Why this one is on our list
This day has collected 55 reviews on Viator at an average of 4.3 out of five. We only put up excursions that carry a real rating and enough of it to mean something, and we say plainly underneath who each one is wrong for.
- Who it suits
- It suits everyone. It is one of the few places in the country that is not a beach and is still worth the morning. It also suits a wet day, because rain is barely felt under the canopy.
- What to take
- Insect repellent, water and flat shoes. The forest is shaded and damp.
Why book it at all
- A real rating of 4.3 from 55 reviews, rather than a slogan
- Immediate confirmation, and free cancellation up to twenty-four hours before
- The live Viator price for your date, with nothing added by us
- We live on these islands and we will tell you when a day is wrong for you
What is in the price
A guide and usually the park entrance fee. Transport to the park may be separate and Viator confirms that. Viator lists 4 inclusions for this product and shows the exact contents for your date and your chosen option before you confirm.
What is not
Unless it says otherwise, lunch and drinks may be separate, tips are voluntary and anything personal is your own. The listing for your date is the binding version of this and we would rather send you to it than guess at it here.
Meeting, pick-up and cancellation
The meeting point or the pick-up arrangement is confirmed by Viator at the time of booking. Cancellation is free up to twenty-four hours before the start, refunded in full through Viator.
What it costs
From €96 · ₹10,500 a person. That is indicative, because Viator always shows the live price for your date and your group size before you confirm. It is the same price you would find going direct. We are a partner and we do not sell anything on top of it.
How to book, step by step
- Press the button, choose your date and how many of you there are.
- Viator shows the live price for that choice, with nothing added.
- Confirm the payment and the confirmation reaches you immediately by email.
- If you would rather we put the day together with a transfer, a car and the rest of the week around it, use the form below instead.
When to take it
Seychelles works all year and the temperature sits between twenty-six and thirty degrees. The two slack windows between the monsoons, April to May and October to November, give the calmest sea and the clearest water, which matters most for boat and snorkelling days.
What travellers said
55 reviews on Viator, from people who bought this day. We do not write them, average them or filter them, and we do not publish a rating of our own on top.
What the listing leaves out
Ninety minutes in a forest is not dramatic. What is valuable here is that this forest has stayed as it was before people. A guide makes that visible. Without one it is just a walk.
The details
| Island | Praslin |
|---|---|
| Category | Nature |
| Duration | Half a day |
| Rating | 4.3 out of 5 |
| Reviews | 55 on Viator |
| From | €96 · ₹10,500 |
| Pick-up | Confirmed at booking |
| Cancellation | Free up to 24 hours before |
| Confirmation | Immediate, through Viator |
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Reviews
- 55 on Viator
- Duration
- Half a day
- Island
- Praslin
Booking and payment happen on Viator at the live price for your date. We add nothing to it. If you book through that button this site earns a commission from Viator and you pay exactly what you would pay going direct.
Or let us put the day together.
The second path, with no platform in it. Tell us the date and how many of you there are and our own people on the island arrange it, confirm the price by letter and take payment there. Nothing is charged now.
The eight that arrive every week.
How long does it take?
Half a day. Viator confirms the exact start time when you book.
Who takes the booking and the payment?
Viator does. We are a partner, not the operator, and we do not handle the money for this one. Press the button and you land on this exact product with the live price for your dates.
Is hotel pick-up included?
It depends on the product and on where you are staying, and Viator states it on the listing for your date. If you are not sure, write to us and we will read it with you.
Are the reviews real?
Yes. The 4.3 rating comes from 55 travellers who bought this day through Viator. We do not write them, we do not average them and we do not publish a rating of our own on top of theirs.
What if we would rather you arranged it?
Then use the form further down this page. Our own team on the island puts the day together, confirms the time and the price by letter, and you pay on the island. That path has no Viator in it at all.
Can we pay in rupees?
Not on Viator. It charges in the currency of your card and the euro price is the real one. The rupee figures on this site are indicative, converted at the European Central Bank reference rate of 2026-09-01 so you can think in your own money.
What happens if the weather turns?
Boat days are the ones that move. The operator will normally offer another date or a refund rather than sail into a swell. Cancellation on your side is free up to twenty-four hours before.
How many excursions are worth taking?
On a two-week trip, two or three. The other days are worth more with a car and no schedule at all.
If this one is not it.
Want the whole week joined up?
Meera will put the excursions, the car and the transfers into one plan and tell you which days to leave empty.