{"id":142273,"date":"2023-06-22T10:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T04:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=142273"},"modified":"2023-06-23T16:37:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T11:07:53","slug":"curieuse-marine-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/curieuse-marine-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Curieuse Marine National Park: A Tiny Granitic Island In The Seychelles"},"content":{"rendered":"

A tickle of a beach, Curieuse Marine National Park<\/strong> is on a small island called Curieuse Island. The granitic island spreads over 1.13 sq mi (2.9 km2) in Seychelles and is situated close to the northern coast of the island of Praslin. The Curieuse Island can trigger your curiosity only after it amazes you with wondrous view of beautifully bare red earth uniquely intermingled with the lined up coco de mer palms, the rarest of the rare sea coconuts that is native to the geography, only found in Seychelles in the whole wide world. Coco De Mer palms also happen to be one of the most celebrated cultural icons of Seychelles. These palms grow only on the two neighbouring islands.<\/em><\/p>\n

About Curieuse Marine National Park<\/h2>\n

A visit to the little island of Curieuse Marine National Park will add a much needed hint of nature and wildlife to your Seychelles vacation. Here are the things that you must know about the place before heading there.<\/p>\n

History of Curieuse Island<\/h3>\n
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It was originally named “Ile Rouge” after its bright red soil. Back in 1768 the French occupied the land and claimed the Island. They named it after the schooner “La Curieuse” which was a ship under the command of the celebrated explorer Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne. The locale and the geography is famous for its native giant tortoise population which was then quickly extirpated.<\/p>\n

Then came the 1771 when sailors set fire to the island, with noble intentions though, help the harvesting of coco de mer nuts. But the fire was a disaster and it completely destroyed many of the islands’ native flora. What is more shocking is that the indications of the fire are still visible at places, even today, nearly 250 years after. During 1829, the Island of Curieuse emerged as a leper colony and functioned till 1965. This had a positive impact on the ecosystem of the planet and protected it from the human influence.<\/p>\n

Must Read:<\/strong> Witness The Best Of Nature At These 10 Seychelles National Parks<\/a><\/p>\n

Best time to visit Curieuse Island<\/h3>\n
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Round the year Curieuse Island is blessed with the warm cozy weather. The temperatures average around 80s. But the best time to plan a visit to Curieuse Island<\/a> is to make it around Spring of Fall. You can smoothly avoid the heavy crowd of tourists flocking the island during the months of December, January, July, and August.<\/p>\n

Suggested Read:<\/strong> 5 Water Sports In Seychelles That\u2019ll Let You Dive In The Azure Ocean!<\/a><\/p>\n

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