Morne Seychellois National Park In Seychelles

The stunning coastline of Mahé is definitely the main draw for travelers in Seychelles. However, visitors must take time to explore the island's hilly interior. The beautiful Morne Seychellois National Park harbors a wide variety of habitats ranging from coastal mangroves to Morne Seychellois. At 905 meters above sea level, Morne Seychellois is the highest peak in Seychelles. Nestled in a dense forest, the central region of the park is only accessible by walking trails.  

Copolia peak is 500 meters above sea level and therefore, it allows a spectacular view of the east coast of Mahe and nearby granitic islands. It takes around 4 hours to complete the trek to the peak, both up and down. Visitors should allow extra time for activities at the top like picnicking. Since most of the trail is through dense forest, visitors can go on this walk at any time of the day.

Attractions Of Morne Seychellois Park

Mission Lodge: This was a school run by missionaries and was known by the name of Venn’s Town. Later, it was renamed as Mission Lodge. There is an avenue of the Sandragon trees which is the highlight of this place. There is also a shop selling snacks so one can savor to their taste buds while having a picture-perfect view of nature from this place.

Anse Major: This is a stunning and aesthetic beach for a calm and serene vacation. Earlier, this beach used to produce vanilla, citrus fruits, cinnamon, and copra.

SeyTe Tea Factory: This is a tea factory in the park where one can enjoy tea factory tour to know the entire process of tea making absolutely free of cost. One can even relish the SeyTe tea which is prepared from freshly picked tea leaves.

Morne Blanc: A hike to this mountain which is at a height of about 667 meters above the sea level will offer one with ethereal and aesthetic views from the top. The hike is steep but easy at the same time.

Mare Aux Cochons: This is a marshy valley which was earlier used for cinnamon cultivation. This trail to Mare aux Cochons begins from Danzil and one can spot dragonflies throughout this trail.

The national park has steep terrain of cliffs and boulders covered with dense forest and woodland. Nepenthes pervillei, Phoenicophorium (thief palm), and Medusagyne (jellyfish tree) are the endemic plants in the national park. Seychelles kestrels, blue pigeons, scops owls, swiftlets, bulbuls, white-eyes, and sunbirds are some of native birds that can be spotted in the national park. The best time to visit Morne Seychellois National Park is from June to November.