Seychelles are an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. It is east of mainland Africa, and the most proximate country is Madagascar. The geography consists of narrow coastal strips and central ranges of hills.

The world's only granite islands in mid-ocean, the world's oldest ocean islands, the world's largest raised coral atoll and a whole host of attractionsmake up what is surely the world's ultimate tropical paradise.

The water is warm, crystal clear, and yet deep blue or sparkling turquoise; sometimes, the waters are startlingly clear blue-green, and white-crowned waves caress the shore.

The scenery is of unbeatable beauty, exotic and tropical, and the beaches are the best in the world, with immaculate soft white sand, unspoiled, picture-perfect, and impressive; the fringes of the islands are covered with spectacular white, gold, or silver-tinged sand. Most beaches are gorgeous, adorned with palm trees, sun-drenched, pristine, impeccable, secluded and isolated, and really stunning.

The archipelago has some of the most beautiful landscapes; the interior of the islands offers dramatic mountains and verdant rolling hills covered with leafy tropical jungles and sapphire green rainforests alternate with lush mountainous cloud forests.