Salazie Trail de Port Glaud

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  Annalise Savy

  :: 10 May 2018 07:36:09

  Such an easy trail with a fantastic view!

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  Vlad Pasko

  :: 02 May 2018 10:47:22

  Very interesting place

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  Yasanka Lakshitha

  :: 04 April 2018 21:57:12

  LENGTH: 2.9 KM (1.8 MI.) TIME: 1 HR DIFFICULTY: EASY TOTAL ASCENT/DESCENT: 329 M (1,079 FT.) The trail begins here on a former tea plantation near the water source that supplies the entire west coast of Mahé. Today, the area is used for lumber production, particularly mahogany and santol. This is also the natural habitat of the Seychelles scops owl (Otus insularis), which is endemic to Mahé. A nocturnal creature, it is difficult to observe in the forest and hikers have little chance of seeing it. On the other hand, the large bats that congregate in the trees are easy to spot. You will then take a wide farm track, part of which is open to vehicle traffic for much of the hike. In the acacias to your right, Seychelles blue pigeons (Alectroenas pulcherrimus) are often observed as they come to feed. If you look to the right, you can also get a rare view of Morne Seychellois, the highest point in the area and for many thousands of miles around. From this angle, the crest at the peak could be confused with another national symbol, the love nut. After a few hundred meters, the trail leads to a building whose roof offers shelter to farm laborers during rainstorms. You will then cross a river on a cement bridge. Leave the track when it turns to the right and continue straight toward a water maintenance building. After this landmark the trail, which is still quite wide, will begin to climb a steep slope. To your right you will be able to see a magnificent glacis. A few minutes later, you will come to another panoramic viewpoint with a vista that includes several different peaks. From left to right: Mission Lodge, Congo Rouge, above them Morne Seychellois and lastly the Copolia glacis. In the middle of the path you will see, in season, a white, five-petaled flower called star of Bethlehem. Do not pick or touch this, as the sap is irritating to the skin. At the end of a grassy trail, the path turns to the left when you reach a cement block. You will then find yourself under the shade of the trees. At the crest of a small hill covered with dense vegetation, you will see a secondary path that leads off to the left and up a flight of 20 steps. There you will find, at the base of an enormous block of granite, a large coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica), the famous palm tree endemic to Seychelles that produces the love nut. You will not have the chance to see one of the curiously shaped fruits, however, as this tree is a male, completely isolated from the females that are found almost exclusively on Praslin. For logistical reasons, you could end your hike here at the base of the tree and retrace your steps back to your vehicle. It takes the same amount of time to continue the hike straight ahead, if you have arranged for transportation at the end. The Misère road is located just a few hundred meters away.

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  Sajha resturent and barr Saajha

  :: 16 September 2017 13:34:52