Chalets d' Anse Forbans 5th May 2010- 159 Turtles hatch outside Chalets d’ Anse Forbans

The guests at Chalets d' Anse Forbans had an extra Special Holiday in the Seychelles as they watched in wonder how 159 baby hawskbill turtles made their way to the Indian Ocean. To see more images please visit  Chalets d' Anse Forbans Blog

Wondering what to pack for your Holiday in the Seychelles? Why not read read our post on our blog for some ideas: Chalets d' Anse Forbans Blog

How close is the supermarket to Chalets d' Anse Forbans? Read our post on Supermarkets in the Seychelles.

Some News from Seychelles:

• Source d’ Argent voted number one beach on the site of Strandbewertung
• La Digue island featured in the reality Show – Amazing Race which was aired in the USA in April 2010
• 18-20th June 2010- In celebration of the 17th Anniversary of Seychelles’ National Day, Seychelles will be hosting a National Show between 18th-20th June at the Roche Caiman Sports complex, the aim of which is to showcase the major activities shaping the economy and the process of national development.
  This national event, which will be accompanied by impressive cultural and sporting experiences, will enable members of the public to have access to the full spectrum of local goods and services of a host of businesses and organizations, both public and private, all committed to preparing Seychelles for the future.
• The Seychelles President officially opened the Silhouette National Park during August 2010- The protected areas in Seychelles now stands at 47.19% making it the country with the most protected areas in the world. The second country after Seychelles is New Zealand which has 30% of its land area protected under law.
• What to do on your Holidays In Seychelles for 2010: Events in the Seychelles from August to December 2010-

             Sailfish Tournament: 21st August

• The Marine Charter Association of the Seychelles are the main organiser of this Sailfish tournament which is an one-day trolling event. The Fishing contest will be held on the 21st August and the starting point is from the Marine Charter which is located in Victoria on the island of Mahe. The day is sure to be packed with loads of fun and great catches. The Seychelles fishing tournaments starts at 0500hrs and ends at 1700hrs.

  Mahe Praslin Windsurfing Race: 22nd August

  The Mahe Praslin Windsurfing race is an annual Seychelles event and will be held on the 22nd of August this year. The race starts from the Victoria harbour and all contestants then windsurf to Grand Anse Beach on Praslin. The Seychelles Yachting Association are the main organisers of this wonderful windsurfing event. Even if you do not want to participate, do go to watch the windsurfers.

  World Tourism Day-27th September

  More details to follow once the offical programme is released.

  SUBIOS- 1st and 2nd October

  

  SUBIOS - Seychelles is an annual underwater film and image festival organised by the Seychelles Tourism Board. The event hosted this year is on the  1st and 2nd of October . The event will combine a range of activities from daytime dives and snorkelling activities to films, video and slide presentations by International and local guest speakers.

   

  The event attracts great interest in its contests for ‘Best Image’, ‘Best Video’, ‘Best Image of Seychelles’ and ‘Best Local Video’ categories. The contest is open to both local Seychelles residents and visitors.

   

   

  Kreol Festival 23rd -31st October

  

  The Kreol Festival is by large the biggest and most important cultural event on the Seychelles calendar. It is all about the local Seychelles music, culture and most importantly Seychelles Cuisine. It offers everyone visiting a truly exciting week filled with the traditional Creole world that makes Seychelles so special. The main organisers of this event are the Culture Division of the Ministry of Community Development, Youth, Sports and Culture.

  La Digue Offshore Tournament- 23rd October

  The Marine Charter Association located in Victoria Mahe are the organisers of this one day fishing contest which is held on the island of La Digue. The event includes bottom fishing and trolling with great prizes awarded for different categories.

  Marine Charter Assoc. Marlin Tournament: 20th November

  The Marine Charter Association on Mahe Island are the organisers of the Marlin Tournament which is a one day trolling contest that runs from 03h00 to 17h00.

Some facts about the Seychelles...

*The Clock towel in Central Victoria was erected on 01/04/1903 by Ernest Bickham Sweet Escott to commemorate the reign of Queen Victoria. For 100 years it kept its time but never chimed.

*Victoria got its first roads in 1881 to make travel by horses and ox-carts  easier. Roads became streets of tarmacadam in 1930s when motor cars started to appear. The first car on the island was owned by an Englishman, Charles Briskin, who imported his beloved automobile from Nairobi. It was an Austin Seven, a little four seater with a 750cc four cylinder engine.

*The Seychelles became Independant from the United Kingdom on the 29th June 1976 - Happy Independance day to the Seychelles.

*The Seychelles is home to Africa's smallest capital city (Victoria) and the world's oldest giant tortoise Esmeralda 170 years.

*The Coco de Mer is the most interesting species of the six monospecific endemic palms in the Seychelles since it is the "only true case of  island gigantism among the Seychelles flowering plants, a unique feature of the Seychelles vegetation".

It is one of the most universally well-known plants and holds three botanical records; the largest fruit so far recorded weighed 42 kg; the mature seeds weighing up to 17.6 kg are the world's heaviest and the female flowers are the largest of any palm.
Of the six endemic palms it is the only dioecious species, with male and female flowers located on different plants.

A selective review of the biology of the species was recently published by Edwards, Kollmann & Fleischmann (2002).

*Seychelles is the leading country in the world for landmass under protection.

* Mahe island was originally called Isle Sechelles it later had its name changed and its former name was given to represent the group of islands making up the Seychelles.

* The Exotic Food of the Seychelles- View our Blog on the Seychelles Cuisine.

• We welcome back Debra after the birth of her gorgeous son Danyl
• Congratulations to our proud grandparents Paul and Nely Rose on their birth of their first granddaughter
• Chalets d’ Anse Forbans and Pirates Car Hire Donate to the Marine Conservation Society of the Seychelles
• Congratulations to our newly married couple Aurelie and Bertrand from France. They got married on the 14th May 2010 using our local Gazebo.
• Chalets d' Anse Forbans is currently renovating all the bathrooms and contining the work on the garden which never ends in the tropics. 01/07/2010- This is now complete but we never end in our garden.
• Chalets d' Anse Forbans launches its new look read our latest Press Release on our Blog Chalets d' Anse Forbans Blog
• If you are wanting to know transport options when on holiday in Seychelles and with us at Chalets d' Anse Forbans view our Seychelles Transport options on the  Anse Forbans blog which includes a link to the Seychelles Bus Schedule
• Chalets Anse Forbans is currently planting a new vegetable Garden with cabbage, chillies, tomotoes, pumpkins and lots more to come.
• A new Spice Gazebo is also underway in our tropical gardens.
• In July 2010 we where pleased to assist Ham radio S79SAL and S7BWW see our blog for the full story.
• Learn all about our Giant Tortoises. View our Seychelles Blog.
   

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