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Silhouette is Seychelles' third largest island, lying 30km off Mahé's
western coast and in close proximity to North Island. Silhouette’s
verdant, mountainous profile dominates the view from Mahé’s Beau
Vallon beach. Protected by the Nature Protection Trust of
Seychelles, Silhouette remains an untouched, living museum of
natural history featuring many unique species of plants and trees.
Among these can be counted rare hardwoods, the amazing incense
tree as well as the carnivorous pitcher plant. Silhouette is the only
other island apart from Mahé to have a mist forest on its lofty
731m peak, Mont Dauban. Silhouette’s primitive beauty is the ideal
backdrop for hikers and walkers wishing to penetrate the mysteries
of an island once reputed to be the home of the notorious pirate, Hodoul, whose hidden treasure may
well lie there still.
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