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Fairy Tern Island Holiday

For nature lovers and birders, the aptly named Bird Island is a miniature paradise, the home, breeding ground and migration stop off for hundreds of species and countless thousands of individuals.

Fairy Tern Island Holiday: Summary

Fairy Tern Island Holiday in a nutshell

It doesn't take long after landing on Bird Island, the northernmost of the Seychelles archipelago, to see where its name came from. Bordered by three miles of white sand and reefs, this coral cay encloses a green interior that is home to an exceptional range of birdlife.

The lodge here is comfortable but free of the frills found on most private islands, with your bungalow, one of 24, a simple, slightly rustic affair. What this gives you is eight days to explore at your own pace, perhaps joining resident ornithologists for a guided walk, but mostly left to do as you please.

For birders, there’s nowhere quite like it. It’s most spectacular when over a million sooty terns arrive between April and October, but there is always an astonishing number of species wherever you look, be they nesting on the ground, in the trees, passing through on migration or resident.

As well as the birds, there are also giant Aldabra tortoises to be found, and you can borrow snorkels and kayaks to explore beneath the turquoise Indian Ocean waters, watching for turtles and a rainbow of tropical fish on the coral reef.

At a glance

Starts:	Seychelles International Airport Mahé
7 nights	Bird Island Lodge - Bird Island, Seychelles	Room Only
Ends:	Seychelles International Airport Mahé

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Bird Island Lodge

Days 1-8

Bird Island Lodge is the only place to stay on Bird Island, the northernmost island in the Seychelles archipelago. This low-rise coralline paradise, about 60 miles from Mahé, has striking sandy beaches bordered by beautifully turquoise seas, but these are not the primary reasons to stay here. Instead, wildlife viewing is its trump card. Here the birdlife is phenomenal; it's unlike almost any other wildlife spectacle that we know.

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Bird Island Lodge

Bird Island, Seychelles

Highlights

Our thoughts on five of the top experiences of this Fairy Tern Island Holiday.

Immersing yourself in a wildlife spectacle
Seeing more than a million terns nesting at the colony
Exploring on guided walks with resident ornithologists
Discovering three miles of beach on foot or by kayak
Snorkelling the reef with turtles and a rainbow of fish

Activities

Some activities which can be included in the Fairy Tern Island Holiday: talk to us about those which interest you.

Birdwatching
Kayaking
Self-guided walking
Snorkelling

BIRD ISLAND LODGE in BIRD ISLAND

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