Vallee De Mai,Praslin,Seychelles-home of largest nut in the World

The Coco-de-Mer palm from the Seychelles Archipelago in the Indian Ocean is a huge seed that gets 12 inches long, 3 feet around and can top the scales at 40-plus pounds.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the valley contains a prehistoric forest that contains 4,000 examples of the giant coco de mer fruit palm (unique to Seychelles), vanilla orchids, palmiste, latanier, splayed traveller's palm and Chinese fans. The trees form an overhead canopy, and large prehistoric boulders are strewn over the forest floor.

The valley is home to many species of lizards and rare birds such as the Seychelles bulbul, fruit pigeon and the national bird of Seychelles, the black parrot. A nature trail is marked and rated an Easy hike. It takes from 45 minutes to 2 hours depending on your route.
Hiking opportunity; Scenic site or route; UNESCO World Heritage Site; Wildlife area, bird sanctuary