When Lazare Picault explored the Seychelles in 1744 Frégate Island was one of the first islands he considered suitable for both settlement and agriculture.
Even though Frégate is just 20 minutes from Mahé and has its own airstrip for light aircraft and helicopters it is a granite oasis of peace within a busy world.
200 million years ago, the Seychelles were part of the
Frégate is a world of its own. The first settlers treated it as a living storehouse, only for it to be looted later by the Europeans, while their imported animals posed a huge threat for the endemic flora & fauna. Today, after many years of joint effort, Frégate is truly a diamond amidst the beauty of the Seychelles. It is one of the last places on earth that deserves the name 'paradise'.
