Sailing Paradise - Destination: INDIAN OCEAN

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OTHER DESTINATIONS: Caribbean
North America | Indian Ocean | South Pacific

INDIAN OCEAN

There is nowhere else in the world
quite like these islands lost in time.

Over one hundred islands set in the middle of the Indian Ocean, a thousand miles from the nearest
land mass, these islands are jewels of nature, mostly uninhabited, undiscovered by tourism.

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Bareboat yacht charters – Sailing Indian Ocean

Our base is on Praslin, which boasts the world's only remaining
forest of sea coconut palms and some of the rarest species of
birds on earth. Saint Pierre is famed for the crystal clear water;
Curieuse for its native giant sea turtles. More...

A vision glides out of the mists, the tall foremast bearing five ghostly white square sails echoes the symmetry of a Buddhist pagoda. Offshore, a myriad of islands stand on end in the sea, rocky sentinels that look as if they were dropped down by a giant hand. We'll take you to a hidden corner of the Orient that adventurous travelers treasure for its unspoiled beaches and dream-like natural beauty. The little ports and scores of islands dotitting the Andaman Sea along the west coasts of Thailand and Malaysia have long been stopping places for the traders from India, Indonesia, China, Burma, Arabia and Europe.

Here, indigenous peoples traded for goods they could not obtain locally. So it is not suprising to see temples that look Chinese and wooden fishing boats that could be Portuguese. The people are friendly and their smiles are genuine, perhaps because they haven't had to cope with crowds of tourists. The warm shallow waters support a fishing culture that still uses the old ways to harvest the bounty of the sea. The clarity of the water and the variety of coral and marine life are amazing. What's more amazing is that many of these beautiful islands and their surrounding waters are designated national parks, preserved forever to explore and enjoy. When you wald along a palm-fringred beach, the only footprints you see might be yours and a sandpiper's. For diving and snorkeling, or just curling your toes in warm sand, this is paradise found!

The Seychelles

Over one hundred islands set in the middle of the Indian Ocean, a thousand miles from the nearest land mass, the Seychelles are jewels of nature, mostly uninhabited, undiscovered by tourism. This is one of the finest sailing areas in the world.

Saint Pierre is famed for the crystal clear water; Curieuse for its native giant sea turtles. The swimming and snorkeling are incomparable. On La Digue, the oldest granite in the world sits in rocky clusters on golden beaches. You can hike from beach to beach or rent bicycles and explore. Oxcarts will be the only "vehicles" you encounter in the roadway.