Private islands & atolls
North Island
North Island is reached only by helicopter or boat from Mahe, and only guests of its single resort ever go there. It carries eleven guest villas, roughly 170 Aldabra giant tortoises, and the highest density of nesting green turtles among the granitic islands.
- Location
- Inner Islands, about 27-30 km northwest of Mahe
- Area
- About 2.01 km² (201 hectares)
- Population
- Only resort staff, about 152 per the 2014 census
- Access
- Only by helicopter (15-20 min) or boat (45-60 min) from Mahe
North Island was a plantation from 1826 to 1976, growing vanilla, spices, fruit and copra under the Beaufond family; the copra trade collapsed in the 1970s and the estate was abandoned. Wilderness Holdings bought the island in 1997 and spent the following years clearing invasive species and restoring native forest before eleven villas opened as a resort in 2003. A 2005 rat eradication left the island free of rats, and reintroduced Aldabra giant tortoises now number around 170.
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North Island
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