- Some of the rarest species of birds can be found in Seychelles, including the bare-legged Scops Owl or Syer. This specific owl is so rare it was once thought to have become extinct but was rediscovered in 1959. You can find it at the Morne Seychellois National Park on Mahé Island.
- The capital of Seychelles, Victoria, is the smallest capital in the world. You can explore the entire city on foot in less than a day.
- The Miss World Beauty Pageant was held in Seychelles in 1997 and 1998, in which the media used the popular event to show off the amazing islands. Afterwards, tourists started discovering this magnificent country.
- Bird Island is home to the heaviest living land tortoise in the wild, called Esmeralda. The unique tortoise weighs about 670 pounds.