With its magnificent bird colonies and spectacular views from the sheer escarpments, Aride is considered as one of the most striking of all Seychelles ’ granitic islands. In spite of its name, the island is far from dry with luxuriant vegetation but, on a hot day, trekking the island’s pathways can be arduous. 

Boasting the largest concentration of Noddy and Sooty terns of any granitic island in the Seychelles group, Aride is also home to the impressive Roseate Tern and Red-Tailed Tropic Bird. This is the ideal place to photograph baby Tropic birds in the nest and to view the rare Wright’s Gardenia, a species of plant found nowhere else on earth.