It is home to the capital, Victoria, the main port and the International Airport. Seventy five beaches with beautiful soft sand are scattered around the island. Huge shaped rocks alternate with beaches all around the island. This island lies approximately two and a half hours by schooner, one hour by fast ferry or 15 minutes by air from Mah . La Digue La Digue, the third largest in terms of population, is ideal for a tranquil and relaxed get-away, with its heavenly fine white sand beaches simply out of this world.
Transport here is mainly by ox-cart or bicycle.
The island is accessible in thirty minutes by boat from Praslin. Other islands Most islands are coralline and spread towards the south and south east. About 40 islands are however granitic and found within a radius of 50 kilometres from Mah . Among the islands which are easily accessible are St. Anne, Ile Aux Cerfs, Bird, Moyenne, Round, Cousin, Silhouette, Denis, Aride, Aldabra, Alphonse, Desroches.