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Seychelles

Granite boulders, and beaches that keep winning the lists.

From AED 9,899 per person

From Dubai
About 4h 30m
Best months
April to May, October to November
Visa
Visa-free, permit issued on arrival
Currency
Seychellois rupee

Seychelles does not look like anywhere else. The islands are granite rather than coral, so the beaches come with boulders the size of houses worn smooth and rounded, and the interior climbs into forest rather than flattening into palm. Mahé holds the capital, the mountain road and most of the famous sand. One stay, four nights, on the quiet north-western corner of it.