Dazzling golden daylight, lazy dips in the ocean, beachfront dining under the stars… you can have it all this winter. Not in London, naturally, but on this remote private island in the Outer Islands ...

Alphonse Island is home to a high-end resort accommodating up to 66 guests “Welcome to England,” my friend sighed as we walked out of Mahé airport into a rainstorm. After 18 hours of flying, our dream ...

A splash landing on waves isn’t many flyers’ definition of a smooth arrival but a wet landing is the often only way to get to private islands in the Indian Ocean. In the Outer Islands of the ...

(CNN) — At first glance, the Seychelles’ Alphonse Island is your archetypal desert island escape: white sandy beaches backed by swaying palms; warm azure waters; and coral reefs and sand flats teeming ...

ALPHONSE ISLAND, SeychellesALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles — A British-led scientific mission to document changes taking place beneath the Indian Ocean has broadcast its first live, television-quality ...

Located nearly 400 kilometers southwest of the archipelago’s main island Mahe, Alphonse is part of the outer islands of the Seychelles. Located nearly 400 kilometers southwest of the archipelago’s ...

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ALPHONSE ISLAND, SeychellesALPHONSE ISLAND, Seychelles — Technicians investigating the cause of a subsea emergency in which a British scientist and her American pilot made a rapid ascent from 250 ...

Alphonse Island in Seychelles has undergone a complete renovation, reopening its doors as a luxury resort on Oct. 1. All 22 beach bungalows and five spacious beach villas on the island have been ...

20:10, Sun, Feb 9, 2025 Updated: 20:14, Sun, Feb 9, 2025 Many people dream of escaping to a tropical island with white sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, and warm weather all year round. While ...