Is Anse Major losing its ‘away-from-it-all’ appeal? |11 April 2013

Anse Major, a serene place that attracts both locals and tourists

When one needs to ‘get away from it all’; when  one needs to visit the ‘land’s end’ of the north of Mahé; when one needs to simply admire the beauty of Seychelles in an unspoiled and serene environment,  one goes to Anse Major, an awesome natural place on the mountain end of the Bel Ombre district.

The welcoming, beautiful scenic and turquoise sea down below is a balm to the scary ride one takes along a snaky road up the hill of Bel Ombre towards Anse Major and soothing to the troubled, stressed or tired mind.

But construction activities are going at a rapid pace at Anse Major and the fear is will such natural luxury that was being enjoyed by visitors there is going to disappear? A major building resembling a fortress has now hidden the beautiful granitic mountain that was also a major attraction when one decided to shift his or her eyes from the sea below to the mountain to admire its beauty.

You may even wonder how construction materials reached this ‘land’s end’ as there is also quite an impressive house nestling among the rocks and trees further down below.

Anse Major trail forms part of tourism establishments’ tour and activities programme where visitors are taken on a two-hour walk there through the Bel Ombre road.

Anse Major is also home to many endemic plants. Are those on-going developments there also a threat to such plants? Anse Major is a serene place – hope we keep it that way.