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Mission Lodge Ruins and Viewpoint (Venn's Town)
4° 39.3′ S · 55° 26.7′ E
Ruins of Venn's Town, an 1876-1889 Anglican mission school for children of Africans freed from slave dhows, reached along a rosewood avenue to a pavilion with one of the finest views of Mahé's west coast.
Practical
Open daily 9am-5pm; SCR 100 for non-residents 12 and over (Seyvillas; verify locally). On the Sans Souci road over the Morne Seychellois National Park, about 20-30 minutes by taxi from Port Glaud or Victoria. The pavilion viewpoint was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth II in 1972. Coordinate from Wikipedia.
Best for
History and the best viewpoint over the west coast
Nearby
- Morne Blanc Trail0.6 NM away
- Tea Factory and Tea Tavern (Sans Souci Road)0.6 NM away
- Morne Seychellois National Park Trails0.7 NM away
- Morne Seychellois Trail (guided)0.7 NM away
- Copolia Trail0.9 NM away
- Trois Frères Trail1.3 NM away
- Grand Anse (Mahé) Surf Beach1.4 NM away
- National Botanical Garden, Victoria1.6 NM away