PROPERTY FEATURES
A LITTLE ABOUT CERF ISLAND
Cerf Island measures 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) long and 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) wide, it reaches a height of 108 metres (354 ft). The island is surrounded by an enchanting underwater world and a rejuvenating coral reef and the geology is granitic. The island is part of the Ste Anne Marine National Park. Just four kilometres away from the coast of Mahé, ten minutes by boat, is a pleasant contrast to the main island. Experience the blissful seclusion and Robinson Crusoe-feeling of Cerf.
Cerf Island was named after the royal French navy frigate "Le Cerf" which arrived at Port Victoria on 1 November 1756 during the Seven Years' War. On board was Corneille Nicholas Morphey, leader of the French expedition, which claimed the island by laying a Stone of Possession on Mahé, Seychelles’ oldest monument, now on display in the National Museum of History, Victoria. Various coins that have been discovered on the island led some to believe that there was buried pirate treasure here, but so far this has never been found.
