Forget the Maldives and Mauritius — Africa’s smallest country is better every time

Year-round sun and some of the world’s most beautiful beaches (Pictures: Getty Images)

Forget the glossy brochures of newlyweds clinking champagne flutes on dazzling white sand. 

While the Seychelles has been pigeonholed as the ultimate ‘fly and flop’ honeymoon destination, it is a whole lot more than that.

And, although it vies for attention against rivals like the Maldives and Mauritius, it is, my experience, superior.

On the islands that make up Africa’s smallest country, there are none of the over-commercialised re...