Mahé Warnings Or Dangers

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Many of the beaches have jagged and slippery rocks both in and out of the water. Your best bet is to wear water shoes and be careful when entering the water. We saw many a person during our trip walking out of the water with bloody legs and feet due to carelessness.

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Mahe is only four miles from the equator and the sun is very strong. Eventhough my wife and I lathered on the sunblock, wore hats and avoided the noon day sun we still got a bit pink during our vacation.

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Be careful, when buying shells and corals in the Seychelles. In most cases it is not forbidden to take them out of the Seychelles, BUT taking them into your homecountry might be a severe problem when they catch you with corals or rare sea-shells.
Taking home a"Coco-de-mer" is another thing ! In order to take them out of the country you need a "certificate" like the one that sticks on the coc-d-mer in my photos and hopefully this will also accepted by your local customs-control, because this so-called certificate looks quite cheap, almost like "selfmade". In any case the weight of 20 kg per coco-de-mer is the next problem when you fly home !

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These giant spiders are not really poisenous or dangerous for mankind, but of course you might get a shock when you walk in Jardin du Roi and all of a sudden there is such a spider in a giant net under one of the trees and you did not see it right away.
You will find these spiders also close to the beach, where-ever they may build their net between the branches of a tree.

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This information is mainly ment for passengers of cruiseships : To book an organized citytour of the village of Victoria does not really make a lot of sense and it is also a waste of money,because you really can do it on your own and an easy walk of 2-3 hours in total will show you everything without hassle and stress.
The tour of the island, including Jardin du Roi is worth it in my opinion to take the organized tour for ca. 40 euros, because the entrance-fee for jardin du roi is 10 euros already and it is always best to have a guide there as well.
Most of the local tourguides spoke excellent english and a single one even spoke german, unfortunately she was guiding in another bus. Taxidrivers, that you might hire for the whole day like in other cities are not available except for local transportation, so it might be the best to book the tours through your cruiseship.

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The Seychelles have implemented foreign exchange restrictions. All foreigners visiting the islands have to pay for services, such as restaurants, hotels and activities with foreign currency, local Seychelles Rupees are not accepted. Therefore it is advisable not to carry large amounts of local currency, since these may only be accepted in a few shops on the islands and cannot be changed into foreign currency. The main foreign currency on the islands is the Euro.

Coral has hardly a bit recovered from El nino, and it’s so beautiful underwater…so leave it there for others to see !
The same for shells, don’t collect them on the beach. It is forbidden anyway…Except for the ones you buy in shops. Shores of the Seychelles are protected by the Government, which does a lot to keep the island clean and pure. So help to keep this place the paradise that it is and don't ruin the landscape :-)

Roads are quite narrow and locals drive fast ! There is no hard shoulder on the side of the road, so it can be dangerous, especially at night when you take the road of Sans Soucis, very steep at certain places...the island is quite mountainous ! So be careful if you follow a bus. And remember, in the Seychelles, you drive on the left side of the road ;-)