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You can find shampoos, conditioners, sunscreen, soap, razors, shaving cream, hair gel, q-tips, toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.You can’t find spray on sunscreen which comes in very handy if you don’t have anyone to put sunscreen on your back and if you have short hair so you can spray your scalp, so I would say bring lots of spray on sunscreen. I haven’t had any problem with biting bugs here, but if this becomes a problem, there is bug spray available here.
No jeans, one or two pair of light pants, shorts, thin short sleeve shirts, bathing suit or two, sandals, tennis shoes, definitely sunglasses, and a poncho or umbrella if you can't stand getting wet. But it's always warm here, even if it's raining. Spray sunscreen is a must if you are travelling alone to get the parts you can’t reach, Imodium AD (one side note here, you are going to get at least a mild case of diarreah if you are here for any length of time. It’s unavoidable, so plan for it.) Also, there is no Malaria here so leave the medicine at home. You can find shampoos, conditioners, sunscreen, soap, razors, shaving cream, hair gel, q-tips, toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.You can’t find spray on sunscreen which comes in very handy if you don’t have anyone to put sunscreen on your back and if you have short hair so you can spray your scalp, so I would say bring lots of spray on...
Bring enough Euros! You can not get euros on the Seychelles, and some tourist stuff is only possible to pay with euros, with no chance to use your credit card.Save your Euros! And use your credt card to get hold of seychelle-money ;-)At my trip to the Seychelles, a 'nice' woman at our first hotel offered to change a lot of our euros. Later we realised that it would be smarter to keep it...
Bring a back pack and/or canvas shopping bag, one per person. Both are essential if you plan to walk a lot or use the public transit system. And as every guide says, the mini mokes (little rental go-cart things) and "jeeps" (Suzuki Samurai) have no security whatsoever, so you'll carry everything with you. Finally, bring a beach bag, of course! Obviously, short-sleeved shirts, shorts, flip-flops, and bathing suits -- it's 90F+ and humid, my friend! But also bring a long-sleeved shirt (comfy when wet if you snorkel) and some light pants; you may get too much sun and want to protect that flesh. The vast majority of toiletries are shipped in to the islands, so if you need it, bring it. Availability in town is limited for most basics, and prices are very expensive at the resorts and tourist traps.If you're white, you MUST bring lots of high SPF sunscreen (err on the side of excess; 7...
Take a key lock instead of a combination lock, because somehow the airport managed to open our luggage despite the combination lock. We took an umbrella, but really the rain is quite welcoming.Don't bother taking any warm clothes.Only take half of whatever clothes you are planning on taking, because you will live in your bikini & swimming shortsDon't bother taking pyjamas because it's too hot to sleep with clothes onDon't bother taking anything smart/formal. Everywhere (including restaurants is casual) Insect repellant, citronella candles, flyswatter If you can, takea laptop to dump your digital photos on so you can male room on your camera for more. We took a total of 11 gigs worth of photos and video clips The Seychelles use British style flat 3 prong plugs. On air seychelles you can buy a universal adaptor from the on flight duty free store
Soft bag with wheels and a small back-pack - load all your other stuff onto the 'trolley' and you don't need that taxi/ox cart T shirt(s), long board shorts, shirt with collar (flip the collar up to protect your neck when snorkelling),Be aware that swim shorts with the mesh underwear built in can cause serious chafing on the inside of the thighs (nappy rash), so give yourself the option of 'going commando' with the board shorts A large travel towel, one of those new fangled expensive ones - great as beach towels (sand comes off easily), great as extra blanket when air-conditioning goes mentalLarge roll-top waterproof bag - great for the beach to put wet stuff in to bring back, or to put your dry stuff in when it rains - also useful if snorkelling in deep water - roll up and take as a float so you can grab a rest Or, if you get the nappy rash, some nappy rash cream....Pain killers for...
If you can find a piece of equipment that goes around your neck and keeps your room keys/money dry you will find it very useful - we put our money in a little plastic ziplock bag then in a little container that goes on a string around your neck - very useful when swimming/snorkelling !!
We used rucksacks which are a going to acouple of islands. Not a lot ! shorts T-shirts, swimming gear and a pair of walking type sandals (you know the velcro/activity type things ??) I took trainers but never wore them the sandals were great cause they are comfortable and you can wear them in and out of the water. Take everything you may even think you MAY need !! I never even saw a chemist/pharmacy in Mahe !! and if you do come accross suntan lotion or aftersun even it's VERY expensive so take a good comprehensive first aid/sickness kit just in case (we both got stinking colds as soon as we arrived probably from the airplane journey and used our supply of paracetamol and sore throat sweets in the first week !) also take some type of sting relief cream (such as Antisan for insect bites that can be very itchy !) . So basically if in doubt take it with you ! Take loads of film with you...
small backpack (if you like to go on some trips, it is very advisable to take water, towel, sun cream..etc.) light clothing - there is hot even at nightbikiniflip-flopstrainers (if you like to explore the islands) Sun-cream 30 or more (I know it sounds quite hight but trust me, I got burnt)After sun Repelent loads of films for your camera - or ever better - digital camera with loads of memory..
Suncreen... sunscreen.. sunscreen. Funny but during our stay on La Digue for two weeks we ran out and could not find it either. UV filters is a must. If going digital learn from my mistakes - plenty of memory cards or a laptop with USB cable or card reader (which I left at home). Say hello to Roy at Safari Club if you stay on La Digue he helped me to dl pics from my cards to USB sticks luckily i had with me. If going camcorder - enough tapes -on La Digue they did not have miniDV tapes at all. Found one on Praslin tho and paid 3x as much as in Europe.
1 Review and 370 Opinions We stayed here for a week for friends wedding. This hotel is large and our first opinion was, that...
Chateau de Feuilles Praslin
1 Review and 123 Opinions I recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a very romantic and unique honeymoon. You are treated...
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