Seychelles Travel Guide

When we visited the Seychelles for a week in March 2015, we decided to split our stay between the islands of Mahé and Praslin.We had two options for travelling between Mahé and Praslin. We could take an inter-island flight operated by Air Seychelles or we could take an inter-island ferry operated by Cat Cocos. The flights were quicker (a 15 minute...

Many visitors to the Seychelles will land at Mahé's international airport before transferring to the islands of Praslin and La Digue.Internal flights are available between Mahé and Praslin, while inter-island Cat Cocos ferries connect Mahé with both Praslin and La Digue.This latter option means travelling from the airport to the ferry jetty in...

...Continued from Part 1 due to exceeding VT's maximum character limit... Arriving back in La Passe, bustling by Seychelles standards, Emma took the opportunity to browse the gift shops for souvenirs. We purchased postcards and stamps from the post office and then grabbed a few snacks from the Bakery Shop. The Bakery Shop was probably the best...

Kokosye Cafe is located at the entrance/exit of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve on the island of Praslin. It is a great place to enjoy a much-needed refreshing drink, before or after exploring this humid forest of unique coco-de-mer trees. We stopped off for cold glasses of iced vanilla tea (25 Rupees / £1.25) and a...

We visited the Botanical Gardens on a Saturday afternoon during our stay in Victoria in March 2015. The Botanical Gardens are located on the slopes of Mont Fleuri, a 20-30 minute walk south of the centre of Victoria. We walked there, but caught a bus (from a bus stop just outside the exit) back into town at the end of our visit. After the walk...

We visited the Botanical Gardens on a Saturday afternoon during our stay in Victoria in March 2015.The Botanical Gardens are located on the slopes of Mont Fleuri, a 20-30 minute walk south of the centre of Victoria. We walked there, but caught a bus (from a bus stop just outside the exit) back into town at the end of our visit.After the walk from...

During our stay on the island of Praslin in March 2015, we only used a taxi on one occasion – the rest of the time we found that the local buses adequately met our needs.With the buses not taking passengers with large luggage items, we only required a taxi when travelling from our guesthouse (Villa Bananier at Anse Volbert) to the ferry jetty at...

Les Lauriers was the restaurant that I was most keen to visit during our stay in Anse Volbert in March 2015.It was ranked #1 (of 10 restaurants in Anse Volbert) on Tripadvisor and was renowned for its all-you-can-eat BBQ buffet.The buffet costs 425 Rupees (£21.25) per person – but this is very good value by Seychelles standards, especially since it...

The Doctor's House is located just behind Anse St Jose beach on the southern shore of the island of Curieuse. It is a two storey Creole-style mansion, with a large verandah on the upper floor, and was built by Dr William MacGregor – a Scottish doctor who was posted to Curieuse to help treat leprosy victims who were quarantined on the island – in...

The beach of Anse St Jose is located on the southern coast of the island of Curieuse.When you visit the island from neighbouring Praslin or La Digue you will either arrive at, or depart from, Anse St Jose. When we visited in March 2015, our small boat from Anse Volbert on Praslin (just 15 minutes away) arrived at Anse St Jose and departed from Baie...

The Doctor's House is located just behind Anse St Jose beach on the southern shore of the island of Curieuse. It is a two storey Creole-style mansion, with a large verandah on the upper floor, and was built by Dr William MacGregor – a Scottish doctor who was posted to Curieuse to help treat leprosy victims who were quarantined on the island – in...

Ladies were so nice that I almost bought a coco de mer. But I did not have enough money (I was sleeping on the beach, during 2 weeks). Coco de mer fixed price

A line of market stalls selling tropical fruit, freshly cooked food and rum-based cocktails stand behind the beach at Beau Vallon, just a short walk from the Coral Strand Hotel. This is the ideal place to come for lunchtime snacks.It is the site of the popular Wednesday night "Bazar Labrin" – but it was also pretty busy (with stalls, if not with...

One of the most popular day trips from Anse Volbert is to the neighbouring island of Curieuse and the small rocky islet of St Pierre.The former was a leper colony until 1965 and is now famous for its hundreds of free-roaming giant tortoises and for being the only place in the world, aside from Praslin's Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve, where the Coco...

Bring a small backpack or bag with everything you will need for the day. Wear your swimsuit if you plan to swim, there is no where to change when you get there.You will also need a towel. Bring tissue, insect repellant, and sunscreenThere are mites and mosquitos on these islands and the sun is very bright reflecting off the water and sand. Bring...

You can make arrangements at most of the hotels on Praslin or Mahe to come here for a short stop to snorkel or you can come out for a day of diving.You will come on a boat from the hotel.

The only normally available option getting to La Digue is via a ferry from Praslin. Which means you will have to take the ferry from Mahe to Praslin. Which means you will have to pay the extremely expensive ferry cost for both, inconveniently priced in Euros. In the end, it is worth the hassle and expense, of course, and thankfully, the ships are...

The people of La Digue have a certain way about them. You have the island life mentality, so expect everything to be at a slower pace, but also go knowing that these people have an immense pride about their way of life, the care with which they are taking care of you, just done their way. Trying to force things to be done as you want them not only...

If Anse Source d'Argent is too tame for you, then hop over to the other side of the island to Grande Anse. Here you will find the same perfect sand, but the waves here are anything but tame. You must be careful though, as with the undertow, its easy to get caught in the washer, tumbling and flailing about while the locals sit and stare at you....

A small backpack to carry your camera and binoculars in would be good. Plus take what ever you can't do without for the day. Wear or take along some good walking shoes. The hill paths are rocky and sometime difficult to walk on,A hat is a good thing to have for protction from the sun.A swimsuit if you plan to wim or snorkel. Some tissue might...

Twenty-nine Seychelles warblers were relocated from Cousin to Aride in September 1988. All the bird survived and quickly adjusted to their new surroundings.The population of warblers on Aride is now over 200.Thus snatched from the brink of extinction,the warbler is a great symbol of hope.If man can save this tiny bird then other species in the...

The brown noddy is common on Aride and many of the other islands.They were seen in large numbers the day we were there and were making a lot of noise.There are around 16,000 nesting pairs here so I guess that explains the noise.