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Seychelles : How do I travel?
How to go alone
It is not necessary to go through a tour operator to go to the Seychelles, you can find your happiness by booking the accommodation and activities of your choice before leaving or directly on the spot. Most hotels offer good deals on their websites. It is better to make arrangements in advance for accommodations and activities because the capacity is not always large.
How to go on a tour
Most Seychelles tours are designed for honeymooners looking for a special honeymoon experience: cocooning suites, exotic buffets, shows and romantic getaways. Tours lasting from one to three weeks are also organized around diving or sailing, generally combining visits to several islands during your trip to Seychelles.
How to get around
By plane. Air Seychelles offers about 20 flights per day between Mahé and Praslin. The company also charters planes for Bird, Frégate, Denis, Desroches or Alphonse. Luggage weight is limited to 15 kg per person.
By boat. Three rotations per day are made between Praslin and Mahé, and about ten between Praslin and La Digue.
By bus. A bus service (Tata) operates efficiently every day on Mahé and Praslin, from 5:30 am to 7 pm approximately.
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Given the price of a plane ticket (from €750 to €1,300 in economy class) and the flight time, it is preferable to stay two weeks in the Seychelles and thus add a coral island to the three granite islands (Mahé, Praslin, La Digue), traditionally visited as part of a classic 10 to 12-day programme. We propose here several itineraries according to the time you have and your tastes. It is also possible to discover the country during cruises on beautiful sailing boats. A more original formula that also allows you to plan your stay à la carte and save on accommodation and car rental. Sunsets as a bonus! Finally, some thematic stays can be programmed: beaches, diving or nature? One thing is sure: you'll be amazed by the sublime Seychelles landscapes.
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These dreamy little islands, often the fantasy of honeymooners leafing through honeymoon catalogs, are more than just their (sublime) white-sand beaches. A paradise for scuba divers, a champion of Creole culture and the world's only coco de mer sanctuary (the famous cocofesse stamped in your passport at customs), the archipelago has also had a rich history. Not least with the two periods of colonization (French, then English) that the archipelago has undergone. So let's set off to discover a young, mixed-race population, a lush natural environment and increasingly important ecological issues. Protecting the flora and fauna of these virtually untouched islands is vital. What's more, with a mild climate all year round, or almost, how can you fail to fall under the spell of these 115 bits of land scattered right in the heart of the Indian Ocean?
Seychelles : The 12 keywords
#Architecture
From the superb and vast wooden heritage house to the small and modest kaz kreol in corrugated iron, these houses of character are still a little present. A major element of Creole identity, they deserve to be the subject of a national restoration campaign. Before the irreparable outrage of the years..
#Cocofesse
The coco de mer is nicknamed cocofesse for its very suggestive appearance. The only sanctuary of this coconut is the famous May Valley in Praslin. On about twenty hectares, the only coconut grove of sea on the planet gathers male trees with a curious phallic appendage, and females which thus give birth to this sacred coconut.
#Couples
The vast majority of holidaymakers staying in the Seychelles are couples. From the plane, full of couples in love, you will feel the specificity of the destination. Some families also sometimes get lost on these paradisiacal islands. Very few travellers venture solo to the Seychelles.
#Gastronomy
Fish and rice are the two staple foods. Bourgeois, jobs, parrots, tuna and others are part of every meal, especially through curries, a national dish mixing pieces of meat, fish (or shellfish) with a spicy sauce. Tropical fruits are used for desserts that are often caloric and tasty.
#Patronymy
In this marvellous melting pot of origins, the French, the first colonizers, left their mark on the patronymic. From Simone Bibi to Florence Dodo and from Janet Venus to Josephine Cupid, via Maurice Brioche, Méricide Moustache, Marie Jupiter, Léon Désir, Marie Jolicœur and Wilson Rapide, what a charming patronymic bouquet.
#Fishing
To delight everyone, Seychelles waters are full of fish. The amateurs of deep-sea fishing have here an appointment with tuna, bonito, marlin and other swordfish. Fly fishing and longline fishing are also practiced. These activities are organized by the hotels or by excursionists.
#Price
The only negative point! The Seychelles are still difficult to access on a small budget, even if the development of guesthouses and self-catering apartments is making overnight stays more affordable. But this high price also contributes to limiting the number of visitors to the country, and thus to preserving its breathtaking natural beauty.
#Séga
The "modern music" has certainly imposed itself in the Seychelles too, but sega remains the Seychellois dance par excellence. This dance with a lively rhythm leads couples into a lascivious face-to-face, very sensual and all the more suggestive as the partners do not touch each other.
#SeyBrew
An institution! SeyBrew is the national beer. Launched in 1972, this pleasant 4.9-degree lager is one of the "staples" even for the most modest families. Seychelles Breweries is one of the most successful companies in the country. A business that foams!
#Toponymy
What a delicious bouquet of names! Inherited from the French settlers, toponymy provides information on the specificity of a place, such as at Anse Cachée, Pointe Crocos or the Pig Pond. The names of the islands are also a delight: from Cousin to Petite Sœur, from île Cachée to île Ronde or île Plate, via île Souris.
#Treasures
Treasure islands! Gold diggers are still hard at work on these legendary islands, where some pirate treasures have yet to be discovered. Whether real or dreamt of, these treasures continue to feed the imagination of Seychellois. Was it by chance that Polanski came here to shoot various scenes in his film Pirates ?
#Sailing
The Seychelles by the sea! The idea is all the more appealing as hotels are expensive and the islands of the Mahé group lend themselves marvellously to a discovery with all sails deployed, with superb anchorages, little distance between islands and a delicious sea from October to May.
You are from here, if...
You're spending Sunday with your family on the beach. Soccer ball, picnic, speakers and fresh SeyBrew in a cooler are the order of the day!
You drive on the left. British heritage!
You know how to take your time. Here, nonchalance makes life sweeter.
You live to the rhythm of the sun. In the Seychelles, you get up early and go to bed early.
You eat fresh fish several times a week. It has to be said that in the Seychelles, the ocean is very generous.
You climb into an old Tata bus to cross Mahé or Praslin. And of course you have the extra money to pay for your 12 SR ticket.
You spend your days saying bonzour, bonzwar to everyone. This is one of the most sparsely populated countries on the planet, and almost everyone in the archipelago knows everyone else.
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