Seychelles is truly a magical tropical paradise!!!
It is such a convenient beach destination... you can go anytime of the year as it's outside the cyclone belt AND offers a warm and humid tropical climate with temperatures ranging from 26 - 32 degrees celcius.
The seasons are defined by the trade winds. The Southeast trade wind season from late May to October is generally a bit cooler and drier, whereas the northwest trade wind season from November to April is hotter and wetter. There is some rain during both seasons, but it tends to come in short bursts.
You don't need a visa to visit Seychelles... they will issue a visitor's permit free of charge on your arrival in Seychelles. You also don't need any vaccinations as Seychelles has no tropical deseases.
My friend and I stayed in Seychelles for 6 nights: 3 nights on Praslin Island and 3 nights on Mahe Island plus a day trip to La Digue Island. These islands are the biggest Islands in Seychelles with 67000 residents on Mahe, 8000 residents on Praslin and 2000 residents on La Digue. The smaller the island, the more authentic and more island style living you'll experience. Needless to say that we loved Praslin and La Digue. On La Digue they only have 5 taxis... the only other form of transportation is bicycles or an ox-cart.
I loved the food in Seychelles - real creole style fish and rice and veggies with Indian flavoured sauces. All the meals we had in Seychelles were of a very high standard.... mmm, yummy - I can still taste the food. Oh and the fruit cocktails are to die for with a different flavour at each hotel. They also have lots of South African wines at the hotels in Seychelles.
Our hosts in Seychelles - Elite Club - guided us around these islands and shared all their knowledge about their beautiful country with us. It was an amazing experience that I'll never forget.
It is mostly the French, German, Italian, Russians and South Africans that love to visit the Seychelles and have a relaxing beach holiday with warm Indian Ocean waters for swimming, snorkeling and kayaking.
One of the 5 taxis on La Digue Island:
Ox-cart transportation on La Digue Island:
Other transportation on La Digue would be bicycles:
The one thing that I loved the most in Seychelles was swimming in the warm Indian Ocean... you just don't want to get out of the water, it's so nice and warm. The colours of the water is also extraordinary - beautiful greens and blues!!!
I will share some of my comments and feedback of all the 4 and 5 star hotels I visited in Seychelles in the next few days... stay tuned!
For hotel options, more information and pictures: http://www.lodgesinafrica.com/Seychelles/
For hotel options, more information and pictures: http://www.lodgesinafrica.com/Seychelles/
