Seychelles
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Destinations in Seychelles
Practical essentials for Seychelles
Seychellois rupee (SCR)
Seychellois Creole, English and French are all official; English is used throughout tourism
Type G, 240V 50Hz
SPTC public buses cross Mahé for under a dollar but stop in the early evening, so most visitors hire a car or use taxis.
Not obligatory — a 5–10% service charge is usually already on the bill, and small change for porters, drivers and guides is simply appreciated.
Tap water meets WHO standards and is safe on Mahé, though it tastes flat and many visitors buy bottled.
Left-hand side; a UK or EU photocard licence is valid for three months, but hire companies often ask for an International Driving Permit.
999 or 112; 133 police, 151 ambulance
Country-level guidance, checked against official sources. Currency, fares and entry rules change — confirm anything time-critical before you travel.
Recent stories from Seychelles
Coffee, cakes and people-watching on Mahé
Mahe's cafe culture is scattered rather than strolled: a market morning in Victoria, coconut-and-vanilla sweets, and a handful of terraces above the water worth planning a whole route around.
Green Mahé: cloud-forest peaks, gardens and easy escapes
Behind Mahe's famous beaches rises a mist-forest national park covering more than a fifth of the island - here is how to walk it, drive it and time it right.
Where to Stay on Mahé: Coves, Classics, and Grand Resorts
From Beau Vallon's easy crescent to the villa resorts of the wild southwest — a neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to Mahé's famous addresses.
Four Days on Mahe, Sequenced by the Wind
Mahe is a four-day island, and the trade winds rather than a checklist should decide which coast you swim on each of those days.
The Mahé essentials: arriving, island transport and doing it right
Mahé is where every Seychelles trip begins — the airport, the capital and the mountain spine — and a few hours of planning decides whether the island works for you or against you.