- Seychelles: Where Are These Paradise Islands?
- How to get to Seychelles?
- Holidays in the Seychelles
- Seychelles beaches
- Seychelles souvenirs
The answer to the question "where is the Seychelles located?" interested in honeymooners, seekers of solitude, heavenly shrubs, beautiful dive sites who want to have fun at the Festival of Creole Culture, lovers of yachting, sea fishing and beach pastime.
The flow of tourists rushes here in May-October, although the Seychelles are suitable for swimming all year round (the water is always warmed up to at least + 26˚C), except for occasional storms and downpours that can “attack” the islands in November-April.
Seychelles weather forecast by month
Seychelles: Where Are These Paradise Islands?
Location Seychelles (area - 455 sq. Km) - East Africa. Only 33 of the 115 islands located in the western Indian Ocean are inhabited. The largest island is Mahe, where the capital of the state (Victoria) is located. Administratively, Seychelles is divided into 25 districts (Mont Buxton, Plaisance, Bel Air, Anse aux Pins, Port Glod and others).
Distance from Mahé to Cerf is 4 km, to Praslin - 40 km, to La Digue - 50 km, to Bird Island - 100 km, to Denis Islands - 95 km, North - 35 km and Silhouette - 30 km.
How to get to Seychelles?
To fly to the Seychelles from Russia, you need to make transfers: due to the docking in Dubai (Emirates), the flight will last 13.5 hours, and in Paris (Air France) - 15 hours. Less flight time can be spent during the winter months, when Air Seychelles organizes flights from Moscow to Victoria for Russian tourists every 10 days (9-hour flight).
Several transfers await tourists who want to get to the island of Praslin. So, the flight with stops at the airports of Abu Dhabi and Mahe will last 19 hours.
Holidays in the Seychelles
Maheu invites guests to enjoy the scent of tropical flowers in the Orchid Garden, watch how tea leaves are harvested on a tea plantation, enjoy amazing views from a 900-meter height (for this you need to climb to the top of Morne Blanc). Snorkelers are advised to head to Fairyland Beach or Anse Royal Beach, surfers - to Grand Anse (here you can also use the services of the Utetangar Riding Center), and divers should head for the 20-meter-deep Trompeuse Rocks, where they will meet pennant butterfly fish, tuna, musketeer fish, sharks.
Guests of Praslin relax on the beaches of Anse Consolation (here they will be secluded), Anse Marie Louise (here you can swim in the natural "pool" at high tide) and others, admire the black parrots and palm trees in the Valle de Mai National Park, go to excursion to the Black Pearl Farm, which specializes in the cultivation of black pearls. Well, those wishing to go diving are recommended to resort to the services of specialized centers (Bleu Marine, Octopus, Whitetip Divers).
On the island of La Digue, tourists will find beautiful cliffs, pink beaches, the Nid d'Aigl mountain (it will take half an hour to climb to a height of 300 meters, and on the way - look at the Belle Vue Snack Bar), the Paradise Flycatchers reserve (flycatchers live here), L'Union Estate Park (its attractions are a vanilla plantation, an aviary with turtles, an ancient granite mountain), 30 dive sites (White Bank, Channel Rocks, Ave Maria, Coral Garden, West Sister Rock).
A tour of Frigate Island will allow travelers to meet land turtles and Dutch pigeons, listen to the singing of birds of paradise, and enjoy the scent of flowering plants.
Top 15 attractions in Seychelles
Seychelles beaches
- Beau Vallon: the beach is focused on romantics (amazing sunsets), family and children's recreation (gentle entry into the water + sandy bottom + no stones, large waves and undercurrents), active vacationers (conditions are created for snorkelers, divers, fishermen, parasailers).
- Anse Intendance: The 800-meter beach has a crescent shape (it has white sand). It is popular with sunbathers and surfing enthusiasts, but it is best to swim here in December-April.
Seychelles souvenirs
Seychelles gifts are sailboat models, coco de mer liqueur, colored sand bottles, Creole-style textiles, palm leaf wickerwork, turtle shell souvenirs (do not forget to get permission to export them), jewelry from corals, black pearls and mother-of-pearl, figurines and boxes made of coconut shells, spices and spices (cinnamon, chili, vanilla, cloves).
