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Required travel documents for Seychelles

Required travel documents for Seychelles: passport [...]

Electric power

Electric power: 240V / 50 Hz [...]

Public Holidays

Jan 1st and 2nd (New Years holiday), Good Friday and Easter Sunday (Easter holiday), May 1st (Labour Day), June 5 (Corpus Christi), June 18 (National day), June 29 (Independence day), August 15 (Assumption day / La Digue festival), November 1 (All Saints [...]

Clothing

As the temperatures are constant through out the year light clothing only should be packed. You should not require a jacket or sweater except for the air journey and for when you get home. The tropical sun is very strong and therefore great care must be [...]

Costs

Meals
Budget: US$7-15
Mid-range: US$15-25
Top-end: US$25 and upwards

Lodging
Budget: US$60-85
Mid-range: US$85-170
Top-end: US$170 and upwards [...]

Round Table Beau Vallon Regatta Festival

Held in August/September the regatta comprises of Yacht races, a swimming competition and tugs-of-war on the beach. More info on: www.travel-library.com [...]

Subios festival

This festival is held for 3 weeks in November to celebrate Seychelles' underwater world. It attracts internationally recognized underwater experts in filmmaking, conservation and photography. Competitions are held in photography, painting and video to he [...]

Festival Kreol

This is the major non-Christian event in the Seychelles and was set up to preserve and promote the Créole culture. It is held every year around the end of October. The festival lasts a week and is an exciting celebration of Creole culture, ranging from [...]

General informations

Two hundred million years ago, the supercontinent of Pangaea united all the world’s land masses. As these slid apart, Pangaea was wrenched into two, with Laurasia to the north and Gondwanaland to the south. Gondwana split in two also and later India [...]

Climate

Temperatures are relatively stable throughout the year. Through the winter months of July and August, average highs hover around 82 degrees Fahrenheit. April generally brings highs around 87. Although the mercury can soar well into the 90s, temperatures h [...]