Travel tips for Seychelles

Seychelles travel tips

Tickets already booked for a sun filled holiday in the Seychelles islands? All the necessary papers have been filled out, and your passport is in order? Then your next stop should be to the closest drug store for some very necessary items for your vacations in Seychelles. Sunbathing is a must in the idyllic islands of Seychelles; so is the right sunscreen for that matter which would have to be considerably higher than an SPF 15.

Also regular applications are recommended not only for sunbathing as a casual stroll in the Seychelles, without the proper protection for your skin would mean sun burn and all the unnecessary pain that comes with it. While at your chemist, checking out insect repellents is also a very good idea. Although people in the Seychelles joke about the mosquitoes whispering sweet nothings in your ear before actually biting you, mosquito bites can be quite painful an experience a good repellent can easily help you avoid.

Now after that very fruitful visit to the chemist’s, the next step is getting breathable clothes –preferably made out of cotton or linen- for the stay in the Seychelles.

As soon as you get off the airport at Pointe Larue, you are immediately struck at how laid back the Seychelles islands inhabitants are. This also spills over in the choice of clothes worn there. For your stay in the Seychelles islands you can temporarily forget you ever owned a suit, as it is very rare to need one in the Seychelles. For men, the most formal you can get in the Seychelles is a long sleeved shirt and a tie, to dine in a very posh restaurant. During the day a pair of shorts and a t-shirt is the usual uniform for anyone visiting the islands.

Women on the other hand have the chance to be a bit more creative in their choice of attire, although again, there is rarely a need for an evening gown. Looking at those living in Seychelles, you will see they tend to go for the smart casual look even when going out dining in an up-town restaurant. In fact, even hotel owners in Seychelles allow their clients to have lunch or dine in their swimwear up to certain times, depending on their own discretion.

In case you have an activity packed holiday planned, a pair of walking shoes, snorkels as well as assorted swimsuits are also advisable for the Seychelles islands. Remember, you can still get sunburnt even when snorkelling, be careful of long hours in the sea.

Seychelles Facts

Currency: The currency is the Seychelles Rupee (SCR), divided into 100 cents. The currencies of the countries arrangements, the visitors for all services in hotels, guesthouses and Kitchens businesses, and things like renting a car, entrance fees to parks and reserves, diving, naval vessels and, in the main foreign currency notes (most euro is used) or by credit card. Taxis and restaurants (not the hotels) are payable in foreign currencies or in the Seychelles rupees. Rupees only in shops, markets and bars. Credit cards are widely welcomed in the Seychelles. The money can and when the banks and the airport of Mahe, or in hotels, banks and travelers checks. To change rupees into foreign currency requires input from the initial transaction. The ATMs are in the big banks on Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. Time: GMT 4th time Electricity: Electricity is 220-240 volts AC, 50 Hz The plugs are the kind of English, squares with three pins. Communications: The International Code for the numbering of the Seychelles is 248th City codes are not required. Direct connections to most countries are in most hotels. It is excellent for GSM 900/1800 mobile phones, and most hotels offer a postal service, e-mail and Internet connection. There are Internet cafes in Victoria. Duty Free: a trip to the Seychelles by more than 18 years is not willing to pay: 400 cigarettes or 500 grams of tobacco, 2 liters of alcohol, perfume or 200 ml eau de toilette, the sports equipment with a value of SR500, gems and precious metals on the value of SR500, and all other products for their own consumption, the value of SR3, 000th For the import of video cameras and other film cameras, musical instruments, sporting equipment, portable electronic or electrical equipment and other recreational activities, from a depot in the Seychelles rupees May be loaded and then reimbursed rupees on the re-export, provided that within six months after the date of Arrival. There are also restrictions on tea, seeds, plants, meat and meat products, flowers, fruit and vegetables. Forbidden items include medicines, drugs, firearms and spearhead of gear. Is the export of non Coco de Mer, mussels, fish and turtles live. A license is required for products from Coco de Mer ". The Emergencies: 999 Embassy of the Seychelles, in New York, USA: 1 212 972 1785. High Commissioner for Seychelles, Paris, France (also responsible for the United Kingdom): 33 (0) 1 4230 5747. High Commissioner for Seychelles, in New York, United States of America (also responsible for Canada): 1 212 972 1785. Seychelles Consulate in Melbourne, Australia: 61 (0) 3 9796 9412. Seychelles Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa: 27 (0) 11 462 1607. High Commissioner of Seychelles, Victoria, Seychelles (also responsible for New Zealand): 248 (0) 28 35 00. Embassy of the United States, Victoria: 248 (0) 22 22 56. British High Commission, Victoria, Victoria: 248 283 666. High Commissioner in Canada, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania (also responsible for Seychelles): 255 22 216-3300. High Commissioner in Australia, Port Louis, Mauritius (also responsible for Seychelles): 230 202 0160. Commission, South Africa, Port Louis, Mauritius (also responsible for Seychelles): 230 212 6925 / 6/8/9/30 For more details about Seychelles please login:- http://www.holidaysseychelles.com/