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Temperatures range between 24° and 32° centigrade all year round.
December - March is generally hot and humid
May - September is drier and cooler.
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The local currency is the Seychelles Rupee (Sr) made up of 100 cents. Notes come in denominations of Sr10.00, Sr25.00, Sr50.00, Sr100.00 and Sr500 and coins from Sr5.00 downwards. Seychelles accepts all major currencies. Traveler’s cheques are accepted at
all banks.
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Visitors must pay for all their excursions, board and lodging and all other services
provided by hotels, guest houses or self catering establishments in major international
currency notes, or by credit card. Other services payable in foreign exchange include:
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Exchanging foreign currency into Seychelles rupees must ONLY be done at banks,
authorised money dealers at the Seychelles International Airport or with the hotel
cashier. Be warned. It is a criminal offence to change money with any person or
business other than those authorized and mentioned above. If you require Rupees,
it is advisable to exchange only what you need on a daily basis. To re-exchange
Seychelles Rupees into foreign currency on your departure, you MUST produce the
official receipt from your initial authorised dealer to the bank. Your money will not be
re-converted into foreign currency without this receipt.
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There are no visa requirements to enter Seychelles. Documents required for immigration
clearance are:
Presentation of the above documents will grant you a Visitor's Permit issued upon arrival by
the Seychelles Department of Immigration. The Visitor's Permit is valid for a maximum of one month, extended stay available upon application to the Department of Immigration.
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A valid yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from travelers over 1 year of age
who come from or who have passed through a partly or wholly infected area (South
America and Africa but excluding South Africa) within the preceding 6 days. There is NO
risk of contracting malaria or yellow fever in Seychelles. Health clinics exist on the island
of Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. |
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Most of the population is Roman Catholic, with Anglican and other Protestant churches on
Mahé, Praslin and La Digue existing in harmony alongside Muslim, Hindu and Baha'i
communities.
Seychelles has three official languages English, French and Creole.
The handshake is the common form of greeting, often accompanied by 'Kir dir' (Kid-zee)
meaning 'how are you doing?' |
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The national airline Air Seychelles operates scheduled flights from London, Paris, Rome,
Mauritius, South Africa and Singapore. atar Airways and Emirates fly to and from the
Seychelles with connecting flights to various worldwide sectors through Dubai and Doha.
Other operating airlines include air France, Kenya Airways, Condor, Air Australia and
Air Mauritius. Private aircrafts are welcomed at Mahé International Airport after having
cleared all relevant formalities with the Civil Aviation Authority. |
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Seychelles is 4 hours ahead of GMT, 3 hours ahead of British summer time and 2 hours
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- The fabulous treasure of notorious Pirate Olivier le Vasseur, today valued at $US 160,000,000 probably still lies buried somewhere at Bel Ombre in North Mahé.
- The Seychelles was once a pirate hideout, in particular Anse Forbans
(means Pirate's Cove) on Mahé and Côte dÓr on Praslin. The Seychelles is scattered
over an area of 1.4 million km.
- Seychelles is home to the world’s heaviest land tortoise living in the wild. This is
Esmeralda (304 kg) on Bird Island.
- Moyenne Island, in the Ste. Anne Marine National park, is claimed to be haunted by a
spirit that stands jealous guard over buried treasure.
- Mahé’s rarest bird, the Bare-legged Scops Owl is so rare that it was once thought to
have become extinct before being re-discovered in 1959.
- Seychelles is considered to offer the finest Bone-fishing in the world.
- Round Island, near Mahé, was once a leper colony. The stone building used as a prison
still exists.
- Seychelles holds world records for dogtooth tuna and indo-pacific bonito.
- The author of the famous James Bond character, Mr. Ian Fleming, wrote a few of his
books at Le Northolme Hotel now called Hilton Seychelles Northolme Resort & Spa.
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