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Seychelles Travel Advice And Tips

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Seeking out expert Seychelles travel advice is an absolute must for the ordinary visitor. This doesn’t just mean finding out more about the local culture, tipping rules or climate. This is a very different type of paradise, as compared to other world-famous island holiday destinations. Seychelles is a 115 island archipelago northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, 932 miles from the African continent.

For starters, visitors need to have a confirmed hotel booking when they arrive. It’s not considered good form to simply fly in and go backpacking around without a place to stay. Secondly, only some of the islands have facilities for visitors such as hotels and resorts.

The main tourist hotspots with all kinds of facilities for visitors are the islands of Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. What they do have in plenty are some truly sublime beaches, and a host of activities and things to do for visitors on the waterfront, in the water and out at sea. This includes fishing/boat charters and scuba diving, both of which are extremely popular here.

The capital city of Victoria is on Mahe, which put together with the other main Granitic Inner Islands of Praslin and La Digue, just about makes up the country’s entire population. Victoria is famous for its nightlife, dining, shopping and other urban experiences for tourists. It also has many fine hotels.

Resorts are a lot more spread out all over the islands. The three main islands mentioned above obviously have a large number of resorts. For those who prefer an isolated getaway, many of the islands here are completely uninhabited with no human presence except for one resort, a dock and a private airstrip for small planes to transport resort staff and guests.

It is also better to have a specific boat charter plan ready for deep sea fishing, marine tours, sailing and other such activities. For instance, one choice could be a catamaran that can easily take 15 to 20 people out to sea for a day or half-day trip. Other than deep sea and big game fishing, passengers can enjoy island hopping, swim with sea turtles, go snorkeling and do some bird watching.

Some live-in charter boats offer a stay right over famed scuba diving spots. Seychelles has one of the world’s best dive areas, with plenty of coral reefs, crystal clear waters and all kinds of exotic marine life. Not to mention interesting and historic ship-wreck dive spots. Resorts near the dive spots make it easy with dive shops for gear rental and diving lessons.

Praslin, La Digue and Mahe are the obvious choices for the ordinary traveler who wants to experience scuba diving, considering the well developed facilities near the dive spots at these islands. For adventurers seeking bigger thrills, the islands farther out like Denis Island offer spectacularly deep underwater cliffs. Either way, the best time to enjoy scuba diving here with maximum visibility is either April & May or Oct & Nov.

Summing up all this knowledge into a paragraph of Seychelles travel advice, the most important thing is to plan for everything. Book accommodations beforehand and create a very specific itinerary. The two most important things to do here, other than the beaches, are scuba diving and fishing/ boat charters.

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