Seychelles

Quick Facts

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Capital

Victoria

Population

81,000

Government

Republic

Religions

Christianity (Catholic, Protestant)

Languages

Creole, English

Calling Code

+248

Nationality

Local name

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Introduction

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The Seychelles are a series of islands far off the African coast in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Predictably, the Seychelles' main attractions are its beaches and shimmering, turqoise waters. Snorkelling and diving are of the highest order - you can't really get much better than Seychellois waters in terms of natural beauty and abundance of fish and other sea creatures. The granite islands have the added bonus of featuring distinctive inland beauty.

The second major tourist function of the Seychelles is its bird population. Besides being impressively large, it is also strikingly unique, with some species of bird found here that are found nowhere else. Accordingly, four islands have been set apart as bird sanctuaries. Bird watchers should find enough to tantalize their senses for days.

Due to its remoteness, the Seychelles are an expensive destination. But if you've got the money, it's well worth the trip.

Islands

The Seychelles consists of 155 islands. Below are some of the most popular ones.

• Cousine Island
• Desroches Island
• La Digue Island
• Mahe Island
• Praslin Island

Cities and Towns

• Victoria, the Capital
• Anse Boileau
• Anse Royale
• Anse Etoile
• Cascade
• Takamaka

Getting there

Plane

Air Seychelles is the national airline of the country and is based at Seychelles International Airport (SEZ) near the capital Victoria on the main island of Mahé. It has flights to and from Bangkok, Johannesburg, London, Milan, Munich, Paris, Port Louis (Mauritius), Rome and Singapore.
Doha (Qatar Airways), Dubai (Emirates), Nairobi (Kenya Airways), Frankfurt and Munich (Condor) and Reunion (Air Austral) have flights to the Seychelles as well.

Getting around

Plane

Air Seychelles flies between Mahé and Praslin. Smaller planes fly to La Digue and VIP charters to many private islands.