Articles tagged with "Seychelles"
Why Seychelles suits an older traveler: the mildest advisory in this program, no altitude, short distances and a strong resort sector. Plus the heat, the granite, the ferry, and the medical costs that are not covered for you here.
An honest account of accessibility in Seychelles: where the resort infrastructure genuinely helps, why the inter-island ferry is the hardest part of most itineraries, what each major site demands underfoot, and the medical position that has to be settled first.
Seychelles was empty until the eighteenth century, so every Seychellois has an arrival story. What that means for a traveler with African ancestry, what the records will and will not support, and why the Moutya is the most direct connection available.
What is actually on in Seychelles through the year: the Creole Festival, the religious calendar, National Day, and the Moutya, which is the one thing worth planning around and the one thing you cannot book.
Who lives in Seychelles and where they came from, the three languages, the Moutya that UNESCO inscribed in 2021, and the social expectations a beach holiday can leave a visitor unaware of.
What Seychellois food actually is, where to eat it away from a hotel buffet, the fruit and fish worth asking for by name, and the one souvenir you cannot simply buy and carry home.
Seychelles carries the mildest travel advisory of any destination we write about, and the two things most likely to hurt a visitor are the sea and the drug law. What the US and UK governments actually say as of September 2026, coast by coast and offense by offense.
How to move around Seychelles: the inter-island ferries and flights, buses and taxis on Mahé, why La Digue runs on bicycles, and why a tight itinerary here is a fragile one.
What to bring to Seychelles, built around the two things a beach packing list misses: the interior is forest and cloud, and the granite underfoot is slippery when wet and sharp when dry.
How money works in Seychelles: the currency, where cards are accepted and where they are not, what to declare on arrival, and the one cost that catches visitors because it is not a tourist charge at all.