|
|
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Get exclusive travel deals, trip reviews, and unique adventure travel ideas monthly.
|
|
Language: Creole, English and French are all spoken in the Seychelles.
Currency: The Seychelles currency is the Rupee (SCR), divided into 100 cents. The country's foreign exchange regulations require visitors to pay for all services provided by hotels, guesthouses and self-catering enterprises, as well as things like car hire, entrance fees to parks and reserves, scuba diving and boat charter, in major foreign currency notes (Euros are the most widely used) or by credit card. Taxis and restaurant bills (not connected to hotels) are payable in foreign or Seychelles Rupees.
Rupees can only be used in local shops, markets, and bars. Credit cards are widely welcomed throughout the Seychelles. Money can be exchanged at banks and the airport on Mahé, or at hotels, and banks process travelers cheques. To change Rupees back into foreign currency on departure requires the official receipt from the initial transaction. ATMs are available at major banks on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue.
Time: Local time is GMT +4.
Electricity: Electrical current is 220-240 volts AC, 50 Hz. Plugs are of the English type, with three square pins.
Communications: The international dialing code for Seychelles is +248. City codes are not necessary. Direct lines to most countries are available at most hotels. There is excellent GSM 900/1800 coverage for mobile telephones, and most hotels offer a postal service, email and Internet connection. There are Internet cafes in Victoria.
Duty Free: Travelers to the Seychelles over 18 years do not have to pay duty on 400 cigarettes or 500g tobacco; 2 liters alcohol; 200ml perfume or eau de toilette; sporting equipment to the value of SR500; jewelry and precious metals to the value of SR500; and all other goods for personal consumption to the value of SR3,000. For the import of video cameras and other cameras, musical instruments, sports equipment, portable electronic or electric goods and other leisure items, a deposit in Seychelles rupees may be charged and then refunded in rupees on re-export provided it is within six months of the arrival date. There are also restrictions on tea, seeds, plants, meat and meat products, flowers, fruits and vegetables. Prohibited items include drugs, narcotics, firearms and spear-fishing equipment. It is forbidden to export unprocessed coco de mer, shells, fish and live tortoises. A permit is required for processed coco de mer.
Tourist OfficeSeychelles Tourist Office, Mahé: +248 62 00 00 or www.seychelles.com
EmergencyEmergencies: 999
Embassies
Seychelles Embassy, New York, United States: +1 212 972 1785.
High Commision For Seychelles, Paris, France (also responsible for UK): +33 (0)1 4230 5747.
High Commission for Seychelles, New York, United States (also responsible for Canada): +1 212 972 1785.
Seychelles Consulate, Melbourne, Australia: +61 (0)3 9796 9412.
Seychelles Consulate, Johannesburg, South Africa: +27 (0)11 462 1607.
Seychelles High Commission, Victoria, Seychelles (also responsible for New Zealand): +248 (0) 28 35 00.
United States Embassy, Victoria: +248 (0)22 22 56.
British High Commission, Victoria, Mahé: +248 283 666.
Canadian High Commission, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (also responsible for Seychelles): +255 22 216-3300.
Australian High Commission, Port Louis, Mauritius (also responsible for Seychelles): +230 202 0160.
South African Commission, Port Louis, Mauritius (also responsible for Seychelles): + 230 212 6925/6/8/9/30.
Next Page »
Word Travels is a comprehensive travel guide covering hundreds of cities and holiday resorts in more than 125 countries.
Related Seychelles Content
The Columbus World Travel Guide has been published for 26 years and is sold in over 90 countries worldwide.
|
|
|
Seychelles Community:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Available Tours to Seychelles:
|
.jpg "View from outside the Boathouse")
