Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Creole Travel Services
( 2297000;
www.creoletravelservices.com
; Albert St; 8am-4.40pm Mon-Fri, to noon
Sat)
This reputable travel agency offers the full range of services, including ticketing, car
hire and tours around Mahé and to other islands. Also shelters a bureau de change.
)
Internet cafe
Double Click
(
4610590; Palm St; per hr Rs 40;
8am-9pm Mon-Sat, 9am-8pm Sun;
and money changer. Also offers wi-fi.
Mason's Travel
( 4288888;
www.masonstravel.com
; Revolution Ave; 8am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, to noon Sat)
A
well-established travel agency. Offers a wide array of tours around Mahé and to other is-
lands.
Tourist Office
( 4610804;
www.seychelles.tra
vel; Independence Ave; 8am-4.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat)
Has a few brochures and decent maps of Mahé, Praslin and La Digue.
4388000;
www.moh.gov.sc
;
Mont Fleuri)
The country's main hospital.
Victoria Hospital
(
Getting There & Around
Victoria is the main hub for buses around Mahé and for boats to Praslin and La Digue.
Coming from the airport, a taxi into town costs around Rs 400. Alternatively, cross the
road and pick up any bus heading north.
All airlines have offices in Mahé. For further information regarding air travel,
Click
here
.
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Ste Anne Marine
National Park
Ste Anne Marine National Park, off Victoria, consists of six islands. Of these, day-trippers
are permitted to land on
Cerf Island
and
Moyenne Island
. Moyenne was owned by Brendon
Grimshaw, an English newspaper editor, who passed away in 2012. He had spent 40 years
hacking back the jungle to create his own tropical paradise. The largest of the six islands,
and only 4km east of Victoria, is
Ste Anne Island
, which boasts ravishing beaches.
Round Is-
land
was once home to a leper colony, but these days it's better known for the offshore
snorkelling. A 10-villa luxury resort was under construction at the time of writing
.
As
with Moyenne and Ste Anne Islands, the beaches are seriously alluring.
Long Island
has
long been home to the prison but should welcome a new type of inmate with the opening
