I visited the seychelles with my husband and family. The holiday had been built up beyond belief as his family had been there twice before about 15 years ago, and had gained a somewhat legondary status!
We stayed on the main island Mahe, but also visited Praslin and La Digue.
Mahe had changed a lot, and the hotel that we stayed in (The Berjaya Mahé Beach Resort) was not the best choice on relection, however it has arguably the best location, with it's beach access on a very safe cove, which doesnt experience as rough a tide as other parts of the island. I still wouldnt recommend staying here, the standards are not as high as other hotels.
la Digue island lodge was the most amazing place I have ever been too and I would highly recommend that! The location is amazing, the view incredible and the beach huts that we stayed in were gorgeous.
One thing that was very odd was the currency, we weren't able to take any currency with us, and on arrival we realised why. the hotels and main attractions do not accept local currency. You have to pay in sterling, euros or dollars. Even the seychelle botanical gardnes would not accept local currency.
Because of this, we were apprached constantly by locals on the beach offering us better exchange rates than the banks, or hotels. (the markets and smaller shops required local currency)
Although this affected our holiday, it was still a unique and amazing experience.
You can expect to pay roughly £2000 per person for a two week break. however you will need about the same again, for eating out, and general activities. Trips to other islands are well worth the effort, although I wouldbt recommend the boat trip to Praslin - fly there - much better.
All in all, a wonderful place, highly recommended, but pricey.
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You have a few spelling mistakes in this review. If you type your review in a word processor first and then copy and paste it over you can use a spellchecker and avoid this. Otherwise a fairly good review. Kat x
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Feb 15th, 2006
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