Hi all,

I have just published today 01.07.2015 my final trip report on the Seychelles on my blog so please read and share. All feedback welcome.


For those not familiar with the country, the Seychelles known officially as the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The country has the smallest population of any African state with just over 90,000 people and 115 islands (only about 60% of the islands is inhabited). The three main (and most visited) islands of the Seychelles are Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. The capital of the Seychelles, Victoria, is in Mahe. My trip report on the Seychelles will be in two parts as we visited the three main Islands mentioned above and it is quite a task to incorporate in one trip report the write-up on all the three Islands.

One thing most people wonder about the Seychelles is, how expensive a destination is it? So let me get that out of the way and confirm that the Seychelles is expensive! You will need to budget at least double to thrice the amount you typically spend for other long haul destinations. Even if you get yourself a flight for about €300, which is possible in economy class from Europe (although it is most likely to mean 18-24 hours transiting airports); you will find that accommodation (hotels), food (eating out), activities, Island hopping etc. are not cheap. But once you have prepared your mind and finances for this reality, be rest assured that a visit to the Seychelles will be more than rewarding.

For me the Seychelles was a random holiday choice for my birthday (not honeymoon); I wanted to go somewhere completely different and needed to "reinvigorate" as I recently got a new role at the office and the heavy workload was proving too draining. My birthday celebration and pampering officially began with the welcome champagne on the Air Seychelles flight from Tanzania (it felt even more special as there was just two of us in the business class cabin). After a short 3.5 hours flight, the plane landed in the Seychelles.

[view pictures on my blog cannot upload all here]

It would have been a seamless transition from the airport to the Villa booked, if I hadn't forgotten the name of the Villa and misplaced the printout confirming the booking (you can't really blame me, the Villa booking was last-minute due to an unexpected flight schedule change by AirSeychelles. Read more about that here). I eventually found the Villa information about 40 minutes after our arrival and we were finally cleared by immigration and customs. We picked up our hired car and it was Helloooo Seychelles! :-)

The first Island of the Seychelles we visited was Mahe, it is the biggest and most populated of the islands (about 90% of the total population of the Seychelles live here). All boats and flights lead to Mahe and it is home to the country's only international air and sea ports. Mahe surrounded by lush greens and stunning mountains made a good first impression on us. The high, winding roads were also punctuated with many spectacular viewing points.

[view videos on my blog]


The drive to our Villa was about 40 minutes. When we got there, the very patient and lovely hostess welcomed us with much needed chilled apple juice. Her smile and open spirit was typical of the island welcome we would later be accustomed to in the Seychelles. She drove us to a nearby convenience store to get snacks. Back at the Villa, we got our Wifi set up, munched on the snacks and ice cream we bought and prepared ourselves for a pretty good night at the Villa.

[view pictures on my blog cannot upload all here]

We checked in the next morning at our hotel, Le Meridien Fisherman's Cove. The setting of the hotel on Beau Vallon beach was simply stunning and although it was just a few minutes drive from the Villa, the feel at the hotel was dramatically different. It felt magical seeing the backdrop of the beautiful mountains right from the lobby. As we had arrived a bit too early, our room wasn't yet ready so we took the opportunity to explore Beau Vallon beach (and to look for somewhere to eat). A lot of the restaurants were closed at this time so we settled for a drink at one of the beach bars and returned to the hotel and our room. See the video on my blog for the wonderful view from outside our Hilltop Suite and inside.

Don't want to scare impatient readers away so you know where to go to read the rest of the story.... enjoy the only photos i have time to upload on nairaland below. Thank you all including nairaland.

oooooooook now

smithsydny:
oooooooook now

:-)

Post it here!

Phema:
Post it here!

The report is quite detailed and the pictures are a lot. Visually I think it is better you read the trip report on the blog. I already did the hard work of writing the trip report

fajigirl:


The report is quite detailed and the pictures are a lot. Visually I think it is better you read the trip report on the blog. I already did the hard work of writing the trip report

Hi Fajigirl, can we talk?

cremeandchic:

Hi Fajigirl, can we talk?

Yeah sure. What about?

fajigirl:

Yeah sure. What about?

You
Don't worry, i'm a girl and i'm certainly not a psycho or a lesbian.
PM?

cremeandchic:

You
Don't worry, i'm a girl and i'm certainly not a psycho or a lesbian.
PM?

Well hurry up and PM me. I am quite impatient

Phema:
Post it here!

Seconded.

fajigirl:
The three main (and most visited) islands of the Seychelles are Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. The capital of the Seychelles, Victoria, is in Mahe. My trip report on the Seychelles will be in two parts as we visited the three main Islands mentioned above and it is quite a task to incorporate in one trip report the write-up on all the three Islands.

This is indirectly diverting traffic to your blog

justwise:

This is indirectly diverting traffic to your blog

I am confused isn't this travel section for nairaland for travel enthusiasts? What is wrong with me posting about my blog

cremeandchic:

You
Don't worry, i'm a girl and i'm certainly not a psycho or a lesbian.
PM?

I am not getting mails sent to me via nairaland I am not sure why. Please use the contact page of my blog thanks.

fajigirl:

I am confused isn't this travel section for nairaland for travel enthusiasts? What is wrong with me posting about my blog

Meaning you are advertizing your blog here and creating traffick through nairaland travel medium although its orginal compared to those who copy and paste links and internet pictures

Preciousstones:

Meaning you are advertizing your blog here and creating traffick through nairaland travel medium although its orginal compared to those who copy and paste links and internet pictures

Actually I am more interested in meeting other travel enthusiasts. I have a facebook page to divert traffic to my blog.

I think Nairaland travel section is becoming more of a visa hustle section rather than people sharing real and interesting trip reports. Trust me I checked a few times before starting my blog.

fajigirl:


Actually I am more interested in meeting other travel enthusiasts. I have a facebook page to divert traffic to my blog.

I like it though hope you get the right members that love travelling

Preciousstones:

I like it though hope you get the right members that love travelling

Thanks perhaps it could start with you

fajigirl:
I think Nairaland travel section is becoming more of a visa hustle section rather than people sharing real and interesting trip reports. Trust me I checked a few times before starting my blog.

Yea most nairaland members are after jobs and hustle hope you get the right people

fajigirl:


Thanks perhaps it could start with you

Will follow your facebook page your facebook page please

Preciousstones:

Will follow your facebook page

Cool. Just search for fajigirl my logo is on the page. If you have trip ideas or reports of your own please let me know. I loveeeeee travelling!

fajigirl:

I am confused isn't this travel section for nairaland for travel enthusiasts? What is wrong with me posting about my blog

You know exactly what I'm talking about.

Ooh Joy! Soon the day will come when i can post detailed and picture rich topics of my trip to Nigeria... One day by the grace of most high...

justwise:
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You know exactly what I'm talking about.

Are you indirectly saying I am breaking nairaland rules? my blog is not yet commercial o so it is not advertising. I genuinely cannot start uploading over 40 pics on here. I can upload the videos though

fajigirl:


Cool. Just search for fajigirl my logo is on the page. If you have trip ideas or reports of your own please let me know. I loveeeeee travelling!

Done

For those not familiar with the country, the Seychelles known officially as the Republic of Seychelles, is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. The country has the smallest population of any African state with just over 90,000 people and 115 islands (only about 60% of the islands is inhabited). The three main (and most visited) islands of the Seychelles are Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. The capital of the Seychelles, Victoria, is in Mahe. My trip report on the Seychelles will be in two parts as we visited the three main Islands mentioned above and it is quite a task to incorporate in one trip report the write-up on all the three Islands.

One thing most people wonder about the Seychelles is, how expensive a destination is it? So let me get that out of the way and confirm that the Seychelles is expensive! You will need to budget at least double to thrice the amount you typically spend for other long haul destinations. Even if you get yourself a flight for about €300, which is possible in economy class from Europe (although it is most likely to mean 18-24 hours transiting airports); you will find that accommodation (hotels), food (eating out), activities, Island hopping etc. are not cheap. But once you have prepared your mind and finances for this reality, be rest assured that a visit to the Seychelles will be more than rewarding.

For me the Seychelles was a random holiday choice for my birthday (not honeymoon); I wanted to go somewhere completely different and needed to "reinvigorate" as I recently got a new role at the office and the heavy workload was proving too draining. My birthday celebration and pampering officially began with the welcome champagne on the Air Seychelles flight from Tanzania (it felt even more special as there was just two of us in the business class cabin). After a short 3.5 hours flight, the plane landed in the Seychelles.

[view pictures on my blog cannot upload all here]

It would have been a seamless transition from the airport to the Villa booked, if I hadn't forgotten the name of the Villa and misplaced the printout confirming the booking (you can't really blame me, the Villa booking was last-minute due to an unexpected flight schedule change by AirSeychelles. Read more about that here). I eventually found the Villa information about 40 minutes after our arrival and we were finally cleared by immigration and customs. We picked up our hired car and it was Helloooo Seychelles! :-)

The first Island of the Seychelles we visited was Mahe, it is the biggest and most populated of the islands (about 90% of the total population of the Seychelles live here). All boats and flights lead to Mahe and it is home to the country's only international air and sea ports. Mahe surrounded by lush greens and stunning mountains made a good first impression on us. The high, winding roads were also punctuated with many spectacular viewing points.

[view videos on my blog]


The drive to our Villa was about 40 minutes. When we got there, the very patient and lovely hostess welcomed us with much needed chilled apple juice. Her smile and open spirit was typical of the island welcome we would later be accustomed to in the Seychelles. She drove us to a nearby convenience store to get snacks. Back at the Villa, we got our Wifi set up, munched on the snacks and ice cream we bought and prepared ourselves for a pretty good night at the Villa.

[view pictures on my blog cannot upload all here]

We checked in the next morning at our hotel, Le Meridien Fisherman's Cove. The setting of the hotel on Beau Vallon beach was simply stunning and although it was just a few minutes drive from the Villa, the feel at the hotel was dramatically different. It felt magical seeing the backdrop of the beautiful mountains right from the lobby. As we had arrived a bit too early, our room wasn't yet ready so we took the opportunity to explore Beau Vallon beach (and to look for somewhere to eat). A lot of the restaurants were closed at this time so we settled for a drink at one of the beach bars and returned to the hotel and our room. See the video on my blog for the wonderful view from outside our Hilltop Suite and inside.

Don't want to scare impatient readers away so you know where to go to read the rest of the story.... enjoy the only photos i have time to upload on nairaland below. Thank you all including nairaland.

fajigirl:


I am not getting mails sent to me via nairaland I am not sure why. Please mail me on yahoo or use the contact page of my blog thanks.

Thanks ma'am.

You may want to remove your email addres now except you don't mind getting 200 spam mails in a day or having your email listed as a seller on OLX

cremeandchic:

Thanks ma'am.
You may want to remove your email addres now except you don't mind getting 200 spam mails in a day or having your email listed as a seller on OLX

Thanks i'll remove it now. Please also remove from your reply since you quoted me

Btw did you send me a mail? i've not seen it. The contact page of my blog might be better

fajigirl:


Thanks i'll remove it now. Please also remove from your reply since you quoted me

Btw did you send me a mail? i've not seen it. The contact page of my blog might be better

Done!

Okay, let me use ur blog contact.

Thanks

Hi Faijgirl. Nice exposition here.
U didn't tell us what continent seychelles is located. How is their lifestyle there?

ekamavictor:
Hi Faijgirl. Nice exposition here.
U didn't tell us what continent seychelles is located. How is their lifestyle there?

Good points! the Seychelles is in Africa. I did write in my report that "the country has the smallest population of any African state" perhaps it wasn't clear. I will try to write about their lifestyle in part 2 of the trip report but i will also be writing a separate "tips on the seychelles" article which should contain this info. All feedback and comments welcome. Please visit my travel blog for more trip reports.

Nice, something about seeing "true" blue ocean other than the nonsense here.

Fajigirl, how much would you estimate as the cost of this trip for a week?