Moyenne Island
Tiny island in the marine park with forest walking paths, a quiet beach and giant tortoises. Visitors arrive by boat on day trips.
Sainte Anne Marine Park
Snorkelling, beaches for day trips and glass-bottom boat trips make these protected islands popular; they lie just off Mahe.
Attractive locations
Cerf Island
Small, quiet island in the marine park with a few homes, a sandy shore and clear water. Boats from Mahé bring visitors for snorkelling and relaxing by the sea.
Sainte Anne Marine National Park
Seychelles' first marine national park, set around a group of small islands off Mahe's northeast coast. Glass-bottom boat trips and snorkelling show coral and tropical fish.
Sainte Anne Island
The largest island in the marine park, with forested hills and white-sand beaches. Boats run from Mahe, and the island is a base for snorkelling in the park.
Airports
Seychelles International Airport SEZ
It is about 6 km in a straight line from Sainte Anne Marine Park.
Praslin Island Airport PRI
It is about 40 km in a straight line from Sainte Anne Marine Park.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Seychelles page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan27.3 °C206 mm
- Feb27.6 °C108 mm
- Mar28.2 °C106 mm
- Apr28.6 °C115 mm
- May28.2 °C94 mm
- Jun27.0 °C80 mm
- Jul26.0 °C55 mm
- Aug26.0 °C62 mm
- Sep26.7 °C108 mm
- Oct27.1 °C117 mm
- Nov27.3 °C124 mm
- Dec27.4 °C164 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 54% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 999. Ambulance 151. (Confirm with your hotel on arrival.)
local government
Seychelles Police Force
Helps with: National police. Its website gives 999 for all emergencies and fatal accidents, and 133 for the Crime Stopper line for anonymous tips. No separate tourist police unit is shown.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Seychelles who needs the police, residents and visitors alike.
Phone: 999
Email: [email protected]
Address: Police Headquarters, P.O Box 46, Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles
local government
Tourism Department (Seychelles)
Helps with: Government tourism department. Its site lists an office at Botanical House, Mont Fleuri, a phone line and a public relations email, with office hours Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Seychelles or planning a trip there.
Phone: +248 467 13 00
Email: [email protected]
Address: Botanical House, Mont Fleuri, Mahe
ngo
Red Cross Society of Seychelles
Helps with: Seychelles' national Red Cross society. Its website lists disaster risk management, health and safety, blood donation, humanitarian diplomacy and training among its areas of work.
Who qualifies: People in Seychelles who need its health, safety or disaster-related services.
Phone: +248 4374543
Email: [email protected]
Address: Zone 18, Providence, Mahe, Seychelles, P.O.Box 53
local government
Department of Risk and Disaster Management (DRDM)
Helps with: The government's disaster management department. The official government hotlines page lists 160 for it, alongside 999 for police, fire and ambulance and 151 for ambulance.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Seychelles affected by a disaster or reporting one.
Phone: 160
embassy
Foreign missions accredited to Seychelles (Foreign Affairs ministry)
Helps with: For a lost passport or serious trouble, contact your own country's embassy. This ministry page lists which countries have missions in Seychelles; many are based abroad, and it gives no phone numbers.
Who qualifies: Citizens of each country, through their own embassy or consulate.