Raffles Hotel Praslin

Promotion supermarket style. Buy one get one free. book for 1 night and get the second night free. or look at it as 50% discount on all bookings. valid only to 22nd december, therefore your urgent attention is required to catch one of these gift of a lifetime.

new budget accommodation coming on line

The tourism sector in the seychelles are in full swing as more and more small, affordable and comfortable accommodation open their doors. This week we had 2 very nice establishments,

Villa Isabella on la digue island and the othe Chepsted Chalets in the beau vallon area, mahe island. The use of small family like houses are now commonly being used as self catering holiday apartments. Under the slogan affordable Seychelles. We often take nature for granted and in doing so we miss a lot of little things that matters.

Affordable seychelles

Affordable seychelles is no longer a myth. Now you can visit the seychelles without having to pay an arm and a leg for it. With the STB drive for seychellois to own the tourism industry many small tourism establishments, self-catering, guest houses and B&B are coming on line. Now it means more money in your pocket for what you do best, have fun, tours and visit. Have a look.

Visiting seychelles this Christmas.

This is an oportunity of a life time. Le meridien barbaron is giving a 20% discount on half board during the festive season. Grab it.

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Off season stay bargain in the seychelles

The low season is settling in and everybody is dreaming for their Christmas get away. Away from the snow of europe. Others are taking advantage of the low season to visit the seychelles. Low season is up to about 15th December. So where to stay in the seychelles for these times. Try our special Seychelles promotions here. Or on praslin see self catering  or guest house.

Where to stay in the seychelles

For visitors planning a visit to the Seychelles, where to stay has always been tedious. first you must decide what you want to do and what to visit. Where to stay will become easy after that. The main islands are mahe, Praslin and La Digue island. Available as accommodation are hotels, guest house or self catering villas. There are also a wide range of prices therefore making choices complex. Take your time and browse through and view remarks made by previous visitors. that will be a great help.

happy browsing.

Festival Creole - the 26th edition

The Creole festival will converge over Victoria, Seychelles from the 23rd to 30th of October 2011. You can feel the rhythm and hear the local vibration or taste the food. Visitors can indulge in sounds, flavours, fragrances or colours. The festival creole is an annual event organise by the Ministry of community development, youth, sport and culture. Indian and Atlantic ocean creole speaking countries will be participating. One week of festivity be there.

Note: there are paying and free events, you may have to book early if you are going to the paying ones. contact kreolfst@seychelles.net

Where to stay whilst visiting? Mahe island is the obvious choice.

La Modestie Villa (Praslin)

La Modestie Villa appartement sur l'île de Praslin, de fournir une atmosphère merveilleuse pour des vacances reposantes. Juste à l'extérieur du village de Grand Anse, vous aurez accès à toutes les installations du village (restaurant, magasins, église, plage) tous accessibles à pied.

Where to visit.

If you are planning a last minute holiday, check out Lazare Picault hotel offers.

How to avoid shark attack

ADVICE FOR SWIMMERS AND SNORKELERS

The following advice is offered to swimmers and snorkelers in Seychelles to prevent further attacks.

Don’t swim/snorkel alone. Remain in groups, as sharks are more likely to attack solitary individuals.  

Avoid swimming/snorkelling at dawn, dusk and at night.  Sharks are most active at these times.

Remain close inshore.  The risk of encountering a dangerous shark increases with distance from shore; one is also further away from help.

Stay out of the water if bleeding.  Sharks can detect, and may be aroused by, very small quantities of blood. 

Avoid areas with lots of fishing activity and unusual fish activity. These activities attract sharks. Diving/ feeding sea birds are a good indicator of this.   

Avoid areas with steep drop offs and channels. These areas enable large sharks to access shallow water.

Avoid murky water, flooding river mouths and harbour entrances.  These areas are often frequented by sharks.

Avoid areas where lots of human waste is discarded.  Discarded fish and animal remains attract sharks.

Stay away from dead animals in the water or on the water’s edge.  Their smell often attracts scavenging sharks.  

Don’t wear shiny jewellery.  A shark may mistake the reflection for a fish.

Avoid highly contrasting swimwear.  Orange and yellow are regarded as the most risky colours.

Avoid heavy splashing.  A commotion on the surface may attract or arouse a shark.

The presence of dolphins is a false sense of security.  Sharks and dolphins feed on the same prey (fish) and large sharks occasionally feed on dolphins. 

Don’t antagonise a shark.  If a shark is sighted leave the water as quickly as possible but with the minimum commotion.  Alert others without creating panic.

Seek local advice about shark activity.  Locals, especially the fishermen, know their area best.

Courtesy 

Geremy Cliff

KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board

best ever off season promotion

You can now book for 4 nights and pay for only 3 nights and massive 25% discount combined with a book on B&B and claim Half Board. This is unheard off. Valid at Le Duc hotel Praslin from 1st to 23rd December 2011.

seychelles shark attack

From all the press attention received in the last couple of weeks after the British honeymooner was was killed by shark. A long list of things have been done so far to try to ascertain why.

surprises at lazare picault hotel

Have you been planning to visit the seychelles and are stuck with prices, see lazare picault hotel deals for this autunm and winter season.

holidaysseychelles dot com website revamp

The new look and feel, booking made easy with the new holidays Seychelles dot com website. The website standardise in budget accommodation, car rental and tours.

Seychelles Shark attack

Shark attack on human is  very rare in the Seychelles and are considered at freak incidents. This is no longer the case as we now have 2 widows in 3 weeks and both accidents happening in the same location. The famous anse lazio beach of praslin island.

We will try to keep you posted with daily events on the beach and decisions taken to remedy the situation.

1. currently the beach is open to visitors but swimming is banned. There are 24/7 police visibility patrolling the beach to enforce the ban. You will be surprise how many people still want to swim with the shark after 2 people have been killed.
2. There is a memorial service for the late Mr. Redmond at the beach. It is not known if Jemma will be present.
3. Shark scientist from around the world are being flown in to land a hand.
4. There are contradictory report of the shark spotting, some say it is a 2M shark whilst others are saying it is a 4M shark, 
5. There are different groups or organisations that are working toward ending this dilemma.

20th AUG 2011

Gemma Redmond says on BBC that Seychelles “is a beautiful place, people must come”

Gemma Redmond, the grieving British bride who lost her husband in a shark attack in the Seychelles has spoken to BBC Radio and in her own voice said:-

“The last thing I would want is for any of these events to affect the Seychellois people, their livelihoods and the tourism in the area.

Indian Ocean Island Games

By tradition the 29th of June (Seychelles independence day) is the inter school athletic championship. This is the dress rehearsal for the big event, 1500 athletes are expected to be competing today for the top school honors.  It look like a lot of visitors are staying on mahe during these dates, 4th to 16th of august. We will see you at the venues.

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Seychelles NATION

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Conservation of sea turtles in the Seychelles has been ongoing for many years, with pioneering islands such as Cousin (Nature Seychelles) and Aride (Island Conservation Society) completely protecting their nesting beaches since the early 1970s and achieving fantastic results.

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weekend break now possible in seychelles

With emirates announcing 14 flights a week, 2 filghts a day, a weekend breaks in the seychelles is now a reality, visitors from the middle east is not only 5 hours away.

Visitors with a busy schedule can now enjoy a long weekend,

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budget holiday deals

Now spend 4 nights on la digue island, seychelles for less than 200 EUROS, visit us for more details or book directly on line.

Best deal for summer and beyond

Le meridien group slash down prices this summer with big discount promotions until autumn this year.

Seychelles ECO healing marathon

The 27th February is the seychelles international ECO healing marathon, with a strong participation of south Korea. Coral strand hotel has a special for the occassion.

Seychelles weather

January has been a dry month, la gogue dam is at 75% capacity whilst it is normally full at this time. February do not show much changes in the current trend. More on seychelles weather and 6 day forecast.

Carnival de Victoria

Its official 14 countries will be participating in the “Carnival de Victoria” from March the 4^th to March 6^th 2011. Is it in your calendar?

Visit La Digue

The La Digue Island is popular for its vanilla and cinnamon industry not to forget the traditional Copra kiln and Oil making mill. Apart from the car, the ox-cart and bicycles are two of the common traditional transport we have on the island. Learn more about the giant turtle’s live at the eco-tourism sites at Union Estate and the Seychelles Paradise Flycatcher at the Veuve Reserve.