Over the last decade, the Seychelles have continued to pop up on best lists, mainly for their beaches and resorts that have become beacons for luxe honeymooners. Years ago, we decided if we went on a safari in Kenya, our “tack-on” trip for Africa would be a week in the Seychelles.If you’ve caught a glimpse of any of the Seychellois islands I’m hopeful you had the same reaction we did, which was “whoa, wait! That’s a real place?” Indeed, it is. The capital city, Victoria is located on the largest island, Mahé. We booked round trip flights from Kenya to Mahé and used a good chunk of our travel credit card points to avoid breaking the bank. For our “tack-on” portion to the Seychelles, we decided to spend a week there (plus a day of travel from the States). We had 2 days on Mahé, a ferry transfer to La Digue and 3 days on that island. At the end of the five days, we ferried back to Mahé and caught our 6pm return flight to Kenya. Mahé: We landed in Victoria in the late afternoon and once we got outside the airport, we hailed a taxi to take us down to the next biggest city, Anse Royale. It was roughly a 15 minute drive and our Airbnb host met us once we arrived. We quickly settled in and headed down to the beach as the sun was setting. We wanted to get dinner at a seafood restaurant but taxis were sparse and the bus everyone told us to use ended up being non-reliable so we settled on some fish & chips and seybrew at a restaurant just down the road from the beach. The next morning, we were jet lagged so we were up early. We decided to take a 3 mile hike (on a paved road) to the other side of the island to see a few beaches. The hike was basically straight up the side of the mountain and we were exhausted once we got to Anse Louis. The views were beautiful though. Something about the islands: all the beaches are public but some of the resorts (like the one on Anse Louis) is very exclusive and wouldn’t allow anyone on their resort property except for their guests. All you can access as a non-guest is the beach and ocean. After some time there, we were tired and hungry. We walked back along Anse la Mouche before hailing a taxi to take us over to Anse Royale --> There’s more to this story but it’s not short so we’ll explain more in an upcoming travel tip article for the islands. When we got back over to our side of the island, it was only 10:30am so we grabbed brunch at Kafe Kreol and hydrated with all the juices! Shortly after, we walked up the beach to Fairy Land. Then, the rest of the afternoon was spent lounging on Anse Royale. We had high hopes to see two other beaches in the south region but the transportation hiccups outweighed our ability to go. Our second day on Mahé was up near the capital. We had an evening ferry ticket to La Digue so we decided to check out of our Anse Royale airbnb and head up north. We swung by the ferry port to check our luggage and then we made our way to our first beach stop, Anse Marie Laure. We swam and sunbathed for a bit before packing up and walking into town. We took the walkway to Beau Vallon (where most tourists stay). We passed some souvenir shops before finding the beach. We managed to borrow a couple chairs from a hotel and took another dip in the Indian Ocean. We swam/bobbed around for a good hour before sitting on the beach and watched the waves roll in. We decided to grab lunch at a sushi hut, associated with the hotel that we borrowed the beach chairs from. It was located on the second floor and the views of the ocean were beautiful. After a late lunch, we had about 90 minutes before our ferry left so we called for another taxi and returned back to the port. We had mixed feelings about the Seychelles, not the people but more our experiences and situations in which we found ourselves. However, that all changed once we got to La Digue (the last photo was taken as we docked in their harbor!). Stay tuned because it's gonna get so good.
Until Next Time, C+D
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