Some Interesting Facts About Seychelles

Public Holidays

Date 2005 Occasion
January 1 New Year's Day  
March 25 - 28 Good Friday - Easter Monday
May 1 Labour Day
June 5 Liberation Day
June 10 Corpus Christi
June 18 National Day
June 29 Independence Day
August 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
November 1 All Saints Day
December 8 Immaculate Conception
December 25 Christmas Day

Weekend - Sunday

Electricity

240V, 50 Hz is whats available; if your gizmos are used to other specifications, its best to carry an adaptor.

Post & Communications

There is a fast and reliable mail service in the Seychelles, including a free poste restante service in the central post office in Victoria. The telephone system is also excellent but quite expensive. The country code for the Seychelles is 248; there are no area codes.

Weights and measures

The Seychelles follows the metric system.

Tipping

Tipping is not obligatory in the Seychelles.