Added: 11/28/2005 |
Flights to Seychelles - visit archipelago in the Indian OceanThe Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar, consisting of more than 100 islands of which 83 are named and 46 are permanently uninhabited. The Seychelles Islands are the highest point of the Mascarene Ridge, an Indian Ocean ridge running in a generally north-south direction.
The Seychelles have more natural and marine parks than anywhere else in the world.
Paradise on Earth is what they call the Seychelles. Seemingly forgotten out in the middle of the Indian Ocean, this archipelago of more than a hundred islands stretches for hundreds of miles. The warm waters, high standards and friendly people draw many year after year to these Jewels in the Ocean that are the Seychelles.
Mahe is the principal island comprising of 142 sq km, with the islands of Praslin, La Digue and Silhouette being the next important. Situated about 1,600 km off the east coast of Africa, Mahe extends 27 km north to south and 11 km east to west and has a coastline of 127 km. Mahe is home to the capital, Victoria, and the international airport, the commercial ports, fishing boats, and the largest percentage of population.
Seychelles are alluring but too many people believe that the sky-high airfares they find on the Internet are for real. Well, they aren't. Fares of $2700, $3800 and even $5500 are just NOT FOR REAL. Before you get turned off by those ridiculous rates, just spend more time for the cheapest options searching. The real air fares for flights to Seychelles are: US$1000 or less from Europe and in the US$1400 to $1600 range from the US. Also, beware of tour operators who insist on payment before they confirm your hotels - a dangerous scam.
Finding cheap flights to Seychelles isn't easy. The best deals are probably getting a discounted package tour at the low season. Low season only means fewer tourists in the Seychelles, not bad weather.
There are several choices. From Europe, the low fares to Seychelles must be with Aeroflot. One can found the price down to 600 dollars from Scandinavia. If the idea is to go on a safari, Kenya Airways in cooperation with KLM and/or Air Seychelles is a good idea: stopover in Nairobi as part of the deal. A similar solution can be had with South African Airways and Air Seychelles, too, in South Africa. And maybe Air Mauritius. From Australia and Asia, there are connections from Singapore, Mumbai, Maldives and Dubai.
Otherwise, an independently booked flight with Air France, British Airways, Air Seychelles, Condor and Kenya Airways will come to about 1000 E from most European destinations without stopovers.
Air Seychelles use the Boeing 767 for the international long-distance flights to Seychelles. The main features of this plane are a spacious and comfortable layout, economical fuel consumption and operational flexibility, low noise level, ultra-modern technology and digital avionics.
If your choice is a one-stop flight, you should probably opt for about 3 hours transit in Paris CDG. The other advice is that you take the flights to Seychelles from or via England (London, Manchester), Frankfurt or Rome. There are also connections from Moscow, Kenya, South Africa, Dubai, Mauritius, Singapore and Mumbai/Maldives.
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