Favorite Thing: It is costly to travel to the Seychelles, and the price level is high.
For USD 2000 per person you can do what I did in terms of flights (Oslo-Paris-Mahe rtn), boat rides (Victoria-Praslin-La Digue), fishing and snorkelling from a boat, renting a taxi full day on Mahe, taxi transfers to Victoria, airport, accommodation in a guest house on Beau Vallon (Mahe), hotel on La Digue half board, food, some simple souvenirs, some picnic/self-catering food and good dinners, drinks, books, park entry fees, bike rents.
I could have gotten a cheaper air ticket, saved more on food and accommodation, used more public buses on Mahe, skipped som activities, cutting down on food and drinks etc.
Using Aeroflot or Qatar airways will land you cheaper tickets than I obtained on Air France/Air Seychelles, stepping down on accommodation will make a difference, cutting down on excursions (boat rides at 100 EUR etc) and eating simply and much self-catering is an excellent way of cutting cost and not skimping on the quality of the experience as such.
Fondest Memory: Very hard to show off your wealth here; everyone is just about equal in near-undress on the beach or sweating on the trails or looking at the nutmeg in the arboretum. There is little class distinction on eating out. Only in terms of technical activities and accommodation can a difference be sensed. The richest book their ovwn island, catamaran and captain/cook, but won't bother anyone.
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on Feb 10, 2006
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