There are approximately 118 islands forming part of the Seychelles group. The main part of the island group is situated between 4 and 5 degrees south of the equator and at a longitude of between 55 and 56 degrees east. The islands lie right in the middle of the Indian Ocean, east of Africa, north of Madagascar, almost south of the Middle-East and west of Singapore and north-west of Australia.

The main Island is Mahé where the international airport is located. From Mahé you can take a flight or a ferry to the other Islands. The Capital of the Seychelles is Victoria. Mahé and Praslin (the second largest Island of the Seychelles) can be explored by public transport busses that go virtually everywhere, or by a hired car. If you hire a car be aware that you will have to drive on the left (which does not matter in the mountains as there is only space for one car anyway) and most cars for hire have manual gearboxes only.

There are many excellent web sites covering the Seychelles. Follow the links on the left for more information.