If you can drive in Seychelles, you can most probably drive anywhere else in the world. . .
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| By Marilise Geldenhuys |
The roads are quite narrow and very windy. Speeding on these roads is not an option.
will be low and the size of the car will make driving a lot easier.
Taking some of these corners can be quite scary, especially if you are
approaching a bus. But let me assure you, the bus drivers are experts and know what they are doing; Just slow down and let them have the corner before you do and
you’ll be fine.
Taking a bus at least once is an experience I would recommend. The cost of a trip is standardised at 5 Seychelles Rupees. You can get on and off almost anywhere and from Mondays through Saturdays they pass by approximately every 30 minutes (Sundays there are fewer busses running so expect to wait a little longer). Equip yourself with a bus schedule (available at the kiosk at the central terminal), a sense of where you are heading as well as a pocket full of change and the island is yours to explore . . .
Another option – unfortunately the most expensive – is getting around by taxi.
The vehicles are generally in great condition and the
taxi-drivers know the roads very well. Most of them may even be able
to assist with some tourism information.
You can literally go around the island in one day. Because of this it makes it a great benefit
to hire your own car - you can stop anywhere and anytime you like.
Travelling along the coast is a beautiful sight. On Mahé, the main road is
named 5th of June Avenue and extends across the whole of the island and you cannot lose you way when following this road.
There are many alternative roads which cut through the island, but
even though they look like short cuts, the speed you drive on them is
half the speed you would drive along the coast because of the
windiness. Along every road, around every corner there is something
spectacular to see. There is always a shop close-by, so you have
plenty of opportunities to stop for refreshments.
I always recommend to my guests to take a map and to go get lost and I
recommend the same to you dear reader and traveller.
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