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Takamaka Rum Distillery, Mahé  Opening Hours – Bar/Distillery/Food Truck/Museum Monday – Thursday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM Friday: 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM Saturday: 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM Free Entrance Distillery Tours Monday – Friday: 11:00 AM / 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM Saturday: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Amount for Guided Rum Tasting: […]

St. Paul’s Cathedral  A beautiful little church with a heroic story to tell. It might seem odd that the church was built between 2000 and 2004, but this is where the story gets interesting: it was built in the original place of the Church that was built there before. The site on which the new […]

State House Public Tours State House is offering tours to the public – Built in 1910, the State House is one of Victoria’s best-known colonial buildings. Within its grounds is the hillside grave of Jean Baptiste Quéau de Quincy, an 18th-century governor who is mostly remembered today for the legendary ease with which he surrendered […]

The Sir Selwyn-Clarke Market The Sir Selwyn-Clarke Market is a must-visit when you are in Mahe, Seychelles. It is the “bazaar” as it is known in the Creole language, named after a former English governor. It is the best place to buy the freshest fruits, vegetables, and seafood. They also have a variety of herbs […]

Where is Seychelles located?  Where is Seychelles located? Seychelles is located in the Indian Ocean, the country of Seychelles is a small island nation that is bordered by Madagascar and Somalia. It is the nearest foreign city to Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu. Seychelles lies between approximately 4ºS and 10ºS and 46ºE and 54ºE The […]

Victoria Clock Tower Victoria’s Clock Tower, also known as Lorloz, is one of the oldest and most prominent landmarks in the country of Seychelles, was first constructed in 1903 and turned 115 years old in 2018. Positioned at the junction of Independence Avenue and Francis Rachel Street, it is essentially the hub of the town. […]

Mission Lodge Seychelles Opening hours: Monday to Sunday: 09.00- 17.00 Entrance Fee: SCR 100/- for non-residents above 12 years (Visiting the trails are free for residents and non-residents below 12 years. Located  just beneath the peak of Sans Soucis, Mission Lodge offers one of the most exceptional views the western coast of Mahé. Once a […]

Bel Air Cemetery The Bel Air Cemetery was the first official burial ground to be opened on Mahe Island by the French. Here you will see many important milestones, vaults, and shrines tombs of many eminent personalities. The graves of pirate Jean- Francois Hodoul and Pierre-Louis Poiret, son of Louise XVI are must watch. Counted […]

The Victoria Botanical Garden The Victoria Botanical Garden, located close to the capital Victoria, provides visitors with quick and easy access to nature. The most popular attraction of the beautiful garden is the giant tortoises that one can feed. Although it started as an agricultural station in 1901, by the middle of the twentieth century […]

Welcome to Inside Seychelles, a new digital platform where you can find out all that’s happening in and around Seychelles. You might be planning a trip to Seychelles, already here on holiday or even live here. We welcome everyone and hope that you will find the latest info on what do you, where to go […]

  Seychelles News Agency) – The clock tower in the capital Victoria has stopped chiming and is in need of repair, said the Seychelles National Institute for Culture, Heritage and the Arts (SNICHA) on Monday. The Victoria clock tower, made out of cast iron, is a national monument and a historical icon that sits in the heart […]

It is in a ceremony at the International Conference Centre of Seychelles (ICCS) in Victoria, on Tuesday September 17, 2019 that the President of the Republic, Mr. Danny Faure officially launched the activities commemorating the 250th anniversary of Seychelles. The launch organised by the national preparatory committee for the 250 years of Seychelles saw the presence […]


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