Aside from its celebrity status and super-luxe resorts, the nation's ultimate draw is its natural beauty, with crisp white beaches and untouched jungle ecosystems. In fact, the UNESCO-listed Vallée de Mai is so transcendently beautiful, many locals believe it to be the true site of the Garden of Eden.

Guidelines On Climate

Seychelles is constantly hot and humid, with an average annual temperature of 29oC (84oF), and the average sea temperature is the same, seldom dropping below 27oC (81oF). The heat is usually tempered by sea breezes. The islands lay outside of the hurricane belt, so storms are rare, but tropical rains fall between December and February. It is easy to escape the showers, though, because it can be sunny on one side of an island while it rains on the other.