Pointe Conan River. - Rochon River. - Cascade River. - Du Cap River. - Bougainville River. - Caiman River. - Dupuy River. - Barbarons River.

Roughly 9-10 hours, depending on weather, conditions and your route.

The Seychelles islands have a humid, tropical climate with temperatures ranging between 24 and 32 degrees Celsius. The North-West trade winds blow from October to May bringing a humid, warm air front, with low wind speeds. The South-East trade winds blow from May to September, generating a drier, cooler weather with stronger winds.

Approximately 50% of the population of Seychelles speaks French as either a first or second language.

No visa required to France for Seychelles citizen. See link.

Seychelles Island is located to the northeast of Madagascar, and about 1640km east of Kenya . The number of Islands in the Republic of Seychelles in 155.

As the Seychelles islands are blessed with a year-long warm, tropical climate, its always a good time to visit, although different times of year may be better suited to your particular interests.

Two opposing trade winds generally govern the weather pattern: the north-westerly trades blow from October to March when wind speeds average from 8 to 12 knots; and the brisker south-easterly trades blow from May to September with winds of between 10 to 20 knots, bringing the cooler and windier conditions ideal for sailing.

The periods of calm between the trades produce fairly warm and wind-free conditions throughout April and also in October. Conditions for swimming, snorkelling and especially diving are superb during April/May and October/November when the water temperature sometimes reaches 29ºC and visibility is often 30 metres plus.

The largest river in Seychelles is called the Victoria. It is named after the capital of seychelles.

The Tropicbird Orchid is the national flower of Seychelles.

costume of seychelles