Travel Smart
Honest, sourced guidance so you travel confident. Most of any country is calmer than the headlines suggest.
Safety
Countrywide advisory (Government of Canada)
Exercise normal precautionsExercise normal security precautions
Source: Government of Canada · Verified 2026-07-26
Mahe Island and Victoria
Exercise normal precautionsThe main island and capital are safe with low crime. Normal urban caution applies, but robbery and theft are rare.
Source: UK FCDO · Verified 2026-07-06
Praslin and La Digue Islands
Exercise normal precautionsSmaller granite islands are very safe and peaceful. Petty theft is almost nonexistent.
Source: UK FCDO · Verified 2026-07-06
Outer Islands and Atolls
Exercise normal precautionsRemote islands (Aldabra, Farquhar, Desroches) are pristine and safe. Access is controlled and minimal infrastructure exists.
Source: UK FCDO · Verified 2026-07-06
4 zones rated separately against Government of Canada, UK FCDO. Oldest check on this page: 6 July 2026.
Emergency Contacts
Seychelles Police Force
police
UK FCDO gives a single number, 999, covering ambulance, fire and police together.
SourceAmbulance, via the national emergency line
ambulance
The same 999 line reaches ambulance, fire and police, so say which you need when it connects. On Praslin and La Digue, calling the island hospital directly is often quicker than routing through Mahe.
SourceFire service, via the national emergency line
fire
Fire shares the 999 line with police and ambulance, per UK FCDO.
SourceSeychelles Hospital
hospital · Mont Fleuri, Mahe
Mont Fleuri, Mahe
The national referral hospital, from the British High Commission list of medical facilities in Seychelles. Anse Royale Hospital in the south of Mahe is on +248 4371222 on the same list.
SourceBaie Ste Anne Hospital, Praslin
hospital · Baie Ste Anne, Praslin
The hospital on Praslin, from the same British High Commission list, and the one that matters if you are on Praslin or heading to Curieuse rather than on Mahe. The list also carries Logan Hospital on La Digue, but gives it a number identical to a health centre on Mahe, which reads as a transcription error, so that one is not reproduced here. Ask at your guesthouse on La Digue instead.
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