Just as many market on the world, colorful, many locals items, fish, vegetables, souvenirs and more. It's a good place to shopping if you do self catering. It's worth to see.

Bustling, colorful crowded market place for all types of local produce, fruits, vegetables, spices and seafood. On the first floor, one can shop for souvenirs and handicrafts.

Really enjoyed exploring these markets and seeing the variety of local fresh produce, fish, herbs and spices. It has a vibrant energy.

The market in Victoria.nice fruits, fish and tourist stuff.if you want something else than beaches and forests go here and walk around

In my opinion, its the main attraction of Victoria. Fortunately most of the attractions are close to the Sir Selwyn Clarke market and easy to reach by foot.

Nice and colourful market in the center of Victoria with some shops around. You can buy fresh fish, fruits, spices, flowers and more. On the second floor you find clothing and souvenir shops. Worth a visit.

Mainly fish and vegetable market. Some vendors selling spices, chutneys and chili sauce. Fish is fresh. For 50 - 75 SER it got gutted and cleaned, ask for it. Vendors selling packs of 5 fishes for 200 SER.. Usually two fine and three so so fishes. A 2.5kg Red Snapper is around 300 SER and absolutely delicious. No choice of seafood aside plenty of selection of fishes. For vegetables checks the stalls outside of the market hall. Seemed to me that quality is slightly better. Inside the market hall ignore the chutneys and chili sauce, they have a blunt taste, super salty and over priced. Sum up: good buying fish and vegetable anything else not really interesting.

It's a mission to find parking to get to this place. There's a small lot near Boba Republic but its got more taxi spots. We used a parkade located a few blocks away. The times on Google do not correspond, we got there 1.5 hours before closing & most stalls were packed up. The stench is expected as there is a fish market side. With what we could see, some lovely fresh produce & souvenirs like spices, tea, honey & vanilla. Worth the cultural experience if you're into that kind of immersion when traveling. The area around the market is busy due to shops & traffic can be quite intense. Little regard for pedestrians.

Will you cook in the Seychelles? Get up early and shop here. Some of the best fish and fruit we have ever eaten. BTW, don't be frightened by the birds around the fish. They're basically working here - destroying insects and any fish debris.

It was a clean and good market where we ate and shopped some gifts but you can get multiple spices, fruits, vegetables, clothes and flowers (almost everything). Worth checking it out!

Nice place to feel vibe of local Seychelles. It is expensive but worth of visit. On tje firs floor a few shops with suvenires. Many small shops all around

Very nice open air market. Fish, fruits, vegetables, etc on the lower level. Clothing and other shops on the upper levels.

First thing to do in mahe seychelles was to visit the local market in Victoria city center. It has a lot of seafood especially fish inside this area.

Longest beach on Mahé (3.5km). If you want to see a really nice beach, just go somewhere, anywhere else. This one is touristy and ordinary. Ton of hotels there.

Great snorkeling, variety of fish to see. Massive sea urchins, sea cucumbers. Fantastic beach, soft sand. Ideal hiday destination.

Very big sandy beach, a few people, good for swimming not good for snorkeling. 🇸🇨

Love this beach ! Perfect for long walks, lunch and chill. You can buy fresh fruit and coconuts around the beach, hide in the shade of trees and enjoy the sunset 🌅 .

Really nice beach, but all beaches on Seychelles are nice so it's a tough conpetition. In my opinion there are many other more beautiful beaches than Beau Vallon.

Very nice beach with lots of options for food. Clean sand and sea. Great for families with small children. It ia the most popular beach in Seychelles so can get busy (but not too much). If you are seeking secluded beach paradise, this one is probably bot for you.

So lovely you can walk on the beach or the promenade there are plenty souvenir stores, food stalls, restaurants and pubs great place to be.

The last beach we visited on the island and glad we went for just 2h. It is quite overrated. I am sure once it was amazing, but now is too commercialized and populated. When we were there there was lots of seaweed and water was not clear. If I were you, I would either miss it entirely, or visit just for a walk around sunset, which was truly amazing.

This is the most energetic and beautiful beach of Seychelles, the paradise on earth. It is possible to see people of all nationalities. We came from Turkey and we liked it very much. The beach is very clean, I recommend watching the sunset. It is possible to catch fish early in the morning, but beware of people swimming. If you want to escape the sun and relax a little at noon, you can visit the place called "boat house". I adore the people of this country and their respect for nature. Greetings from Turkey 🇹🇷🇸🇨

It was monsoon season, and the beach had a lot of seaweed at this time of the year. It is still a beautiful and wonderful beach. Need to come back here for the best.

One of the beautiful beaches on the Mahé Island 🇸🇨 It's quite big beach so you don't have to worry about crowds. Water is nice for swimming and relaxing. There are also many restaurants and take away options near the beach. Enjoy!

It is big and nice. Many turists and locals. On some parts there is a lot of nuts and oceans weed. Many bars and fast foods. Local specialities. Water is so warm, and not deep, soo god for kids

Amazing views 😍 and very nice beach, very long, a lot of space. However I haven't seen any nice restaurants or bars around, just some small supermarkets before entering the beach. Better to have drinks and snacks with you.

Pay Attention to Scammers. There are less waves than many beaches on the island. It is one of the most crowded beaches of the island. There is a very important issue you should pay attention here. There are thieves travelling on the beach and selling coconuts etc. They take your money and cheat you.

It’s very long beach, few people. Need to be careful on October when enter the water, sometimes there are stingrays near the shore (1-2 photo). On december it's wery big waves and a lot of garbage in the water ( 3-4 photos), highly unrecommend this beach on December.

Peaceful, clear water and great sand. Sunbeds are for hotel guests only. Doesn't have umbrellas, but has natural shade from trees. Don't miss the sunset.

Beautiful beach with amazing sunsets. Good location too. You can find restaurants, ice cream shop, souvenir shops and others around.

Nice beach is about to be destroyed ! Somebody will earn much money with new apartments and hotel directly behind the beach. How government is protecting nature on this fantastic beach?

For us this is far the most beautiful beach on the Seychelles! Easily accessible by car, a public parking is very close. There is a small grill bar that opens around noon. Great place for snorkeling

This is a beautiful beach, but the waves were so high that we couldn't actually swim, it was even hard to get closer to the ocean. There are no facilities despite the very cheerful Summer Bar where they make wonderful fruit cocktails from frech fruits.

It looks absolutely beautiful, but there is active construction going on so you constantly hear the noise rather than enjoying the smooth sound of the waves. The waves are quite harsh, and beach is quite steep. But the view is absolutely gorgeous.

Not really a swimming beach, nonetheless amazing. Big waves, decent sunset view, and it's empty most of the time. Banyan tree resort in right there so you can go and grab some food or drinks. Watch out for the falling coconuts, you don't want one of those to hit you on the head - on the bright side: finders keepers!

Easily accessible from the road near Banyan tree resort, Anse Intendance has blue waters but rough for swimming, fine while sand and palm trees for resting in shade. Located in south, a bit far if you staying in North of Mahe. The beach has rich thick vegetation but absolutely no restaurants or vendors so carry food and water. Easily accessible by own car or there is a bus stop nearby

Be careful. Google maps instructions for this beach are pretty bad, took us to a completely wrong and dangerous place, a dead end on a very steep road. Go through Banyan Tree resort road and search for "Intendance public parking" for better directions and not Anse Intendance. The beach is beautiful, but not much shade and also it is not advised to swim there, so not the best I have been in Mahé.

Although the garden is small and the ticket expensive (250 SCR/person), I did not regret visiting it. There are many plant species that you can see there and of course the bats and birds and the big turtles 🐢 that are so cute and you can feed them with green leaves. When I visited the garden, I could only pay by card, the car parking next to the entrance was free and the garden was closing at 3.30pm.

À lot of abandoned spots. Not really well maintained as it could be, especially few steps on the side of the main road. Online payment is not working with Visa and Mastercard (error comes on the last step), but they don't mind. No audio guides, very few information written about species. Overall OK, but could be much better, especially for this price.

Awesome experience but there’s plenty of mosquitoes; BRING MOSQUITO REPELLENT! There were a bunch of tortoises there and the oldest/biggest one is 99years. The keeper brings you leafs to feed them which is nice and you can also pet them by rubbing their necks.

Lush trees and greenery, nice to visit, feels very natural and organic. Many trees and shrubbery and real soil under it all. Both paved and grassy paths to traverse. Includes a giant turtle enclosure/sanctuary which was good to experience

Nice garden, beautiful nature, botanical, Coco de mer, turtles. Entry is 150 rupii. Parking is free for customers next to the garden. Very nice relax.

The botanical gardens can be easily reached by foot from the city center as it is very close (about 10 minute walk). We were impressed by the different beautiful plants. Some of them you find just as inside plants in Europe :) It was a nice experience to feed the giant tortoises with the provided leaves. Bring a mosquito repellent. The café was also nice and chilled. Loved the fresh fruit juice.

Beautiful gardens to walk around. The natural palm trees and orchids are well looked after and intriguing. The tortoises are a must. Grab yourself a refreshing cocktail/ drink at the cafe. The staff are lovely and friendly.

We enjoyed it. It was a great way to spend a rainy and cloudy morning. The gardens were well kept and maintained. Stick to the main path - many of the smaller footpaths were overgrown of difficult to follow. The café in the garden is a real treat! They also have a tortoise encloser where you can interact with them.

The price for the entry is really high, but what is not on the Seychelles. You will get inside huge botanical garden with lot of flowers. We really liked the turtles with open space where you can pet them. We disliked that you do not know where to go or what you are looking at. It is very confusing to follow along the paths. Be prepared for very hot and humid environment.

Very nice for a relaxing departure day or transit. Also a good place to go if you are staying in Victoria. Entry fee is 250 which is alright. Be careful to stay on the paths as you can easily walk into construction or sewage canals if you go past some trees. Make sure to check out the Wildflower café.

The garden was nice, but smaller than we expected. It was 250 Rs for an adult and children over 12. Giant turtles were the main highlight of the visit. You can feed and interact with them. Kids (and adults:) absolutely loved it. Cafe was closed (4-20 August 23), which was a shame as we hoped to stop there. Parking was free and payment by card only.

Beautiful place, well maintained. The tortoises experience was amazing. My daughter loved it. Highly recommended for families with kids. Tip: Stop by the cafeteria. They have lovely mocktails. All the team was lovely. Card payment only is accepted.

I thought it was over priced to get in - but the ability to actually feed and hang out with the tortoises was absolutely worth it. I enjoyed the winding paths and the cannonball trees. The tortoises carry the price of admission though

very cool location, very nice tortoises, which you can feed, you just chill with them, there is also a very nice cafe which serves great burgers and fresh juice.

Great range of plants. some different fruit plants only found in the sayschels Great to see the Giant Turtle breeding program is working 😲

Value versus price - not good. This is park,not big, beautiful, but nothing to do here. 250 rupi too much. Turtles cafe toilet

Can opt if time persists and a photo friendly place. Entry fee is 250 rupees per person only card payments accepted. Well maintained property. I feel if a guide is provided along with entry fee can be a worth location to visit.

A place that deserves the visit! I was not expecting much but was overwhelming. Such a lovely place, with so much variety of plants and so well organized. We have a list with all species numbered to help identify them during the visit. To finish…the restaurant, where we end up to lunch a very Kreolle lunch. The food made with the ingredients of the garden, the spices like the cinnamon, the vanilla and others. The ice cream hand made with local flavors has lemongrass. The owners are lovely! I love it

Nice views from the top. Many tropical plants, good informational guide. Everething is clean. Restaurant is too expensive, better to bring the food with you. But special cocktail from the garden fruits is fantastic

Nice tropical garden. We went through the spice garden loop. We could see many exotic trees/flowers. It was absolutely worth going there. Bit expensive entrance fee and ice cream. But it's very tasty! The road is very steep and tricky. Just drive the road to the end. There you can park the car. Nice view against Anse Royale. It is also worth seeing their exposition with interesting artefacts such as the skeleton of the turtle. We took this trip during our visit to the southern part of Mahe together with takamaka rum distillery and craft Village (production of parfum). Take enough water with you and of course!!! Repelent!

Plenty of different plants, fruits, trees…, including tortoise. Amazing view of the bay. A directions to the place might be more clearly marked, because the garden is placed on the top of a very steep curvy hill. Our suggestion would be to include more spices/fruits/sth in the shop since the offer is pretty much limited.

This is a must visit if in the Seychelles. We stumbled across it looking for somewhere to have lunch. What a great surprise when came to this amazing garden with round a 100 different plants. You get given a map and guide to the plants as you walk round. It was fascinating to see all the different fruits and spices. They also have Coco de mer palms and giant tortoise. It is a long way up in the hills, so make sure you drive / get a lift

One of the experiences that you should not miss when in Mahé. Reaching here by car is possible but it’s a steep climb. Definitely can be done by car. Not expensive. The manager and owner are super sweet people. You’ll get to see spices and fruits naturally growing on trees that you have been eating.

Surprisingly, the minimum net salary in the Seychelles is around 600 Euros NET...so, the people here are doing quite well, even sensationally well compared to the rest of the African countries. As a result, the houses specific to the island look really cool 🙄 Here you have the chance to see such kind of traditional house. Also, in the photo, Coco de Mer, the unique palm tree that grows naturally only in the Seychelles, which has the largest seed in the world up to 30 centimeters long and 18 kilograms - worth noting, of course, and the very interesting shape 😅

The best garden, long family histories. U will get map with numbers and names. fruit trees, spices etc. See, feel, smell and even buy in the shop.

Interesting place where you can see what fruits, spices and plants grow on the island. You get the map and sheet which says names of the plants & trees. Visited on Saturday, place was quiet. Entry was 175 rupees. Parking, restaurant and toilets on site. Visited in August 2023

There was one big reason we came back to the Seychelles: the banana crepes at the Jardin du Roi restaurant. They are exquisite. Never has a crepe been made to such perfection, with a sauce that delicious. It’s a secret recipe from the owner of the restaurant, and one that no one could replicate. Outside of the restaurant, the Jardin du Roi has always been our favourite place in Seychelles; far outweighing even the beaches and the sea. It’s a magical garden of herbs and spices; flowers and fauna; trees, old and young, majestic and magnificent; a garden of secrets and pleasures. An old garden, with trees that tell stories of their seasons. Some ripe with fruits of every island variety; others with age-old roots intertwined like the fingers of old lovers. The Jardin Du Roi is the kind of garden we carry with us, long after we leave the Seychelles. Not unlike the mouthwatering banana crepes of Madame Georges. A gift to come back for. To add: despite the restaurant being closed for the National Day holiday, Madame Georges , upon hearing that the reason we were in the Seychelles, was my son’s birthday request for her banana crepe, managed to whip up two of her magical crepes for my kids. On the house. This is a lady who continues to imbibe the magical soul of her Jardin du Roi; it’s secrets and gifts flowing to all who seek its stories and pleasures.

The location is very nice and is situated uphill. Approach road is steep. So it’s better to drive you car up to the front entrance ) but the place has a few car park slots. It also has a restaurant. While the place is good, the entrance ticket of SCR 175 per adult is very high

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit here with so many interesting and beautiful trees and plants to see. The trek round was through jungle areas so decent footwear is advised Plants and trees are numbered and you are given a sheet which tells you what they are. There are also several information boards. There are a couple of enclosures with the giant tortoises in and a cage with cute bunnies and guinea pigs in which I was told was for children to pet! We were given a very friendly greeting and welcome when we arrived and chatted to the current owner. Our visit here was most enjoyable and great value for money.