Shopping in Seychelles

Seychelles - with its overwhelming natural splendor, dazzling golden beaches and lovely art galleries - offers numerous options for consummate Shopping in Seychelles. A luxuriant archipelago of about 115 islands, Seychelles is a treasure trove of wonderful seclusion amidst spectacular beaches, turquoise seas and exotic wilderness.

You'll find great and unexpected shopping opportunities at all popular islands of the Seychelles archipelago. Stop by at some of the unique stores and shopping boutiques of Seychelles for those perfect gifts for your loved ones back home. You'll find many an option for buying souvenir items and curios while hunting for What to Buy in Seychelles. Great shopping in Seychelles will just make your Seychelles Tours all the more fun.

Victoria - the capital of Seychelles is the best place to indulge in shopping in Seychelles. Praslin also has a few shopping outlets, but most of the other islands feature a handful of shops.

Tourist to the spectacular isles of Seychelles can shop for beautiful handmade products like sea shells and mother-of-pearl jewelry, basket-ware, tablemats, hats made of raffia and palm, local textile products like batik textiles, bamboo and woodwork, needlework & crochet, local paintings, besides the quintessential Seychelles souvenir - the coco-de-mer (sea coconut) - the world's largest seed. Seychelles Shopping can also include pottery items and paintings, or even jewelry made from green snail shells, which can make for exclusive souvenirs.

The numerous art galleries in Seychelles exhibit and sell art works of eminent artists like Michael Adams, besides model ships, which are a mainstay of crafts of Seychelles.

Tea is grown and produced in Seychelles on a small scale. While shopping in Seychelles, you can also include some local tea in your items-list, which is readily available in the markets. Or buy tea while on visit to the tea factory on Mahé, where several blends of tea can be sampled at the Tea Tavern. Vanilla is also cultivated in Seychelles to serve as a climbing plant around the base of trees. Vanilla pods also feature as popular buy during Seychelles shopping. Cinnamon - which grows wild on all of Seychelles' isles, is sole as oil or in quills made from dried bark. .