This section provides a list of some interesting facts about Creole Travel Services and Seychelles in general. Please read on below.
Largest DMC in Seychelles
Creole Travel Services is the largest Destination Management Company in Seychelles with approximately 200 staff.
CTS is an ISO-9001 company
Creole Travel Services is certified as an ISO-9001 company.
Group request demand
We can welcome your corporate group to 15 – 1,000 paxs.
Own bureau de change
Creole Travel Services have its own Bureau de Change "TravelChange" based in Victoria at Welcome Centre, Mahe Trading Building.
CTS is the GSA
Creole Travel Services is the General Sales Agent for Air France, Cathay Pacific, Air Mauritius, Air India and Air Europa.
No real natural hazards and dangers
Seychelles is one of the few places in the world that has no real natural hazards and dangers.
Offices on the islands
Creole Travel Serives have offices on the three major islands (Mahe, Praslin and La Digue)
International trade fairs
Our dynamic marketing team represent the Company at all major international Trade Fairs.
Specialization in packages
Creole Travel Services specializes in packages for FIT clients, cruise ships and groups & incentive
Hospitality desks
We have our permanent hospitality desks in all major hotels around the islands with dedicated multi-lingual Representatives.
Range of excursions
Creole Travel Services can you offer a wide range of excursions between some of the 115 islands in Seychelles.
VIP transfers
For your VIP transfer we offer you a BMW.
Sub Sea Viewer
Our Sub Sea viewer can enable you to discover the fascinating underwater world without getting too wet.
New Catamaran "Cat Cocos"
The new Catamaran "Cat Cocos" can take a capacity of 350 passengers.
Desk Hostesses
Our Desk Hostesses are at our clients' disposal seven days a week.
Hotline service
* Did you know that our Head Office has a 24- hour hotline, which can be contacted at any time?
Modern Fleet Of Vehicles
Creole Travel Services operate the largest fleet of vehicles with a high degree of comfort for tours.
Best period for diving
The best period for diving is March - May/Sept - Nov.
Surfing/Windsurfing
Good conditions for surfing and windsurfing is May - September.
Conditions for swimming
Your best period for swimming, snorkelling especially diving is April/May /October and November.
Any French-speaker will be able understand Creole
Anyone who can speak a little French will be able to largely understand Creole, which is much simpler to learn, as there is no gender and the verb endings remain constant.
The Coco-de Mer palm
The Coco-de mer palm produces the largest seed in the world which weigh up to 15kg+
Moyenne Island haunted
Moyenne Island in the Ste-Anne Marine National Park, is claimed to be haunted by a spirit stands jealous guard over buried treasure.
Finest Bone-fishing
Seychelles is considered to offer the finest Bone-fishing in the world.
First Seychelles' postage stamps
The first Seychelles' postage stamps were issued in 1890.
Curieuse once a leaper colony
Curieuse Island was once used as a leaper colony.
Binding destination
Seychelles is a fine binding destination
Endemic birds
Seychelles have 11 endemic birds, 7 of which can be found on Mahe and 5 are on Cousin
Most important nesting sites
Cousin Island is recognised as one of the most important nesting sites in the western Indian Ocean for haukbill turtles Eretmochelys imbricata.
Travelling to Seychelles
No vaccinations/ no visa are required to travel to Seychelles
Tropical holiday destination
Seychelles is an all-year-round tropical holiday destination with no season activities
A pirated-hide-out
The islands were a pirated hide-out during the 16th and 17th centuries
Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean is 1600 square metres off the east coast of Africa
Tropical islands of Seychelles
115 tropical islands spread over an area of 1,300,000 square metres.
Inhabited islands
The 2 Outer-Islands which were inhabited were Desroches and Alphonse
Creole language
Creole language is an adaptation of 17th Century French with other words and expressions coming from Africa and Madagascar
Population of Seychelles
The population of Seychelles stands at just over 80,000 people, two thirds of whom live on main island Mahe and in particular around the capital, Victoria
Creole architecture
Creole architecture is an important cultural aspect of Seychelles
Largest population of Giant Tortoises
Aldabra has the largest population of Giant Tortoise in the world, 150,000 in total.
First sellers landed on Ste. Anne
First sellers to arrive in Seychelles landed on the island of Sainte Anne in 1770.
Victoria one of the tinest capitals in the world
Victoria is one of the tinest and easily be explored on foot in less than a day.
Seychelles scattered over an area of 1.4 million...
Seychelles is scattered over an area of 1.4 million square metres of ocean.
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