Seychelles Packing List
- Country Seychelles
- Guide Packing
- Reviewed 20 August 2026
- Length 1 min read
Credit Anass Sedrati, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Last reviewed 20 August 2026
Packing for a tropical island group looks like a solved problem, and mostly it is. Three things on the current advice change the list, and one of them is live right now.
The mosquito is the health story here
The US CDC records an active outbreak of chikungunya in Seychelles and recommends chikungunya vaccination for people traveling to an area with an outbreak. It is spread by mosquito bite, so the protection is the same protection twice over: the vaccine, and not being bitten.
The CDC destination page for Seychelles carries no malaria section at all, which is a marked difference from most of the destinations in this series. We are stating what the page does and does not say rather than making a medical claim of our own, and a travel clinic is the place to settle it against your own itinerary.
What that means in the bag
- Insect repellent, and enough of it to reapply properly rather than once a day.
- Long sleeves and long trousers for dusk, which is when it matters most.
- Your vaccination record, including yellow fever if you are arriving from a transmission-risk country.
- Travel insurance documents you can reach without a signal. As a tourist you pay for medical treatment in Seychelles.
For the sea and the sun
And read the seasonal swimming advice on our safety guide before you decide which coast you are staying on. It is the single most useful thing the FCDO says about Seychelles.
- Reef-safe sun protection at strength. This is the equator and the water reflects.
- Water shoes. Granite shorelines are not sand all the way in.
- A dry bag for anything that must not get wet on a boat transfer.
- Snorkel gear if you are particular about fit, though it is widely available.
For the trails and the roads
- Proper walking shoes with grip. The FCDO records that visitors have got lost on nature walks and trails, and Morne Seychellois is steep, wet forest.
- A charged phone and a plan that does not depend on it.
- A torch or headlamp. Most public buses stop running after eight in the evening.
- An international driving permit if you plan to hire a car, because hire companies often require one along with a year of driving experience and a higher minimum age.