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Indispensable Guidebook
I booked a tour to Mauritius in May-June 2004. Although I went with a travel agency, this book proved to be indispensable. I am rating it a five star based on my Mauritius experience only.
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Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Mauritius    5. Seychelles    6. Travel & holiday guides   

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Highly informative, practical, and resourceful
Among the number of titles that we reviewed on our recent sailing charter in the Seychelles, this and the Sarah Carpin guide book (both 2005 publications) served us the best.In fact, this book was so recently made available that it arrived 2 days before our trip and we elected to ditch the Lonely Planet for the Bradt.
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Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Seychelles    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel / Africa   

Subjects:  1. Mauritius    2. Seychelles    3. Travel    4. Travel & holiday guides   

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Complete, informative, entertaining - a tremendous resource.
A wonderfully compiled and well thought out resource.Sarah Carpin knows and loves Seychelles and renders an entertaining and informative summary of the history, culture and land. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Africa - East    3. Reference - Guides (General)    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Places & peoples: general interest    6. Seychelles    7. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Travel Guides   

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Middle East - General    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Seychelles    6. Travel & holiday guides    7. Travel / Africa   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Reference / Maps    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Maps    5. Maps, charts & atlases    6. Seychelles    7. Travel / road maps & atlases   

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Recent but.....
There is really a problem when you need some turistic information about Seychelles. Seychelles Insight Pocket Guide is a help, but not so huge as i supposed it would be. Never the less, i must say i was surprised to read some news that other reviews don't even talk about, this means that the authors were well informed. This book would be more appropriated to those people who choose the beaches in North of Mahe Island (Beau Valon) to spend their holidays, but as the island is not so big the people who choose not to saty in the North will also take some advises in consideration. But some information given is accessible in some specialized sites in the net, so the were not many surprises in the texts. But one think is true, all the information is well "compressed" in this Inside Pocket Guide. But it lacks some useful information, such as, prices of the tours recommended, the total of kilometers in each itinerary recomended, the time it may took, weel more pratical data. And some "face lifting" in this kind of book wouldn't be so silly. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign   

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OK- Not wonderful but not bad either
This is a decent book- it has a good deal of history and description.I was expecting the photos to be of better quality however.One virtue is that there are photos of a number of places that are far off the beaten path. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Africa - General    2. Description and travel    3. Essays & Travelogues    4. Pictorial works    5. Pictorials    6. Seychelles    7. Travel    8. Travel - Foreign    9. Africa    10. TRAVEL & HOLIDAY   

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Mauritius    5. Seychelles    6. South Indian Ocean Islands    7. Travel & holiday guides   

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Excellent for a trip to Mauritius
I spent 4 weeks living with a family on Mauritius this past summer, and this book was invaluable.I had many days to myself, and this book made it very easy to get around, with tips on restaurants that were up to date, good info about getting places on the bus and what things to see.The maps were probably the most helpful, especially in places like Port Louis and Grand Baie.I would recommend this book to anyone traveling to Mauritius, whether on a package tour, or on their own.

Indispensable for a Seychellois trip
Two summers ago we went into Seychelles, and Mauritius,Reunion& Seychelles LP travel guide was essential for us. Thanks to it, we could discover Seychelles was not just a diving and incredible beaches paradise, but its interiors landscapes were the best of our journey. We recomend it,because its fantastic information about Mahe,Praslin and La Digue islands, their national parks (such as Sainte Anne or Vallee de Mai). Prices were as high as the author wrote! and all information about public buses, rent-a-car and restaurants was right. Just one thing, we couldn't find where La Gogue Reservoir was! If anybody can strength the lake exists, please let us know!!

Fantastic Guide Book
This guide was my Bible while I traveled through Mahe and Praslin islands in 1999.The Seychelles are full of kind, open-hearted locals who are generous and more than willing to show Westerners around.My trusty LP guide helped me find several reasonable b&b's, Michael Adams' studio (wonderful local artist) and the most perfect beaches in the Indian Ocean.What I love about LP guides, and this one in particular, is the extensive history of the area the book is covering, as well as the locals' interests.Those intending to visit this incredible area should take this guide book - the photography alone will tempt anyone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Europe - General    3. General    4. Guidebooks    5. Mauritius    6. Râeunion    7. Seychelles    8. Travel    9. Travel - Foreign    10. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Travel    2. Seychelles    3. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. 1981-    2. Description and travel    3. Seychelles   

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"The Indian Ocean" a quick tour of the Eastern Islands
The book is filled with beautiful photographs, and the text borders on poetry--clearly a labor of love by the author and photographers.An excellent book for a quick overview of the islands. There is a section oneach island,, with descriptions of its physical and culturalfeatures.Text and photographs tend to weigh more heavily on the cultural. There iseven a section with useful information for tourists. I would have liked tosee and read more about the unique animals of these islands. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Africa - General    2. General    3. Islands of the Indian Ocean    4. Miscellanea    5. Nature    6. Nature/Ecology    7. Oceans & Seas    8. Pictorial works    9. Travel - Foreign    10. Indian Ocean    11. Photographs: collections    12. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Seychelles    2. Travel & holiday guides   

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Maps, charts & atlases    3. Seychelles    4. Travel / road maps & atlases   

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Business/Economics    3. Travel - Foreign    4. South Indian Ocean Islands    5. Travel & holiday guides    6. Travel   

Subjects:  1. General    2. Travel - Foreign   

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Travel - Foreign   

Subjects:  1. Seychelles    2. Travel & holiday guides