What's on in Victoria, Seychelles through the year

Quiet — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Hawksbill nesting (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Hawksbill nesting (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Inter-monsoon calms

  15 Mar – 15 May · usuallyDive season

  Between the two monsoons the wind drops and the water off Mahé goes flat and clear, which is when the granite dive sites and the boats to the outer islands are at their best. The same happens again in October.

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in April.

Still on: Inter-monsoon calms (15 Mar – 15 May (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  South-east trade season

  15 May – 30 SepWind season

  The south-easterlies blow steadily through the middle of the year: cooler, drier, choppier, and seaweed piles up on the south and east-facing beaches. The sheltered swimming moves round to the north-west coast.

Still on: Inter-monsoon calms (15 Mar – 15 May (usually))

Busy — Independence Day, school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it

• Holiday

  Independence Day

  18–29 JunNational holidayClosuresCrowded

  Constitution Day on 18 June and independence on 29 June bracket a fortnight of parades and shows in Victoria. Two public holidays in the same month in a country of a hundred thousand people. Source ↗

Still on: South-east trade season (15 May – 30 Sep)

Busy — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: South-east trade season (15 May – 30 Sep)

Busy — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Nature

  Whale sharks off Mahé

  15 Aug – 15 Nov · usuallyDive season

  Whale sharks pass the granitic islands as the trades ease, with a spotter plane and a small licensed fleet working out of the west coast. Numbers vary a lot from year to year and nobody promises anything.

Still on: South-east trade season (15 May – 30 Sep)

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: South-east trade season (15 May – 30 Sep), Whale sharks off Mahé (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Nature

  Hawksbill nesting

  1 Oct – 28 Feb · usuallyTurtle nesting

  Hawksbills nest on Seychelles beaches through the northern monsoon, and unusually they come up in daylight. Hotel conservation staff will take guests along; the rule is distance and no lights.

Still on: Whale sharks off Mahé (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in November.

Still on: Whale sharks off Mahé (15 Aug – 15 Nov (usually)), Hawksbill nesting (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

Nothing new starts in December.

Still on: Hawksbill nesting (1 Oct – 28 Feb (usually))