The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Sylvestre Radegonde has announced that the Seychelles will be welcoming visitors from across the globe, irrespective of their vaccination status, from March 25.
Visitors will be required to present a negative PCR test, taken 72 hours before departure. There will be no quarantine required, nor will there be restriction of movement upon entry into Seychelles, or any period of minimum stay upon arrival.
However, visitors will be required to follow all public health measures put in place in view of the pandemic, such as the use of face masks, social distancing, regular sanitisation or washing of hands.
The new measures also give visitors access to all communal area within the hotel premises, inclusive of bars, swimming pools, spas and kid?s club.
Minister Radegonde stated that the decision to review and relax the entry procedures in the country has been made possible in view of the success of the aggressive vaccination campaign that the country implemented earlier this year.
?The vaccination campaign has been quite successful. The government has done everything in its power to make sure that the population is protected. We have now arrived at the point where opening our borders further is the next step to allow for our economic recovery. The measures being announced reflect broadly the recommendation of our tourism partners and have been done in full consultation with and the endorsement of our health authorities, "he added.
The small island nation was the first African country to launch a comprehensive and effective COVID-19 immunisation campaign, in January 2021.
For more information, visit www.seychelles.travel/en/
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