Last seen: August 23, 2025
Seychelles isn’t great for Amex acceptance. I tried it at three different ATMs (MCB, SCB, Absa) - only Absa gave me cash, and that too after a couple ...
My Wise card got eaten by a Seychelles Commercial Bank ATM outside a supermarket in Anse Royale. I didn’t panic - called the bank using the number on ...
Public transport here is pretty low-tech, which isn’t a bad thing - just different. Buses across Mahé are reliable and cheap, but all cash. No contact...
I tracked this when I was island hopping: Seychelles banks are few, and some only accept domestic cards. Absa and MCB were consistent with card accept...
Checked both options last month: Airport exchange vs. ATM withdrawal using my travel card. The booth charged big commission, the airport ATM charged S...
I stayed in Seychelles for a month - taxis are nearly cash-only. I had one hotel-arranged drop-off paid by card, but that’s rare. No Bolt, Uber, or Sn...
Spent a month working from Beau Vallon in March 2025. Averaged around SCR 1,500/day - included a studio rental with kitchen, fresh fish and produce fr...
In Mahé, I tested both Absa and MCB ATMs. Absa charges SCR 100 per withdrawal, limit SCR 5,000, and usually allows 2-3 transactions a day. MCP was muc...
In Mahé I tested both on my TransferWise (now Wise) card. With Conversion, the ATM offered a clearly marked up USD amount - nearly 8 % worse than mark...