Seychelles to Fully Open Borders March 25, Regardless of Vaccination Status – Luxury Travel Advisor

The Seychelles has announced that it will be welcoming visitors from across the globe, irrespective of their vaccination status, from March 25, 2021. Visitors from South Africa will still not be permitted to enter Seychelles for the time being until further review. The announcement was made by the minister for foreign affairs and tourism Sylvestre Radegonde in a press briefing Thursday morning with the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB), following the Tourism Task Force Committee meeting.

Visitors will now only berequired to present a negative PCR test taken 72 hours prior to departure. Therewill be no quarantine requirementnor restriction on movement upon entry intoSeychelles. Additionally, the minimum stay in establishments upon arrival willno longer beapplicable.

With that said, visitorswill still be required to adhere toother public health measures put in place; these willinclude wearing of face masks, socialdistancing and regular sanitization orwashing of hands. The new measures also give visitors access to all communalarea within the hotel premises inclusive of bars,swimming pools, spas andKids clubs.

Minister Radegonde stated that the decision toreview and relax the entry procedures in the country has been made possible inview of thesuccess registered in the aggressive vaccination campaign that thecountry embarked on earlier in the year.

The small island nation off the east coast ofAfrica whose economy is based primarily on tourism was the first Africancountry to launch abold, comprehensive and effective Covid-19 immunizationcampaigndone so in January 2021.According to the STB, the Indian Ocean country is on track to become the first to achieve COVID-19 herd immunity, which it will accomplish by mid-March.

The destination will continuously review thenew entry measures to ensure that at all times the health and safety of thevisitors and the local population are not compromised. More details will be available shortly throughthe updated travel advisory onwww.tourism.gov.sc.

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