{"id":1077,"date":"2014-01-02T18:35:34","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T23:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2015-09-03T16:40:27","modified_gmt":"2015-09-03T20:40:27","slug":"exploring-seychelles-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guruoftravel.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/02\/exploring-seychelles-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring the Seychelles (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Introduction<\/a>
\nANA Business Class Chicago to Tokyo<\/a>
\nUnited Club – Tokyo Narita<\/a>
\nThai Airways Business Class Tokyo to Bangkok<\/a>
\nOne Night in Bangkok<\/a>
\nThai Airways Business Class Bangkok to Bali<\/a>
\nD’Wina Villa Kuta and Exploring Bali (Part 1)<\/a>
\nExploring Bali (Part 2)<\/a>
\nExploring Bali (Part 3)<\/a>
\nEthiopian Airlines Bangkok to Addis Ababa<\/a>
\nEthiopian Airlines Cloud Nine Lounge and Addis Ababa to Seychelles<\/a>
\nHilton Seychelles Northolme Resort and Exploring the Seychelles (Part 1)<\/a>
\nExploring the Seychelles (Part 2)<\/a><\/strong>
\nExploring the Seychelles (Part 3)<\/a>
\nEthiopian Airlines Seychelles to Addis Ababa and Back to the US<\/a><\/p>\n

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The drive back to the airport from the Hilton took about 30 minutes.  When we picked up the rental car, it was on Empty, so we put a little gas in it.  We didn’t do too much driving around the island, but Lauren and I were holding our breath as we were getting close to the airport, because we were practically below Empty.  Somehow, we miraculously made it back without running out of gas.  We headed over to the domestic “terminal,” which really just consisted of 2 check-in counters.  They processed our check-in quickly, handed us 2 reusable boarding cards, and we walked through a small doorway to the security checkpoint.<\/p>\n

\"Check<\/a>
Check In Area and Doorway to Security – Praslin Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our flight (scheduled to leave in about 20 minutes, at 5:45 pm) was the only one departing, so there were about 7 other passengers in the small waiting area; we were the last 2 passengers to check in and go through security, so there was no line.<\/p>\n

\"Air<\/a>
Air Seychelles Boarding Cards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Praslin<\/a>
Praslin Airport Terminal Area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few minutes later, we started boarding…it only took about 5 minutes, and we walked out to our plane, a DeHaviland DHC-6:<\/p>\n

\"Boarding<\/a>
Boarding Air Seychelles flight to Praslin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Boarding<\/a>
Boarding Air Seychelles flight to Praslin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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We climbed aboard…no flight attendants, no overhead bins, no underseat storage, no cockpit door…and just sat with our bags on our laps.<\/p>\n

\"On<\/a>
On Board Air Seychelles Flight to Praslin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Within a few minutes, the pilots announced that we were ready for takeoff, and we taxied out to the runway.  We were airborne in no time – the flight was really pretty smooth, and we cruised at about 2,500 feet.  No asparagus tips wrapped in duck on this flight, but within 10 minutes, we were on our descent into Praslin.<\/p>\n

\"Air<\/a>
Air Seychelles Flight Taking Off from Mahe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View of the Cockpit from My Seat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View En Route to Praslin – Air Seychelles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"View<\/a>
View on Descent into Praslin – Air Seychelles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Since there was no door on the cockpit, we had a great view of our landing:<\/p>\n