Is it safe to rent and drive a car in Seychelles if you have no experience with left-hand traffic?

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TL;DR

Seychelles drives on the left, usually in right-hand-drive cars. Narrow roads, roundabouts, sudden lane merges, darkness and heavy rain can make self-driving challenging, so inexperienced drivers may prefer not to rent a car.

What the community said

Even experienced drivers can find Seychelles' left-hand traffic unfamiliar, especially at roundabouts where the circulation direction is reversed from what many European and Russian visitors expect. Consider your confidence with roundabouts before renting.

Left-hand traffic

The roads may be difficult for a first left-side-driving experience: lanes can be narrow, and some bends abruptly merge two lanes into one. Driving becomes substantially harder after dark or in heavy tropical rain.

Narrow roads and lane merges

A rental car is best suited to travelers who genuinely enjoy driving and can confidently adapt to different traffic systems and right-hand-drive vehicles. Seychelles is not an ideal place to experiment with self-driving if you lack solid driving experience.

Right-hand-drive car