Maldives Travel Blogs

OK, arriving in the Maldives will be in two parts: arriving in the Maldives itself, and arriving at the resort, which was the really impressive experience! Male airport isn't the most interesting place, and I was seriously ticked off when my bottle of gin was confiscated! Because it's a Muslim cou…

Maldives celebrates 42nd year of Independence! - dont ask me from who! Well, Like any other celebration we have in this island - football is always a way to start off anything... So, the celebration begun with the raising of the Flag and singing the national anthem (which b…

a paradise!We only enjoy 10 days this amazing island which provides a fantastic snorkelling,crystal clear turquoise water,nice accomodation with good location in Kuramathi Cottages and Spa with good service and last but not the least GOOD FOOD!!!!!!

Our last day on Maldives we wanted to be the longest, so we had awaken for sunrise. It was beautiful and we enjoyed it. But we also noticed 9 sharks swimming no more than 2-3m from shore. I grabbed snorkeling gear and delicately slid into water and started watching them. After few minutes sharks mo…

god - I'm just glad that we can take pictures of places these days...and video too...otherwise I just dont know how to describe these views in details to anyone if it's only hidden in memory!

That's not to say I didn't love the Maldives, and One&Only Kanahura when we went. It's just it's so couple-y and for a single fish it was a bit depressing! Mind you, four months later I was with Mark and we came back to the Maldives for our honeymoon, to One&Only Reethi Rah. So, Mum and Da…

Some good news and bad news I guess.  Everyone keeps asking "where are all your underwater shots....did you go diving or what".  Good news is.......the diving was fantastic.  We saw Manta Rays on quite a few dives and its not even the time of year they are usually there.  In add…

CORRESPONDENT'S PICKS A Tropical Indulgence Newsweek Web Exclusive Dec 16, 2007 | Updated: 7:46  p.m. ET Dec 14, 2007Kristin L. is a New York-based travel writer who spends more of her time in th…

Think June 2nd, 1998 14:30h, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Our plane has just landed and we are back from the best vacation I ever had. We returned from the Maldives. What makes it the best vacation, you may ask? Well, two thoughts come to mind: 1) where do I start, and 2) I don't think I'll ever be …

The spiritual side of life lies in the sun, sand and sea in the Maldivian islands. When I worked as a travel consultant, one of my favorite destinations to sell to honeymoon couples was the Maldives and Seychelles. When I visited the island of Maldives in 1999, the largest promotion of the Maldives…

MALDIVES - A nice destination for relaxing, enjoying the day and above all, of course the underwater world!

2-10 So… here I am in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Well, not quite in the middle. We’re almost to the Maldives by now, just passing the bottom of Sri Lanka to the west. I’ve sort of lost track of the days, I think we are on day 9 at sea?? We’ve had an absolutely amazing passage so far, …

Sun, sand and sea, a thousand ‘Robinson Crusoe’ islands, massive lagoons with different depths and infinite shades of blue and turquoise, dazzling underwater coral gardens; a perfect natural combination for the ideal tropical holiday destination. However there is more to the Maldives than just that

Ari Atoll is very famous tourism destination, large number of tourist resort exisits in the atoll. famous chains such as Hilton and other resort chains in the world. Ari beach, Kuramathi, Veligandu Rangali Ellaidho and many more island ara located in Ari Atoll. Ari Atoll is divided into two parts, noth and south ari atoll famous for diving, particualry the Maya thila is a manta and shark point in the whole country. it is also a protected area.

07:30: Aterramos em Malé, Capital da Republica das Maldivas. A hora local, é GMT + 5 (menos 30 minutos que em Delhi- Índia e Colombo-Sri Lanka). Até aqui, estava a correr tudo bem, mas a fila no controlo de emigração, é que deitou tudo a perder. Eu e o Dani, permanecemos na fila mais de …