Do you like basking in the sun at the beach-side? Or love diving deep into the blue waters? Or searching for a place that can make your honeymoon more memorable? Then Maldives is one of the best places for you.
The sun-kissed beaches, pristine waters and crystalline lagoons of Maldives gives you an astonishing experience. Here you’ll learn everything about Maldives. So read on to know all the interesting things about Maldives.
Maldives is a small archipelagic state present in Indian Ocean. It is not a part of India but only present in its ocean. Maldives is not a single island, it is made up of 26 atolls in total with numerous small islands. It’s capital city is Malé. It’s official language is dhivehi but English is the mostly used language. It’s official currency is Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR). 1 Maldivian rufiyaa is equal to 4.84 Indian rupees. USD (dollars) is also accepted. Most of its country’s revenue comes from its tourism. Best time to visit Maldives is between the months November to April. After April Maldives turns into a hot tub and does not suit for vacationing.
Transportation
You can reach Maldives by an aero plane or by a cruise. But don’t forget to book your tickets several months prior to your trip, because tickets to Maldives are costly. Maldives have 4 international Airports and many domestic airports. To travel between the islands in Maldives, you can choose a domestic flight, public ferry, seaplane or a speedboat. Domestic flights and public ferries are cost effective but takes much time to take you to your destination. Seaplanes and speedboats drop you at the destination faster but are expensive.
Usually Resorts have their own seaplanes and speedboats and they will be waiting for your arrival in the airport itself. But you need to pay extra bucks for that facility. If you don’t want to spend lots of money in just traveling then it’s better to choose a domestic flight or public ferry. A public ferry can be as cheap as Rs.149/- ($2) per person and seaplanes charge you Rs.11,167/- ($150) or more per person to take you to the same destination. If you want to use public transport of Maldives then don’t forget to check the timings of domestic flights and public ferries first and then start booking your flight tickets to Maldives according to it.
Accommodation
Maldives’s tourism was started with just 3 hotels in it and now it consists of more than 100 resorts. Resorts are obviously super costly but the luxury they provide worth spending it. Usually resorts buy a whole island and such islands are called as private islands, no local will live there. Cost of a room in a resort for one person per night can range anywhere between Rs.2000 ($27) to Rs.1,25,000 ($1679). The cost completely depends on the resort and the island you select. On local islands, you’ll find cheap resorts but no water villas. Most of the locals of Maldives live at malé and all other islands are comprised of only tourists and employees working there.
Resorts categorize their rooms according to the price in the following way –
- Regular hotels rooms which you can find in any tourist place and are the cheapest.
- Beach-sidevilla, as name suggests present on beach with luxurious amenities like Jacuzzi.
- Overwater villa, also called as water villa, are the costliest villas in Maldives. They are built over the ocean with infinity pool and sundeck.
Food
Usually in Resorts, the cost of your meals are included in your hotel bill itself but few resorts makes separate bills for food. So don’t forget to check about food before you book your resort room.
Maldives offer you different cuisines at one place that make your mouth water. If you are ready to spend money then you can eat many special food items of different countries in one island. The most popular foods in Maldives are the derivatives of fish, coconuts and starches.
Other amenities
Resorts also provide you spa, gym, tea/coffee-making machine, air conditioning, glass floor panel, free Wi-Fi, ironing service, laundry service, butler service, bar, doctor on call, sunset cruises and many more.
The bottom line
Maldives works great for vacationing, honeymooning and even for water sports. It takes you a step closer to nature. Maldives proves that heaven can be found on earth too. And Maldives is the only place in the world which looks exactly the same way that we find it in pictures. So never miss a chance to visit Maldives anytime.
Happy vacationing!!!
With love,
My lemonade team!!!
The Beachside 