Maldives

OK I've probably given the Maldives one of the worst reviews compared to others - but why is that? Is it not a beautiful place? Are the waters not turquoise and warm like bath water? Are the corals and fish not pretty enough? Are the islands not small enough? or relaxing enough? or the food not nice enough? or the people not friendly enough?....well - yes they are as a matter of fact. This place is so perfect in terms of tranquility, relaxation and beauty (although the coral-sand was a tad coarse underfoot if you want to be peevish about it!) - that I promised myself the next time I felt in need of total relaxation and was heading towards a ...  Read the complete review

The Maldives - quite simply the most beautiful place on this earth, and I'm not sure where to start with this review as there are so many things I could talk about. We visited The Maldives in the summer of 2007 which is supposed to be the monsoon season (I'll come to that later) and it was the most fantastic holiday I have ever been on. The Journey - We flew out from Manchester airport with First Choice Airlines and I couldn't really fault them for anything. However, it takes around 11 hours to get to The Maldives from the UK and so if you ever get travel sick I would really advise taking some medication for it. I have never been on such a long ...  Read the complete review

Probably the best holiday I have ever enjoyed and certainly the most exotic was the time I went to the Maldives with my boyfriend. The Maldives are a group of scattered islads in the Indian Ocean and hey are incredibly beautiful, some of the islands were hit by the tsunami but as tourism is their major industry then there have been a number of new resorts built. The capital is Male and our resort was on an island about a thirty minute boat transfer away. We stayed on Thurlhagiri Island on the resort there and it truly was idyllic, our beach bugalow was on stilts over the water and you could look out of a wonderfully clear ocean while you enjoyed breakfast or a ...  Read the complete review

The Maldives is like no other place on this planet. I have been lucky enough to go on holiday there twice and can honestly say that the pictures in the brochures just don't do it justice. Geography: The Maldives is situated in the Indian Ocean to the south of India. As 99% of the Maldivian territory is underwater, the country is actally made up of over 1000 small low lying coral islands. These form 'atolls' which are the natural geographic regions of the country. The capital of the Maldives is Male. Resorts: Each resort is on it's own seperate island and most islands offer the same sort of thing - white sandy beaches, ...  Read the complete review

My Perfect Holiday- we visited Thurlhagiri Island resort over Xmas and New Yera 06/7. Thurlhagiri is in the North Male Atoll, approx 30 mins from Male. Staying all inclusive in a water bungalow for 2 cost around 3,600 GBP. Flew with Air Lanka (which was the only bad part of the experience). Leg room limited by boxes under seats. Service generally average, and food poor. However, arrived at Male airport, smoothly, picked up luggage quickly, stepped out of airport onto the port. From the moment we arrived we were treated like kings. They carried out bags to the boat, and off the 2 of us went to the resort . A cool flannel and fruit cocktail awaited us ...  Read the complete review