| If you are looking for extreme luxury with | | | | |
| tropical surroundings, you don't have to look | | | | Most of the resorts in the Maldives provide |
| any further - the Maldives is a perfect | | | | some, or all, types of water trips. Night |
| destination for a once in a lifetime | | | | time fishing trips are a special treat. The |
| vacation. | | | | Maldives is also known as one of the best |
| | | | diving destinations in the world and the |
| Once a completely remote and isolated | | | | resorts cater very well for this. Most of the |
| tropical paradise, the Maldives has now | | | | resorts have got their own diving school. |
| become a very popular holiday destination for | | | | |
| Europeans and Americans. The Maldives is | | | | The seas around the Maldives also provide |
| made up of a group of atolls with luxury | | | | great areas for snorkelling; the coral reefs |
| resorts scattered around its coastline. | | | | are amazing and are full of great and |
| | | | wonderful marine life. But to see the full |
| The Republic of Maldives is located in the | | | | extent of the amazing sea around the Maldives |
| Indian Ocean. Situated south of India and | | | | you need to go deep into the sea. A deep-sea |
| south west of Sri Lanka, the Maldives total | | | | dive will certainly be worth it and these are |
| twenty-six atolls with over 1000 small | | | | widely available. |
| islands, most of which are inhabitable. | | | | |
| | | | The Maldives is also a perfect spot for any |
| Most of the resorts have their own entities | | | | type of water sports, especially windsurfing |
| with some resorts taking up whole islands - | | | | and scuba diving and is also a great |
| these resorts offer great privacy and ensure | | | | destination for sailing and water-skiing. |
| a relaxing vacation. Nearly all of the | | | | |
| holiday resorts are located on the five main | | | | Most of the resorts have their own bars and |
| atolls, which are Kaafu, Vaavu, Baa, Alifu | | | | restaurants. The food is similar on most |
| and Lhaviyani. Alifu is the main tourist zone | | | | resorts with restaurants ranging from |
| where new hotels and resorts are in the | | | | Oriental to Middle Eastern. Most resorts have |
| process of being built. | | | | coffee shops that serve light snacks. Fish |
| | | | and rice are the two most common dishes in |
| Travelling to the Maldives is pretty | | | | the Maldives. |
| straightforward. Standard travel documents, | | | | |
| such as a passport are needed, but you don't | | | | If you are looking for some thing different a |
| need a visa. Visas are only required if you | | | | cruise around the islands of the Maldives is |
| are planning to work there. | | | | certainly the best way to see the area. This |
| | | | is a unique experience and will give you a |
| Accommodation in the Maldives differs from | | | | great insight into the region. |
| resort to resort and from island to island. | | | | |
| Some resorts offer basic huts with outdoor | | | | The resorts of the Maldives are very well |
| bathroom facilities that will give you the | | | | known for their lavish spa treatment. Along |
| traditional island feel, while others offer | | | | with its stunning white sandy beaches and |
| all the standard services that we are | | | | glorious sunshine the Maldives will certainly |
| accustomed too. | | | | make for a great holiday. |