Traveling Maldives - Honeymoon Vacation Destination
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When choosing a honeymoon destination, the majority of people are looking for a tropical paradise with a private bungalow strutted out over a perfectly clear blue ocean, where activities are available should you choose to enjoy, but if you prefer to do nothing at all but relax together in your hammock and indulge in spa treatments and gourmet foods, then you can also do that. If this is your idea of a good honeymoon vacation, the Maldives is the perfect choice!
The Republic of Maldives is located in the Indian Ocean. Situated south of India and south west of Sri Lanka, the Maldives total twenty-six atolls with over 1000 small islands, most of which are inhabitable.
Travelling to the Maldives is pretty straightforward. Standard travel documents, such as a passport are needed, but you don't need a visa. Visas are only required if you are planning to work there.
Accommodation in the Maldives differs from resort to resort and from island to island. Some resorts offer basic huts with outdoor bathroom facilities that will give you the traditional island feel, while others offer all the standard services that we are accustomed too.
Most of the resorts in the Maldives provide some, or all, types of water trips. Night time fishing trips are a special treat. The Maldives is also known as one of the best diving destinations in the world and the resorts cater very well for this. Most of the resorts have got their own diving school.
The seas around the Maldives also provide great areas for snorkelling; the coral reefs are amazing and are full of great and wonderful marine life. But to see the full extent of the amazing sea around the Maldives you need to go deep into the sea. A deep-sea dive will certainly be worth it and these are widely available.
The Maldives is also a perfect spot for any type of water sports, especially windsurfing and scuba diving and is also a great destination for sailing and water-skiing.
Most of the resorts have their own bars and restaurants. The food is similar on most resorts with restaurants ranging from Oriental to Middle Eastern. Most resorts have coffee shops that serve light snacks. Fish and rice are the two most common dishes in the Maldives.
Maldives is one of the best destination for honeymoon or you can say it like privacy, the resorts are in private islands, one resort is in one island and nobody else will be there except resort staff and customers.
OTHER FACTS ::
- Population of the Maldives is about 350,000.
- There are 1200 islands and the population lives on about 200 islands.
- Male is the capital with over 80,000 people.
- The climate in June + July is 28C
- prices of resorts may vary from $300 to $3000 + per day even depending on the resort you chose. You have a lot to choice among. For honeymoon vacation, you also can stay in the capital city, in a cheap but nice and clean dayroom or hotel will cost about $30 to $70. The capital city include the very many shops everywhere selling all kind of goods.. from electronics to food, clothings, footwear and jewelley. There are lots of cyber cafes and restaurants all around the city.
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