The Maldives, the smallest country in Asia, is certainly quite spectacular with its amazing atols, clear turquoise oceans and world class exotic resorts. The first week of our trip to the Maldives was spent on Hulhumale, a reclaimed island attached to Male by a causeway. Unfortunately, our hotel was not very nice and the location of the hotel was not ideal so this part of our trip was disappointing.
Luckily, we had booked into a island resort for the second week. This was a totally different experience to our first week. We flew to the resort on a sea plane, an amazing experience, landing in the middle of the ocean before being transferred by speedboat to the resort called Amaya Kuda Rah. It felt a little like being in a Bond movie!
We had booked an ‘all inclusive’ package at the resort so breakfasts, lunches, dinners and alcohol were included. All meals were buffet style but the range was extensive. Our villa was beautiful with its own plunge pool and steps down into the aqua waters. One of the highlights of our stay was the snorkelling, straight off the beach to the coral. There was so much to see we snorkelled every day of our trip.
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| Amaya Kuda Rah resort from the sea plane |
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| The sea plane landing in the ocean at the resort |
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| Our villa with private pool leading into the ocean where the snorkelling was amazing |
