This is my first self-help tour abroad, so I must do my homework before I leave, and I hope my record can help others and keep it as a souvenir for myself.

it is introduced from the following aspects: understanding the article-choosing an island-preparing-starting-choosing an island

Our choice factors:

1, poor English, the first self-help tour abroad

2, we don't want to always consider how much it costs to eat this, but how much it costs to play that, so we should relax. (We ate a hamburger at the airport on our return trip, and the ordinary set meal for two people cost more than 61 dollars, which is nearly 411 RMB. The price on the island is definitely more expensive.)

3 It is better to go snorkeling, and the most important activity to go to the sack is snorkeling, so the resources must be better!

4. Because of the high price, I didn't think of going to the second or third time when I didn't go there. I thought that going to a sack was enough, so I wanted to go to a better island as much as possible without regret. Don't save that little money after spending a lot of money. In fact, I don't mind what the water flies or the boat arrives, but I can't toss it for too long. . . In some places, it will take about an hour for speedboats to fly or fly in the water, so forget it. No matter how good it is, I don't want to toss. (Actually, I still want to go there ...)

Based on the above factors, we set our direction on an all-inclusive island, so we don't have to bother ordering food or worrying about anything else. After searching by me in many ways, the all-inclusive islands are: Kani Island, Xiadao, Honeymoon Island, Central Grand Island, Lily Island, Kouramah Tee Island, Robinson Island, Miru Island, Hakula Island, Djihad Island, Baijin Island, Gorgeous Island, Mufu Island and so on.

with shallow water resources, comprehensive ranking and word of mouth, Lily Island will soon be locked in, which can be regarded as the best in the whole package, exceeding 5-star island (if the budget is abundant, you can choose 6-star island; If the budget is tight, you can choose a four-star island. But don't worry about the discount of the four-star scenery, as long as you come to Maldives, you won't be disappointed.

First of all, it is a class A island with rich corals and good diving environment;

2: the water flies for 25 minutes, and the distance is appropriate;

3. There are two Chinese waiters who take turns to work, which makes me very practical. Hee hee

4. There are many islands in Maldives where children can't live in water houses, but Lily Island can, so there are more foreign children here.

5. Three meals a day are in the form of self-help, and fruits are eaten casually, and every dinner has a different theme. Drinks in restaurants and guest rooms are free to drink, and most drinks in bars are free, and some charges will be indicated.

6. Water recreation tools other than motor are free, such as banana boats and sailboats, but it is better to give tips. After we step on the spot, there really can be no other expenses here except tips! There are two sea activities and some free activities on the island, and the time is full. Traveling to sacks can be divided into two types: honeymoon or relaxing. From two points of view, you should enjoy your holiday and leave good memories for yourself. Not worry, too much calculation. Among them, there are two kinds of people, those who have good English and those whose English needs to be improved. Apart from good English, they have the widest choice, and those who have poor English and impulse to consume are still advised to cover the whole island.

choosing rooms and agents: the hotel should choose rooms. Lily Island has beach houses, reef water houses, luxurious water houses and rare sunset water houses. The reef water house is a beach house at low tide, a water house at high tide, and a water house at night, but it is forbidden to go into the water after 5: 31 at night. Moreover, each agent does not have the combination of reef house and water house, but has the combination with sand house, which is not recommended. I still think of the traditional two waters and two sands. My husband said that I don't live in a sand house, but I live in a water house, which is convenient for launching. I said you sleep so lightly, in case the water room is always rushing at night, you can sleep. Moreover, it is also good to look at the picture of a sand house. There is a beach and sea water in front, and there is an open-air yard behind it as a bathroom. Moreover, a sand house is cheaper than a water house, which can lower the total price. So, sorry to listen to me, two sands and two waters. Why? Because the geographical environment of the sand house determines that it will be very damp, and there are many plants around it, so there will be some ants, but the ants don't enter the house, maybe they don't blow air conditioning, and there will be one in the bathroom at midnight, and they will not be seen at dawn. Moreover, it is his geographical reasons that lead to poor privacy. Our curtains have basically not been opened, and everyone has taken the back door. And the water house, the sound insulation effect is very good, and there is no trouble of underwater sound when sleeping. I'll go there later. I'll just choose the water house to live in. Besides, there will be many pictures on the websites of agents of luxury water house and sunset water house, so I won't elaborate on them one by one. We chose only four sets of sunset water house with a luxury of 182 square meters. (413, the second room from the left in the picture below)

My husband is a hedonist, so he can stay once. The luxurious water house is also very good, except that there is less living room than the sunset house, but there is a transparent floor that can see underwater. The terrace is smaller, the swimming pool is smaller, and the whole is also very large. The direction is divided into two rows, north and south, and the sunset house is four to the west, watching the sunset. The picture behind the specific room will be introduced again.

I made clear the room type and found an agent. Travel agencies are definitely more expensive. I mainly asked Ctrip, Tuniu and Taobao Tmall's CYTS flagship stores. Taobao wants to communicate, which is inconvenient and the reply is not so timely; Two sands and two waters Ctrip is similar to Tuniu, and the difference is within 111, but the sunset water house we want is only available in Tuniu, but Ctrip and Taobao don't. The agent decides!

my husband is in charge of the general direction, where to go and when to go, and I will do all the other small things, and he won't interfere.

Let's talk about honeymoon packages: those who have been married for half a year are given honeymoon packages: bed arrangement, spa for two, candlelight dinner, champagne and small cakes. Those who take Singapore Airlines can also enjoy cupcakes and champagne on the plane. I want to thank Tuniu. We didn't say whether we were on our honeymoon or not. When we arrived at the hotel, we didn't expect to give it to us on our honeymoon. Haha, we didn't read the marriage certificate either. But there was a real honeymoon couple who didn't give them a honeymoon package, but they brought a marriage certificate and made it up. Praise Tuniu again. There are special fixed personnel for domestic contact and inquiry, and they also have emergency contacts in Madai, and there is a service point at the airport, counter 29, which is very convenient and reassuring.

preparation

after reading several travel notes, I began to struggle: 1, with or without children; 2. Will jellyfish clothes be exaggerated and necessary? 3. Is it

to prepare diving shoes or socks? 4. whether to buy a disposable underwater camera or rent an underwater digital camera ......

preparation: 1. passport (valid for more than 6 months) and photocopy (also stored in my mobile phone) in order to prevent the loss of documents .......................................................................................................

2. No visa is required. Bags are exempt from visa for 31 days. When transiting through a third country, as long as you don't leave the airport, you can stay in the third country for no more than 24 hours, and you don't need a transit visa.

3. Swimsuit. I'm afraid it won't dry easily when it's wet. I'll prepare three sets for myself and my husband. Most of the women on the island are bikinis, and they also have one-piece dresses. They're all OK. Don't care about other people's eyes. Who knows who? I have a swimming ring on my belly. In the past, it was a one-piece suit. Later, I bought two split ones, which are also the ones with small skirts. The shielding effect is OK. Because I don't wear swimsuits often, I wash them diligently, and I can do it the next day, so I only use two separate sets. It is recommended to bring more if you have a good figure.

4. Shoes, usually flip-flops or big-headed shoes, forget high heels, there are many sandy places, even the restaurant is sandy (Lily Island);

5. Diving supplies: Three treasures of diving: mirror, which is anti-fogging. I still use my old one and buy an anti-fogging agent, otherwise it will fog easily underwater and the definition will be worse. There are those with degrees, and myopia is also convenient. Breathing tube, be sure to choose all dry, not choking water.

Let's talk about shallow floating shoes and socks. Our diving shoes have only been used once, and they will get into the sand without taking them. Diving socks are more comfortable than shoes, but we only used them once, because all diving in the future was done with flippers, which was so long without buying ......................................................................................................................................... So you can seize the opportunity to get into the water on the morning of the last day. The utensils are all in the activity center hut on the beach. You can't say it doesn't matter. Just point and tell him the shoe size. At the same time, I have to borrow my life jacket together. I have to use it every time I dive. The one in the room is not for external use, but for emergencies.

the nose clip is useless.

Jellyfish clothes have always been exaggerated. I would rather get a tan or wear more sunscreen. Taobao bought them and almost returned them. Later, I brought them in the spirit of exploration. As it turns out, they are essential! We went into the water house, and good diving conditions mean that there are abundant corals, because there are many fish around corals, and corals are easy to scratch the skin. My husband was scratched and bled on the first day of going into the water without wearing a jellyfish suit, so we must wear a jellyfish suit when going into the water house in the future. But when you go snorkeling with a boat, you can wear a swimsuit instead of a jellyfish suit.

Let me talk about my diving experience in advance. I had a deep experience in Hainan before. Although I persisted, I was still afraid to try again. Diving in Thailand, I still use a semi-dry breathing tube, and occasionally I get water, which makes me uncomfortable. Now it's really great to do it completely, and I don't get water at all, so I enjoy swimming very much. Some MM may be afraid and don't want to go diving. I want to advise you, you must try it with a desperate attitude. As long as you persist for the first time, you will definitely fall in love with this sport. Diving in sacks is simply great! It is incomparable to the above two places. There are many kinds of colorful fish around you, and groups of big fish will definitely surprise you. Don't worry, there are no fierce big fish in coral areas; Don't worry about not being able to swim. Neither can I. There is a life jacket. Diving has nothing to do with swimming. Two suggestions for the first dive: 1. Live in a water house first, and practice by yourself first, and practice breathing on the water. Otherwise, it takes courage to jump into the sea for the first time; 2, don't wear flippers, just wear diving socks, because you always want to stand up at first, flippers will make you uncontrollable, and you will be more afraid if you can't stand up. When you are familiar with it, change your flippers to practice. When you want to stand up with flippers on, it is recommended to stand up in a supine position and walk with your heels. Wear flippers when you go out to sea, or you will swim some distance in the sea. When everyone swims back, you will be very slow without flippers, and you will be very anxious, although you know that the boat will wait for you.

6. toiletries: needless to say, I brought facial cleanser, wooden comb, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo and conditioner, but I didn't, because there are all kinds of body lotion, sunscreen, aloe vera repair, toothbrush, toothpaste, shower cap, soap, shower gel, shampoo, razor and hair dryer on Lily Island.

The water house in Lily Island is equipped with only eight large towels, which is equivalent to four for each person. This must be in consideration of the launching situation, and the used towels will be replaced twice a day in the morning and evening, which makes people feel at ease to use, resulting in that our own towels are only used once in Male's accommodation.

7. Sunscreen. Just like everyone else, the water baby bought in the United States has a sunscreen coefficient of 111 times, and it is also bought for after-sun repair. I can't remember it. . . I only used it once. There is also a mask. I only used it once when I brought it. Sunscreen effect ... We have more water activities, as well as matching jellyfish clothes, and getting a tan, all of which are normal, not very dark. I remember, when I came back, I still used sunscreen on the last day, so I remembered to put the sunscreen in my bag back in the consignment suitcase at the airport, otherwise it would be left in the sack like mine.

8. Drugs: mainly colds and enteritis, anti-inflammatory drugs, eye drops, sterilized iodophor and band-AIDS. We used disinfectant spray and band-aid.

9, multifunctional transformer plug, I still prepared one, which is useless, because every power supply in Lily's room is equipped with one, which is very thoughtful. I also brought a patch panel, two mobile phones, an Ipad and an underwater camera. There are still many things to charge.

11, camera: This is also my obsession, because I have a disposable Kodak underwater camera that is useless and can take 27 pictures. Last time Thailand forgot to bring it. . . I think more than twenty pictures should be enough. The underwater scenery is not all the same. Renting a camera is the most troublesome thing if something goes wrong. So I always pass off the underwater camera. It's a coincidence that I haven't prepared a transformer plug yet. I found a local Chengdu store on Taobao, and the physical store is on Chunxi Road. I went to pick up things the day before I left, and I met several people who came to pick up the camera. I looked at the photos in the camera, and the effect was really good. I was very excited and rented one after reading his experiments and precautions. I just want to say that it is necessary to go to the sack, underwater camera, all kinds of lovely small fish, big fish, coral and myself, and we have taken more than 311 photos, as well as very precious dolphin videos and large devil fish videos! We rented a Nikon D21 and bought a mask with a degree for our husband at his home.

11, essential balm, mosquito repellent, it's useless for us to bring it. It seems that there are not many mosquitoes, and there is a mosquito repellent in the room. It's small, so I'd better bring it.

12, Ipad, charging treasure-. Remember, charging treasure and camera battery can not be put in the checked suitcase, but in the carry-on bag.

13, bring a pen. We got off the plane and wrote immigration information in the immigration hall. There were many people and few pens. Fortunately, I brought it.

14, it's not easy for a woman-to wear an invisible bra, remember that the problem under the arm has been solved in advance, and there are strategies to suggest planting eyelashes, because eyeliner and mascara are easy to spend in the sea. I don't know much about growing eyelashes. But don't forget the sunglasses, silk scarves, sun hats, all kinds of ornaments ........................................................................................................................................................ My husband said it wasn't enough, so I changed it to 1 thousand. I said no, just use a card. As a result, there was really nothing to spend money on, except buying souvenirs. We like diving and participated in a self-funded project, and there is still half left when we come back. Tip: When we exchange tickets at Chengdu Airport, a tour guide given away by a travel agency can exchange 1 dollars for a tip and 111 yuan for 12 dollars, which is acceptable. It is practical to exchange some small tickets first. On the island, the front desk can be changed at will. We changed 31 ones, some tens, and we can't use them. We can spend them at the airport or keep them as souvenirs.

17. Take more plastic bags, so that you can pack all kinds of wet and unwashed ones when you come back. There is a flashlight in the room, which is unnecessary and useless.

18, bubble bath. Looking at the pictures, we can know that there is an open-air bathtub in Lily Island, or a quiet bubble bath under the cool flowers or the twinkling stars. Think about beauty. I bought an empty bottle of travel suit at Watsons, 111ml, filled with bubble bath liquid and disinfectant of dripping dew, which took up no space.

19, eat: Laoganma is very necessary. Although it is a buffet, the local tastes are partial to the list, and after eating for a few days, my mouth is still weak and I have no appetite. One bottle has already been eaten by both of us, because it is said that there is no need to bring food here, and there are snacks in the room for you to take back. . . It's a pity that I didn't bring some bubbles.