Maldives is affectionately called Madai. Hotels range from four-star to seven-star, from couples who are going to hold weddings and couples who are on vacation to parents who are traveling with their children and diving enthusiasts.
The epidemic has lasted for three years. Although domestic friends can no longer travel, Maldives is still wonderful without domestic tourists. Since July 2020, Maldives has fully opened its borders and become one of the first countries in the world to open up. 2 1 year, exceeding 1 10,000 tourists. Many luxury hotels have been upgraded, and several newly opened resorts have attracted attention. The hotel map in Madai has also expanded again. If you are interested, read on and we will discuss it in detail later.
Current travel policy
From what we have learned, the Maldives still implements the landing visa policy for tourists with China passports. The validity period of the Maldives landing visa is 30 days, which means that the longest stay is 30 days from the date of entry (each entry).
The precautions for entry and exit in Maldives are as follows:
Holding an international travel document passport;
A valid round-trip ticket to the destination during the travel itinerary;
Hotel reservation confirmation during Maldives;
Can't carry luggage items that are forbidden to enter Maldives, such as pork and drinks;
Don't bring sea water, corals, shells that haven't been bought, etc. Departure (from Maldives);
Do not engage in any occupation or work in Maldives for the purpose of obtaining remuneration without permission;
Some thoughts on island selection
There are thousands of islands in Maldives, among which there are 26 atolls, and nearly 100 islands have set up hotels. Although the Maldives is in the form of one island and one hotel, it is inevitable to make people dizzy. How to choose the right island in Maldives has become a century-long problem that puzzles friends who want to travel to Maldives. Here are some ideas for choosing islands, hoping to help you.
1, according to the budget and the star rating on the island (referring to the market before the epidemic, the budget here is calculated per capita)
The budget is directly linked to the star rating of the island. Maldives divides different islands into four, five, six and seven stars, and the star number is directly proportional to the price. Seven stars are the first choice of the most advanced island local tyrants.
The picture shows the full moon island in Maldives.
The grading standards are different. The reference standards are: the size of the island, whether the beach on the island is delicate and soft, the degree to which the island is suitable for snorkeling, whether the various facilities on the island are perfect, and the distance from the island to Male Airport.
Sing Tao: It is often built earlier and belongs to an old-fashioned island. Generally, the level of snorkeling is better and the price is more economical. The budget is about 10000.
Five-star Island: There are many islands to choose from in this gradient, and each island has different characteristics. The budget of 1.5 million can be considered;
Six Sing Tao: It belongs to the advanced island. No matter snorkeling or island facilities, Six Sing Tao is better, and the budget is between 65438+8000-25000. I suggest that those who spend their honeymoon and family vacation in Madai can focus on six Sing Tao projects with a budget of more than 25,000 yuan.
Qixing Island and Private Island: The off-season budget of Qixing Island is basically 30,000/person. For private islands, there is no upper limit on these prices, so I won't say it here.
2. Follow the way to the island
From the capital Male to the islands, you must go from the airport or by speedboat or sea plane. If you are farther away, you have to fly in and take a speedboat, so there are not only differences in price, but also differences in experience. The specific differences are as follows:
Speedboat (within 80km), providing 24-hour shuttle bus service;
Advantages: it is very convenient to go to the island, and friends who want to go to the island on the same day don't have to worry about the time to go to the island;
Disadvantages: some friends get seasick, some want to experience water flight, and they can't feel the pleasure of water flight by speedboat;
Recommended islands: Oulu Island, Aojing Island, Kurama Island, Digu Island, Portuhiti Island and Fuhuafen Island.
Shuifei (80- 150km): the first shift is at 5: 30am and the last shift is at 5: 00pm;
Advantages: you can enjoy the pleasure of overlooking the Maldives from the air, and the luxury hotel will have a special water flight lounge;
Disadvantages: most of the islands have no air conditioning, and the indoor space is relatively simple and narrow, except for a few luxury islands;
Recommended islands: Sony Eva Fuji, Ma Fuji Faru, Kani Fuji, Baima Manor and Kani Fuji.
Domestic flights (/kloc-more than 0/50km):
Time: Generally, there is no flight after 1 1 in the afternoon;
Advantages: the speed of internal flight is twice that of water flight, with better comfort, air conditioning, spacious interior and higher flight;
Disadvantages: flying is not as low as flying inside, and the feeling of overlooking is not as good as flying with water. The islands reached by domestic flights are generally far away from Male, so it is necessary to transfer to speedboats.
Recommended islands: Richton Island, ammari Island, Ajida Island, Fairy Coral Island and Robinson Island;
3, according to the beach grade, or whether there is a trailing beach.
As a ceiling beach on the earth, beaches in Madai can actually be divided into three categories: A, B and C, with A being the best and C being the worst. The beach grade is generally the first choice for bringing a baby (after all, children love to dig sand). The islands with good beaches are Pisces Island, Magic Fuji, Central Grand, Angaga and Meloliv.
The islands of Maldives are washed by the Indian Ocean all the year round, and the beaches are particularly white and soft. The trailing white sand beach is also a representative of the perfect beach in Maldives. The following picture shows the tail beach of Kulamati Island (also known as K Island) 1.8km in Maldives, which is called the longest and most beautiful tail beach in Madai.
Other islands with trailing beaches are Cocoon, Kandima, Dhigali, OBLU and LUX.
The picture shows Cocoon Maldives trailing beach.
4. According to the level of snorkeling, is it required to snorkel and dive on the island, and can you see many fish and corals?
Besides the beautiful island scenery, Maldives is also famous for its mysterious underwater world. There are all kinds of exotic and beautiful tropical fish in the underwater world here, and devil fish and turtles can also be seen around some water houses.
The snorkeling level is the same as the beach level, and it is also divided into three levels: A, B and C. Islands with coral reefs are more suitable for snorkeling. For people who like snorkeling, it is more appropriate to choose a-class island for snorkeling. Of course, due to the heat in Maldives, beautiful and colorful corals are basically gone, and there are still many fish. There are also some newly developed islands that snorkel well, because they are located on the local atolls in Maldives to protect the environment, such as Douste, Intercontinental, Miledu Lake and Kudadu.
A-class island: It is very suitable for diving. The coral reef is extremely well protected and can be launched almost anywhere. Although Bandos Island is only 4 Sing Tao, snorkeling is A-class .. Others are overexploited because there is no water house, such as Banyan Tree Wabinfaru and Ihulu. They dive well. There are also some old islands with good snorkeling protection in the early and late stages, such as Felicio and Miehlich.
Class B Island: Good snorkeling, good coral protection, and the best launching point for snorkeling and swimming. Not all islands have coral reefs, and the best snorkeling areas and unsuitable snorkeling areas are divided;
C-class island: the diving environment is relatively general, suitable for rest and relaxation, not for snorkeling, and diving requires speedboats to go out to sea, suitable for guests who have no requirements for snorkeling;
Image from Nautilus, Maldives.
For more pictures of Nautilus Hotel in Maldives, please check Ctrip hotels.ctrip.com.
5. Charge by meal, or whether to provide one-price all-inclusive service.
As we all know, Maldives relies almost entirely on material imports, so the consumption price of holiday islands is relatively expensive. It's boring to go to Maldives to enjoy holiday life and eat instant noodles every day to save money.
Holiday hotels in Maldives will provide meals in the following ways: HB breakfast and dinner, FB: brunch and dinner, BB: only breakfast and the most worry-free AI (all-inclusive), that is, in addition to three meals, non-alcoholic drinks and some alcoholic drinks, and even some activities on the island), which are specifically divided into:
A: The standard price is all inclusive, including three meals in the morning, noon and evening, and there are unlimited designated drinks, which can also be enjoyed in the bar. Excluding self-funded sea travel and spa;
FBB: pseudo-one-price all-inclusive, including breakfast, lunch and evening meals, including designated drinks between meals, and general wine refers to beer;
Sai: Soft is all-encompassing. Including 3 meals, designated drinks and drinks between meals, including drinks between meals only. You have to pay in the bar. Including a self-funded one;
PAI: all platinum packages. This all-inclusive package can almost go to the island without a wallet. All-inclusive breakfast, lunch and dinner, designated drinks, including at least 3 self-funded sea trips, including one or more hydrotherapy;
Other proposals and suggestions
1. How to choose a double island tour?
It is generally not recommended to jump off the island when going to Maldives, because the traffic base camp for changing the island is the airport island, and it takes at least half a day to go back and forth. However, there are several islands that are relatively close, so if you want to travel to two islands, it is recommended to choose these pairs of partners: Oulu Island+Aojing Island, Reston Hotel Digula Island+Reston Island, Anantaradigo Island+Anna Talawi Island, ammari Hovoda Island+Raffles Maillard Hotel, Skilan Daji Lavalou Island+Four Seasons Kudahula Island.
2, the choice of sand house and water house
Rooms on Maldives holiday islands are generally divided into two categories: seaside villas and water villas. As the name implies, the beach house is built on the beach and the water house is built on the water. Generally speaking, the price difference between beach houses and water houses is about 30%. When many people go to Madai, they will choose the sand house and the water house to live together. On the one hand, you can experience the different characteristics of the two types of rooms, on the other hand, you can save some money.
Advantages and disadvantages of sand house:
Advantages: 1, the price is relatively cheap; 2. Relatively quiet; 3. It is more convenient to walk on the beach;
Disadvantages: 1, relatively poor privacy; 2. Relative accommodation conditions are similar (except luxury sand houses);
Advantages and disadvantages of water house:
Advantages: 1, experience unique accommodation rarely encountered in other tourist spots; 2, snorkeling is convenient, because there is a distance from the sea, usually the water quality is better than the beach house; 3, usually there is a glass floor to see the fish directly; 4. The room configuration and area are usually larger than the seaside villa, and the service is better than the seaside villa; 5, good privacy, unlike other room types that are too concentrated; 6, watching the sea, watching the sunrise and sunset is first-class;
Disadvantages: 1, sleeping in the sea is loud; 2, the price is expensive, usually the lowest is more than 2,000 yuan per night, and the expensive is tens of thousands; 3. Harmful to coral reefs;
3. Recommended for parents and children to visit the island.
When you take your children to Maldives, you should consider the traffic on the island. Some islands are far away from Male Airport, which requires inland planes and speedboats to reach, and some take more than an hour. The child's trip is small. If it is too long, it is recommended to choose an island closer to Male.
Lishi hotel children's playground
Islands suitable for bringing babies: Four Seasons, Lux, Ilu Island, Sony Baby. By the way, here are some key points that parent-child resort hotels need to refer to:
Whether there is a well-equipped clinic on the island;
Whether the island can provide children's products, such as diapers, baby bottles, bath toys, children's slippers, children's bathrobes and other children's products;
Whether the children's clubs on the island provide child care services, both paid and free;
Is it free for children to eat and live? Is there a children's meal?
Children are not allowed to enter some islands, such as Miledo Island, Serenity Island, Carney Island, Labari Island, Robinson Island and Moon Island.
After talking about the island selection strategy, let's talk about the newly opened hotels in recent years. Yes, there are quite a few hotels. Let's pick some representative ones, so let's talk about them.
Newly opened hotel in 2020
1, Radisson Hotel Maldives
The first resort of Radisson Group in Madai is a six-star luxury hotel with 128 villa, 1-3 bedroom sand house and water house, and the minimum room size is 220 square meters. Bathtubs and private swimming pools are standard. Whale sharks can be encountered all year round, and snorkeling is also first-class. The water house here is arranged in the shape of love, which is very clever.
Way to get to the island: 30 minutes water flight, or 30 minutes flight+15 minutes speedboat.
2. KajimMaldives Hot Spring Island (Jumadav Resort Hotel)
Kaji is a five-star resort with the theme of health and recuperation newly opened by Crown Champagne Ma Dai, a resort of local hotel group (referred to as CCR Group for short), and it is also the first resort with the theme of recuperation in Ma Dai. All 50 sand huts and water huts have private swimming pools, which are in the same group as Kudadu, which is famous for its top luxury, and Labari Island, which has a 5.8m underwater restaurant. Children under 65,438+02 are not allowed to stay.
Way to reach the island: 15 minutes by water flight or 60 minutes by speedboat.
Newly opened hotel 202 1
1, Le Meridien Maldives
The design of the hotel reproduces the unique topography of the atoll, the surrounding coral reefs, coral gardens and marine life, and the underwater peak named Thilas. The hotel has 14 1 villa, which is suitable for family holidays. It is said that Le Meridien Maldives is positioned as 202 1, and Marriott Hotel Group belongs to CAT5 level, so it is very cost-effective to redeem points.
How to get to the island: a 35-minute water flight
2.Siyam World (Sia Sega, Maldives)
Shia Sega is the new hotel of Sun Siyam Resort Group, with 4km white sand beach +6km coral reef, the largest floating water park in the Indian Ocean, private swimming pool, sea slide and cool floating paradise made in Germany. It takes only 7 minutes to take a speedboat from the same brand of Ilu Island, and you can realize the double island experience. The hotel has the most advanced water park and super-large soft castle at sea. World-class spa, recreational facilities and activities, travel and destination experience are suitable for people of all ages. There is even an independent children's village where children can have fun. There is a unique coral reef a few meters away from the outlying islands, which can be in close contact with 1200 kinds of marine life.
Go to the island for 45 minutes by water, or take a speedboat within 30 minutes+15 minutes.
3. Chedi Kudavinlingeli (Kudavinlingeli Chedi Resort Hotel)
Chedi brand first landed in Maldives. The hotel will have 99 villas (including 36 water villas) and a central swimming pool with a length of150m. It is the longest public swimming pool in Madai, close to the world's top surfing and diving spots.
Way to get to the island: take a speedboat for 30 minutes.
4. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Farie Islands, Maldives (The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Maldives)
Another masterpiece of Marriott in Madai is also the legacy of Amman Royal Designer Kelly Hill. Inspired by natural elements such as ocean, sea breeze, waves and shells. The most classic is its circular design. Each villa has a private swimming pool and an oversized sun terrace. Each room has its own butler service, and the children's club has more than 30 activities. It is said that on the opening day, the occupancy rate reached 57%, and tourists included the Arab royal family.
Way to get to the island: 10 minute water flight, or 60 minutes speedboat.
5.JOALI BEING (Li Jiao Luxury Island)
The second Li Jiao brand hotel in Madai, like the well-known luxury hotel Lijiao Island, belongs to Turkish Goral Group, and its luxury level is the plus version of Lijiao Island. SPA is a major feature of this island. At the same time, you can combine Lijiao Island for a two-island tour, and the two islands only need 15 minutes by boat.
It focuses on health treatment, and the room is full of girls' Morant colors, and only supports guests above 14. There are only 68 rooms on the island, ranging from 87 square meters to 503 square meters, all with private swimming pools.
The way to the island: a 40-minute water flight.
The hotel opened in 2022.
1, OBLU XPERIENCE Ailafushi (Oluela Fuji Island)
The first dual-island comprehensive hotel under the Atmospheric Group is connected with the Ogilvy Hotel through a long trestle, which makes use of some facilities of the two islands. All rooms have no private swimming pool, which belongs to an all-inclusive island. The hotel is located in North Male Atoll, and it takes 10 minutes to get to the island by speedboat from the airport. This was sold on flying pigs this year by Shuang 1 1, and the sales volume was very high. It seems that many friends can travel this year.
Way to get to the island: 15 minute speedboat.
2.OBLU SELECT Lobigili (Oulu Love Island)
This is another five-star island, using the brand of OBLU SELECT, whose full name is Oblu Select Lobigili. /kloc-adults over 0/8 are restricted from going to the island. In Maldivian, Lobi means love, Gili means island and Lobigili means romantic island. The beach villas on the island all have 8 square meters swimming pools and 24 rooms, and the water villas are divided into those without swimming pools and those with swimming pools, each with 22 rooms.
Way to get to the island: 15 minute speedboat.
Attached is the official map of Maldives to help you understand the country of Thousand Islands more intuitively. Finally, don't forget to collect the contents of this article. You must go to such a beautiful place once in your life.