: preparation before departure:
1. The power supply voltage is 240 volts. If 1 10V-240V is marked on the back of the electrical appliance, it can be used. It is a British standard 3-eye socket, but hotels on the island will provide conversion plugs, and some hotel sockets are universal sockets, so household appliances can be used directly.
Although Maldives has local currency, tourists usually pay in US dollars.
3. Necessary items: sunscreen, airsickness medicine, snorkeling equipment, toothbrush and toothpaste (not provided by all hotels in Madai).
Students who like photography remember to bring a tripod. The starry sky in Madai is really beautiful. And underwater cameras are also essential.
5. About WIFI: There are no other rentals this time. Our activities are mainly in hotels, which provide free WIFI. The free WIFI at Hong Kong Airport is also very good. Only Male airport can't receive the short message, so it can't be connected. But if you eat and spend money at the airport, you can ask the cashier for 30 minutes online.
Introduction of Maldives
The full name of Maldives: Maldives * * * and the United States (formerly Maldives Islands, 19681/month changed to its current name [1]) are located in South Asia. It is an island country in the Indian Ocean and the largest coral island country in the world. It consists of 1200 small coral islands, of which 202 are inhabited. Seen from the air, it looks like a string of pearls scattered in the Indian Ocean. With an area of 298 square kilometers (excluding territorial waters), it is the smallest country in Asia.
Maldives island selection strategy
There are too many islands in Maldives, and each has its own characteristics. I don't know how to choose them. I chose the island in Maldives mainly from the following aspects: the location and size of the island, floating houses, the convenience of snorkeling, strong visibility and continuous beaches.
1. The first thing you see is the location and size of the island, which affects the budget and the overall feeling of vacation.
2. If the location of the island is far away from Male, you have to take a seaplane to get there, and the price of picking up and dropping off by seaplane is not cheap.
3. If it is not far from Male, you can go by boat, which can save a lot of traffic expenses.
4. Is it better to just take a boat than a seaplane? Not necessarily. Overlooking the atoll of Maldives from a seaplane, people who have never seen it can't understand it.
Even if someone described it as a pearl left by God in the Indian Ocean, I don't think it is enough to describe the beautiful scenery. Seeing so many dreamy atolls so vivid in front of your eyes will really confuse reality with fantasy.
Island room introduction
1. From the size of the island, the most direct relationship is the size of the island and the number of rooms.
2. In Maldives, most rooms in resorts are single-family houses, so there are more rooms in larger islands and less cotton in smaller islands.
As Maldives is an island with only one hotel, some facilities on the island need to be self-sufficient, such as desalination, power generation facilities, garbage disposal, etc. There are restaurants, diving centers, bars and various service personnel, which are all necessary expenses.
4. The more rooms there are, the more tenants will share these expenses, and the house price will be relatively low.
When there are more rooms on the island, there must be various facilities to meet a large number of tourists. Therefore, it is difficult for such a big island to make people feel quiet and leisurely.
6. Similarly, although the island gives people a quiet and leisurely feeling, it may lack some facilities, such as swimming pools, different types of restaurants, song and dance performance centers and so on.
After reading a lot of travel notes, I found that fewer people go to two islands at a time, and even fewer people go to 3-5 islands. So almost every island will be described well, with almost no shortcomings. I think this is mainly because of the low contrast. So you can't believe it all.
[by price]
(Note: Each hotel has a variety of rooms with different prices, and the classification standard is based on the average room price.)
1. Luxury Hotel (USD 800-3,000): Four Seasons Kudahula, Four Seasons Landa, Hilton Elu Island, Banyan Tree Wabinfaru, Sony Wa Li Ji, Coco Palm, Lathuraz, Taj Mahal Charm Island, Ajdaa Island, Devanne Fuxi Island in Jumeirah and Fuhuafen Island.
2. Mid-to-high-end hotels (USD 400-800): Anna Taraji Hawa, Tigu Island, Anna Talawi Lane, diamond island Island (T Island), diamond island Island (A Island), Balos Island, Konihura Island, Mandef Island, Kani Island, Sun Island, Mailulifu Island and Fairy Coral Island.
3. Value-for-money selection (cost-effective hotels in the same star class): Laguna, Full Moon Island, Pisces Island, Neverland Island, Bandos Island, Coconut Island, Kuramati Island and Honeymoon Island.
4. Affordable hotels (100-300 USD): Paradise Island, Midu Paru Island, Hakula Island, Holiday Island, Lily Island, Kulamati, Ritila, Banana Island and Vilgandu Island.
[Classified according to the distance from the airport]
(Note: The default means of transportation is speedboat, unless an airplane is specified)
Hotels near 1. Airport: coconut island (3km, 5min), Bandos Island (7km,10min), Manyue Island (7km,10min), Balos Island (7km,15min), etc. 45 minutes), middle distance: Pisces Island (25 kilometers, 45 minutes), Taj Coral Island (32 kilometers, 50 minutes), Lathuraz (35 kilometers, 55 minutes), Honeymoon Island (38 kilometers, 55 minutes).
2. Long distance: Hilton (90km, 30-minute flight), Sun Island (107km, 30-minute flight or 2.5h speedboat), Holiday Island (97km, 2.5h or 35min flight), Baisha (104km) and Four Seasons (/kloc-0).
[According to the hotel atmosphere and design concept]
1. Stylish and lively: Carney Island
2. Quiet and luxurious: Banyan Tree, Balos Island, Four Seasons Hotel, Hilton, Ihulu Island, Coconut Island, Fairy Coral Island, Laguna, Lathuraz, Sony Wakiri Island and Taj Mahal.
3. Natural simplicity: Bandus, Full Moon Island, Honeymoon Island, Pisces Island and Baisha Island.
4. Leisure sports: Paradise Island, Holiday Island, Sun Island, Kulamati and Neverland.
5. Honeymoon Hotel: Banyan Tree (children are not allowed to book), Yuechun, Balos Island, Dunicore Island, Neverland, Four Seasons, Hilton (children are not allowed to book), Pisces Island, Retilla, Sonia Li Ji and Taj Mahal Treasures.
6. Suitable for family holidays, parent-child holidays and honeymoon holidays: Kani Island, Full Moon Island, Coconut Island (with special children's clubs to take care of children), Bandos Island, Paradise Island (children's paradise), Kuramati Island (children's swimming pool), Honeymoon Island, Royal Island, Sun Island and Holiday Island.
Classification by water room
(The design of water houses in each hotel is different, so the names are different, such as water bungalows, water villas, water suites, luxury water villas, lagoon villas and so on. However, there are also some hotel rooms without floating houses, which give people a luxurious feeling by creating a romantic atmosphere. For example, Banyan Tree is a villa with a white beach. )
1. There are floating houses: Angaga Island, Bandos Island, Balos Island, Cocoa Palm, Neverland Island, Philippine Western Australia, Full Moon Island, Four Seasons Island, Hakula Island, Hilton, Kuramati Island, coconut island, Laguna, Mandef Island, Honeymoon Island, Carney Island, Pisces Island, Retilla Island and Taj Charming Island.
2. No floating houses: Ihuru Island, Wabinfaru Island, Royal Island and Banana Leaf Island.
According to the old and new decoration
Hotels renovated before 2000: Laguna, Paradise Island, Aiya Island, Holiday Island, Royal Island, Sun Island and Taj Coral Island.
Hotels renovated after 2000: Ihuru Island, Bandos Island, Balos Island, Neverland Island, Full Moon Island, Hilton, Coconut Island, Kulamati Island, Honeymoon Island, Pisces Island, Kennehula Island and Taj Charm Island.
Divided by diving
(Note: Diving here refers to scuba diving. Most hotels in Maldives can snorkel. )
Honeymoon Island (up to 50 diving spots), Barros Island, Full Moon Island, Pisces Island (diving school), Lily Island, Sun Island (diving school), Lathuraz, Royal Island (diving school) and Baisha Island.
[according to Spa]
(Note: Banyan Tree Resort Group is the pioneer of Southeast Asia Spa. In addition, the spas in Neverland and Baisha Island are also well received. )
Banyan Tree, Neverland, Baisha Island, Ihulu Island, Villavalu Island, Full Moon Island (with independent spa island), Four Seasons Hotel, Hilton, Kuramati Island, Laguna, Taj Mahal Charm Island, Pisces Island and Sun Island.
Difference between Maldives' off-peak season and peak season
Price angle analysis
From the price point of view, Maldives has almost no off-season in a year.
For China tourists, winter and summer vacations are the peak seasons, and Spring Festival, May Day, November Day and Christmas are the peak seasons. In particular, Japan also has a golden week system from April 29th to May 5th, so try to avoid this time. Airplane seats and water houses are very tight, and the prices are extremely high, which makes people overcrowded.
The price of Maldives is greatly influenced by European tourists. 1 1 month-the end of March is the peak tourist season in Europe. Generally, rooms can't be booked around Christmas (1mid-to-late February), which are booked by European and American guests for ten days or half a month.
On Easter in March or April, Dave will have a little "prosperity", Jeanmart. May and June are the off-season in Europe, and the prices are low. Many European countries have summer holidays in August, and the price is slightly higher. In September and 10 (except the National Day holiday), the price went down again.
Climate angle analysis
From the weather, May-11month is the rainy season, and12-April is the dry season, which is another reason for the low price, but this is only a rough division. Even in the dry season, thunderstorms will patronize, and even in the rainy season, it is often sunny. So many hotels will offer special prices in June-July or June-September. This time is especially suitable for honeymooners with wedding leave to travel, often saving more than 2,000 yuan than usual, not to mention the Golden Week.
: practical strategy
1. Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean, close to the equator. It is composed of many small islands with beautiful environment, and is called the island and hotel.
2. With regard to transportation, we have booked a round trip with Cathay Pacific: Shanghai-Hong Kong-Male, 2 large 1 small tax-included RMB 1324 1. Now China Eastern Airlines has a direct flight from Shanghai to Male, which is a little more expensive than connecting, but it saves a lot of time. You can also choose direct flights.
3. China citizens are exempt from visa for exit information. Hong Kong Airport supports Alipay to pay the bill, and there are also discounts.
4. About accommodation
Malaibai Harp Hotel: 1 night, RMB 677;
Richeton Resort Maldives: 3-day sand house and 3-day water house, RMB 32,200;
Hong Kong Hall 108: 1 night, RMB 639; (Typhoon impact, extra cost)
5. There is no special food recommended for catering, and the local characteristics are not suitable for China people's tastes. There is plenty of fresh water on the island, so you don't need to bring it.
6. About spending a family (2 big 1 small), the total shopping expense is not RMB 56,000, mainly including hotel accommodation, air tickets and water sports.
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