Drinks are not included in the buffet price. So it is more economical to go to other restaurants to order a la carte, and the taste is good. Shopping: There is nothing to buy on Bandos Island, and all consumption includes service charge, even if you are just shopping. Note: Snorkeling equipment can be borrowed on the island.
However, Yunluo and An Chuyu still brought their own. Thinking about the mouthpiece, they felt that their own would be better. Yunluo did not bring flippers, but there was no need to borrow them as they would not be of much use to someone like Yunluo who could not swim far. However, socks or shoes were necessary as coral gravel could easily prick feet.
Also, if girls have the budget to go diving and other water sports on special days, they really need to bring tampons. I consulted about diving and found that the total cost for beginners was about $400, which was acceptable, but unfortunately I didn't get to try it.
Exit information: This is the most convenient place to enter and exit. As long as you hold a valid passport, you are exempt from visas and there is no entry fee. Preparation before the trip: Three treasures for snorkeling, sunscreen, mosquito repellent (I forgot to bring this, I bought it at the airport as soon as I entered the country, 10 US dollars), there are a lot of mosquitoes outdoors.
Including the backyard of Yunluo and An Chuyu's house. Because they bathe in the backyard, they will be attacked if they go out frequently. However, there is basically no such thing in the house. It is estimated that the room has been kept at a constant temperature. The air conditioner in the house is turned on for you before you move in! Finally, bring more props for beautiful photos! The criteria for choosing an island: In fact, the biggest criterion is money.
Based on what Yunluo and An Chuyu could afford, they also considered whether the island was suitable for snorkeling, the facilities on the island, and how many water sports there were. In summary, Yunluo and An Chuyu chose Bandos Island, which was only about half an hour away from the airport island by boat (because if they chose a farther island, the cost would be correspondingly higher).
For long-distance travel, you have to choose a seaplane, although it is also a good experience. However, for Yunluo and An Chuyu, who only have a short weekend, it is not worth the time and money.) The next day, Yunluo and An Chuyu got up early. Although it was just the beach of Male Airport Island, the clear and pleasant breeze and soft sand of Maldives had already made Yunluo and An Chuyu feel very surprised.
Walking barefoot on the beach, you can see many small crabs crawling on the beach, and the waves gently brush the beach. The temperature is very cool. Yunluo and Anchuyu chose the island of Residencia in the southern tip of Maldives. This is an island that was only opened in the second half of the year. It is a new island, compared with other resorts that can be directly reached by speedboat and seaplane.
Rehedon is relatively far away. Yunluo and An Chuyu took a twin-engine regional plane from Male Airport and flew for almost an hour and a half to get there. They had to stop at a small island on the way. After getting off the plane, they took a 10-minute speedboat ride to the island. Many islands can be reached directly by seaplanes flying overhead.
The pier next to Male Airport, the sea water is already beautiful~ Looking at Male's Residency from a distance is quite far. Yunluo and Anchuyu need to take a land flight to arrive. The star-studded islands seen from the plane are really like pearls. Residency is a long and narrow island running from north to south, with water houses as the main part, located at the north and south ends.
The sand houses are all on the east side of the island, only 10 meters away from the sea, and some of them are equipped with swimming pools. However, walking on the island, you will find that this new island has also been "conquered" by Chinese tourists. 80% of the tourists Zimo saw on the island were from China. Fortunately, even if the island is fully booked, it will not be as overcrowded as the domestic scenic spots during the Golden Week.
So except for the lobby with free wifi and the beach bar infinity pool, there are few people in other places. It is very quiet. No one disturbs each other. Residen Island is not big. It takes at most 20 minutes to go from north to south. You can also borrow the hotel's bicycles, which is more convenient. There are life jackets in every room of the hotel.
You can also go to the diving center to borrow fins for free and snorkel anytime and anywhere. It should be reminded that although it is not the rainy season, the rain in the Maldives comes and goes quickly. After a few minutes, it will be a nice day with light clouds and breeze. After getting off the plane, take a 10-minute speedboat to reach the island.
We are at the Residency. The weather is great. This is the boardwalk from the pier to the island. The sand house where Yunluo and An first met. It is less than 10 meters away from the sea. Walk all the way to the infinity pool. After nightfall, there is another wonderful thing - the Maldives with fresh air and amazing visibility may be one of the best places for stargazing in the world, right?
Lying on the beach, listening to the song, looking at the stars above your head that are like diamonds scattered in the velvet night sky, there is a strong sense of unreality - you can feel those stars, those constellations moving, blinking at you, as if to tell you something, just like the scene described in a fairy tale world.
Pleasant time on the island, The Residence Island, Maldives d3. Pleasant time on the island. As we all know, the tourism industry in Maldives is very developed. You can find the best hotels in the world here, such as The Residence. The black people on the island are very friendly. They will take the initiative to say hello when they see you. When they see tourists wearing wedding dresses to take pictures.
I would also actively praise it with a sentence "very beautiful!" It is naturally very comfortable and happy to enjoy such thoughtful service. Compared with larger islands such as Bali and Phuket, the "one island, one hotel" Maldives is obviously more suitable for couples' honeymoon trips - the island is not big, private, quiet, and the scenery is paradise-level.
If you like taking photos, bring your wedding dress and wedding gown, and any photo you take will be like a blockbuster. All the rooms at the Residencia are very large. The sand houses and water houses are divided into two types: with swimming pools and without swimming pools. The water houses in the north face the east, which is suitable for watching the sunrise and snorkeling, while the water houses in the south face the west, which is suitable for watching the sunset.
The surrounding scenery is even better. There is a very beautiful beach nearby, but the waves are a bit big and the snorkeling is not so good. This arrangement is suitable for guests with different needs. The sand houses all face east, so you can enjoy the sunrise every day while lying on your big bed. The living room and rooms of the sand house are very large.
There are 150 square meters in total. Of course, if you have other requirements, the hotel will arrange everything for you - including going out to sea to watch dolphins and sunset (more than 60 US dollars per person). Sea fishing, motorboats, windsurfing sailing, etc., you can book at the water sports center next to the pier. The water houses are at the north and south ends of the island.
You can go snorkeling directly from the house. I saw a rainbow! ps1: Regarding the water entertainment projects on the island, sea fishing, deep sea diving, motorboats, etc. are all good, but sunset cruises and dolphin watching at sea depend on luck. If the weather is not good, you may just take a boat out for a stroll in the nearby sea.
You can't see anything and you have to pay hundreds of RMB per person. The cost performance is not high. PS2: If you live far away and don't want to walk too far to the restaurant, you can also borrow the hotel's bicycles - please note that although the bicycles on the island are not locked, they are numbered, and you can't just ride away by looking at the bicycles on the roadside.
You must first register at the hotel front desk to borrow it. Resort Resort, Ritzydon Maldives Ritzydon Island D4, Resort Resort, Ritzydon On this day, Yunluo and An Chuyu moved from the sand house to the water house - Ritzydon's water house is divided into two types: with swimming pool and without swimming pool. It is recommended to choose the one with swimming pool. When you soak in the swimming pool, there is the endless sea in front of you.
That feeling is very pleasant. The hotel will write the time to pick you up the next day on a card and put it on the bedside the day before the room change. The next day, Xiao Hei will drive the battery car to the door to pick you up and send you directly to the water house. A good hotel must have delicious food. The Swisstown has 3 restaurants, including the main restaurant.
Faluma Water Restaurant and Beach Bar. The main restaurant is for breakfast. Tourists with meal packages can also have three meals a day here. The beach bar is of course mainly for drinking, but it also provides beach BBQ, right next to the infinity pool. Very cozy. There are endless beautiful scenery near the beach bar~Faluma Water Restaurant needs to be specially introduced.
This restaurant is located in the sea, connected to the main island by a long wooden plank road. It only provides Western dinners, and the number of people is limited every day, so reservations are required in advance. The restaurant is very formal and has dress code requirements. Men are required to wear sleeved tops and long pants, and women can wear anything other than bikinis. The Western food here is very good.
The price is not cheap. But being able to dine in such a beautiful environment is a wonderful thing in itself. At the Swissotel Shangyunlu, I also saw a "chef's classroom" service, which costs $60 per person, including a meal and a glass of wine. There is a different theme every day. The chef on the island will take you to appreciate and demonstrate various European and Asian meals.
It's pretty good. The Ritz-Carlton has the only Clarins spa in the Maldives. The spa house is built along the wooden boardwalk in the sea. It is surrounded by turquoise water and bright green tropical plants. In such a beautiful scenery, people can't help but relax. Coupled with the exquisite techniques of the therapists, all fatigue will go away.
Only a relaxed and happy feeling remains. ps: Friends who are not good at English don't have to worry. With so many Chinese tourists coming, the Chinese service on the Residencia is also very complete, and there are Chinese service staff everywhere on the island. ps: The sun on the island is very scorching, so you must apply sunscreen frequently, especially after snorkeling, otherwise you will definitely get sunburned.
At sunrise on the beach of Rushdon Island in the early morning, the building on the sea in the distance is the Faluma Floating Restaurant. The environment is first-rate! I enjoyed a steak and seafood dinner at the floating restaurant. This place with a great view is the Clarins spa center, which makes people feel comfortable just by looking at it. It is indeed a great spa. The spa house is built in the sea along the wooden boardwalk, and it is visible everywhere.
Surrounded by turquoise water and bright green tropical plants, people can't help but relax in such a beautiful scenery. The cheapest 90-minute package for two people costs $305 and needs to be booked in advance at the hotel front desk. Well, Yunluo wants to say that in this dreamlike place.
You can really find the tranquility you hope for and the comfortable life you dream of. God used up all the blue in Greece, and he gave the most beautiful green and the strongest sunshine to the Maldives. The little yellow duck also came to the Maldives. Every day in the Maldives is very comfortable.
Yunluo spent almost the whole day in the water house swimming pool. Yunluo won't tell you this - haha, Yunluo also took a dip with this little yellow duck. The water house, with the blue sea and sky of Maldives outside the window. The Residence Water House in the morning light. Soaking in the infinity pool of the water house and enjoying a good drink is really a wonderful thing.
Haha, the little yellow duck is here~ The little yellow duck is also taking a bath in the Maldives~ Here is a photo of the "semi-submerged" little yellow duck, haha. A pleasant time in Maldives. I really don't want to leave. Old Friday Mosque d6, Residencia-Male The few days in Maldives felt so short. At 11 o'clock in the morning, Yunluo and An Chuyu left Residencia Island by boat.
It takes more than an hour to fly back to Male from the airport on the nearby island. The flight leaving Male is too early. The airport island is very close to Male. Male is one of the smallest capitals in the world. You can visit it in a few hours. If you have time during the transfer, you can take a boat to visit here. The boat ticket is 1 US dollar per ticket and the boat ride takes 10 minutes.
The sky of Male at dusk. Male Pier. The pier is full of small boats. Male Parliament Building, the power center of Maldives, is a relatively large building in Male. Old Friday Mosque is the largest mosque in Maldives, with a very distinctive architecture. It is said that the building materials are taken from the corals of the sea, and its wall decoration is made of coral stones cut into blocks.
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The temple has heavy wooden doors, various wooden lanterns are hung inside, and Arabic calligraphy is intricately carved on the beams. The central square of Male' is right by the sea. It is not very big, but it is considered a "giant" square in small Male'. There is a huge flagpole. The Maldivian flag is hung on it, and it is brightly lit at night.
Male's place for leisure, with a huge Maldivian flag. You can visit it in a few hours, like a small town. The fruit stalls in Male's coconuts are 1 US dollar each and taste great. Many people may have heard of the dry season and rainy season in Maldives. Specifically, Maldives, located on the equator, basically has no distinction between spring, summer, autumn and winter. You only need to play short on the island.
However, there is relatively less rain from December to April, which is the dry season; there is relatively more rain from May to November. It is the rainy season. However, the dry season is naturally the peak tourist season, the prices are relatively higher, and there are more tourists on the island. Yunluo and An Chuyu went there during the rainy season, and actually didn't encounter many rains, and most of them were showers that lasted half an hour.
There was basically no impact, and I could see the sunrise and sunset. Choosing an island Maldives has one hotel per island. So choosing an island means choosing a resort. There are hundreds of resort islands on the atolls from north to south, and choosing an island is really a headache. So the first step is to determine your itinerary budget, and according to the budget, you can decide whether to go to a more expensive five-star island or a cheaper four-star island.
This greatly reduces the scope. Then you can further filter according to the transportation method from Male Airport to the island - there are only three transportation methods: speedboat, seaplane, and inland plane. Yunluo knows that many people must take the amphibious plane driven by Xiao Hei barefoot (the amphibious planes in Maldives are basically "Twin Otter" twin-engine aircraft).
Riding this kind of plane is a very special experience. It is generally used for resort islands that are medium distance from Male Airport. It does not fly high and is suitable for sightseeing. However, the noise is said to be a bit loud. Speedboats are generally used for resort islands around Male. These islands were developed earlier and the facilities are a bit older, but the price is relatively cheap.
The farthest is the land plane to Rishike Island, which is suitable for islands far from Male. After getting off the plane, you often need to take a speedboat, which is relatively troublesome. However, these resort islands are often newly developed, and the hotel designs and facilities are relatively new. Unlike most people, Yunluo and An Chuyu did not use an agent for hotel reservations.
Instead, they booked directly with the hotel. In fact, most hotels in Maldives have their own official websites, and there are discount packages for booking in advance. If you know some English, there will be no problem booking. After selecting the check-in date and room type on the hotel's official website, Yunluo and An Chuyu received an email from the hotel, asking you to fill in the identity information of the guests.
Including name, passport number, international flight information for the outbound and inbound trips, and prepaid credit card number, the hotel will also issue a printed bill (in US dollars). In addition, you need to fill out an intention form about dining preferences, whether you are going on a honeymoon, etc. All these documents can be filled out and scanned and sent to the hotel.
The hotel will then give you confirmation, and the feedback is very fast. In addition, taking the Swisstown as an example, the hotel is responsible for booking Lu Fei's air ticket for you. The round-trip ticket for Yunluo and An Chuyu is 400 US dollars per person. Of course, most tourists going to Maldives are operated by travel agencies, and they only need to contact domestic agents.
Like other resorts in Maldives, Rushmore Island also offers the following meal combinations: bed & breakfast (bb): breakfast only; half board (hb): halfboard: breakfast + lunch or dinner, lunch or dinner can be chosen at will; full board (fb): fullboard: breakfast + lunch + dinner.
All-inclusive: breakfast + lunch + dinner + drinks. All-inclusive is naturally the most worry-free mode, and if you want more freedom, it is recommended to choose half-board, so that you can try a few different meals. Choosing an airline As mentioned earlier, Yunluo and An Chuyu chose to transfer from Kuala Lumpur and then go to Male.
This will also take almost a whole day to fly, and arrive at Male Airport around 10 pm local time, and you need to stay overnight at the airport island. The advantage is that you can take a land plane to the island early the next morning, without wasting time on the island. In addition, flights from Singapore Airlines and Sri Lankan Airlines are also good.
But you have to transfer in Singapore and Colombo. Another more troublesome but also more luxurious way is Emirates Airlines, which flies to Dubai and then flies to Male the next day. This is like a zigzag, but you can have fun in Dubai for a day. Luggage is prepared for swimsuits and snorkeling.
When you go to Maldives, swimming and snorkeling are inevitable, so swimsuits are a must. If girls like taking photos, you can bring a few more swimsuits, which don’t take up space anyway, and the colors can be brighter, so that the photos look good. The ultraviolet rays in Maldives are relatively strong, so if you are afraid of getting tanned, you can also bring a jellyfish suit. (To be continued...)