The Maldives is the world's top island vacation mecca. The dazzling white sand islands and emerald lagoons will be in front of your eyes all of a sudden when the plane you are on breaks out of the clouds.
If you're thinking of taking a trip to the Maldives, then this article is worth reading.
1. Location
The Maldives is located in the Indian Ocean, close to the equator, about six or seven hundred kilometers from Sri Lanka and India.
2. Season
From December to April, the Maldives is the most suitable season for travel with sunny, cool air and little rain, and also the high season, when hotel prices increase.
From May to early December, the weather is hot and accompanied by thunderstorms and heavy rain, which is the low season and prices are lower.
3. Weather
Located near the equator, the Maldives has strong sunshine all year round and no four seasons, with an average temperature of 25~30 degrees.
Influenced by the Indian Ocean monsoon, the air in the Maldives is cooler from December to April every year, and the southwest monsoon with heavy rainfall influences the rest of the months.
4. Waterhouse
Most of the tourists in the Maldives go for the overwater house. It is a type of hotel room, built on the lagoon around the island, usually a detached villa, equipped with a sun deck and direct access to the water steps.
The hotel facilities luxury will be equipped with a private pool in the water house, so the island environment is better.
5. Spending
The currency of Maldives is called Rufiyaa. It is more convenient to use USD to check out at the airport, hotels, restaurants, etc. It is a little more cost-effective to use Rufiyaa for small purchases and tip payments.
American Express, Mastercard, and Visa credit cards are accepted at 99% of local hotels, and the vast majority of stores and restaurants in the Maldives.
6. Choice of islands
Maldives vacation islands have more than 100, how to choose the right one for you, has become a big problem.
You can focus on two points: the natural environment and hotel facilities. Although the average quality of the Maldives islands has reached a very high water quality, there are still differences between each other, such as whether the coral reef is lush, and whether the beach is large enough.
7. Traffic
The Maldives is an island nation with many small islands, and the transportation between the islands depends on boats, traditional slow boats (also called Dhoni) for those close by, and speedboats for those far away.
Where boats cannot reach, seaplanes are used, and further afield small airports have been built for domestic flights to and from the Maldives. Taxis are available in the capital Male (the largest island in the Maldives).
