This Indian Ocean island contains a single resort. Nothing else. And it makes for the perfect escape from the world. We reached it from Male, the capital of Maldives, by a 40 minute sea-plane flight, which is the only -and rather expensive - way to get here. The flight had to be booked with the resort in advance, but their staff received us at the airport and attended to us till the sea-plane took off over an incredibly beautiful sea. We stayed at the water villas, which offer the best views. The villa is a large bedroom with attached bath having excellent hot water shower. The bedroom opens out to a partly covered wooden balcony, complete with sun-beds and a swing. We could climb down its wooden steps into the warm waters anytime we wanted to stake a dip in the coral blue sea. The villa had a TV with limited channels, a tea service, a free bottle of water which was replenished daily, a mini fridge stocked with soft drinks, and excellent air conditioning. The views of the sunset across the sea were incredible. We had to walk from our water villa to the main island for our meals. We took the Breakfast & Dinner package. The food was excellent, with sufficient choice for the vegetarian guests also. Drinks were expensive, but happy hours from 5.30 to 6.30 pm made them affordable. The evening’s highlight was the shark feed....This Indian Ocean island contains a single resort. Nothing else. And it makes for the perfect escape from the world.
We reached it from Male, the capital of Maldives, by a 40 minute sea-plane flight, which is the only -and rather expensive - way to get here. The flight had to be booked with the resort in advance, but their staff received us at the airport and attended to us till the sea-plane took off over an incredibly beautiful sea.
We stayed at the water villas, which offer the best views. The villa is a large bedroom with attached bath having excellent hot water shower. The bedroom opens out to a partly covered wooden balcony, complete with sun-beds and a swing. We could climb down its wooden steps into the warm waters anytime we wanted to stake a dip in the coral blue sea.
The villa had a TV with limited channels, a tea service, a free bottle of water which was replenished daily, a mini fridge stocked with soft drinks, and excellent air conditioning. The views of the sunset across the sea were incredible.
We had to walk from our water villa to the main island for our meals. We took the Breakfast & Dinner package. The food was excellent, with sufficient choice for the vegetarian guests also. Drinks were expensive, but happy hours from 5.30 to 6.30 pm made them affordable. The evening’s highlight was the shark feed. At 7pm each evening, they fed the fish which swam around the bar area. The tranquil sea would turn turbulent with dozens of fish including sting rays and sharks that rushed in to be fed. One evening we counted over 7 large sharks, and on another evening, we saw three large sting rays.
We enjoyed our stay. It was perhaps the most peaceful week we had spent in a very long time.More