Maldives "coconut grove shadow, clear sand and young water, blue sky and white clouds...." This beautiful country of thousand islands is the dream of Maidu children, the password to the most beautiful paradise in the world, and it is also a synonym for once tall, white and rich... The crystal clear waters of the Maldives and the white and soft beaches of the Maldives reflect its romance and purity all the time, and it has become the island dream of most young people. However, with the continuous improvement of living standards in recent years, traveling to the Maldives is no longer a luxury dream, and Maldives tourism has become the most popular holiday destination for Chinese and even global tourists.
Due to the large number of islands in the Maldives, there are about 120 resort islands, all of which are one island and one hotel model, each of which has different facilities, services, styles, diving levels, and different prices, so this brings a lot of problems to friends who want to travel to the Maldives. What are the characteristics of so many islands? What are the facilities, service levels and decoration styles? Here the island tourism independent station summarizes all kinds of information about the Maldives island selection strategy, so that you can easily play the Maldives of your dreams, and no longer have to worry about the Maldives island selection.
Issues to consider when choosing an island:
1. Budget
It is important to choose different classes of islands for different budgets. It is generally divided into economy, luxury, luxury and super luxury. The consumption range can be very large, as cheap as 3K per person (residential island), as expensive as several W or even without an upper limit.
As far as I know, the Maldives tourism budget can probably be set like this, in terms of a two-person itinerary of 5 days and 4 nights, not counting air tickets, just hotels (including meals and transportation to the island):
Less than 10,000 RMB: Only more economical islands, such as Sanxing Island, can be selected. Good for friends who don't have high requirements for the room, in order to see the view. In fact, the Maldives itself is naturally beautiful and does not need to be carefully crafted. It can be said that the view of each island is good, the difference is the grade and service of the hotel; For example: Sun Island, Angaga Island Resort, Thulhagiri Island Resort and Spa, etc., or some inhabited islands.
1-20,000 budget: you can choose four-star islands, intermediate grades, such as: Adaaran Select Meedhupparu, Bandos Island Resort, Chaaya Lagoon Hakuraa Huraa, Kutamathi (K Island, her favorite beach) and so on.
2-30,000 budget: It is much better to choose, five-star island, six-star island can be available, previously in the consideration of the landlord: Kihaad Maldives, The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi, Constance Moofushi Resort Maldives, Ayada Maldives, Six Senses Ram Resort Senses Laamu Maldives), and Dusit Thani Maldives, where the owner eventually went.
For more than 30,000, you can consider some of the more top islands, such as: W Retreat & Spa Maldives, Huvafen Fushi Spa Resort, J.D. Island (Jumeirah Dhevanafushi Maldives), Four Seasons Kuda Huraa.
No matter how high it is, there is no upper limit. In short, cheap has cheap gameplay, expensive has expensive gameplay, the difference is the service and experience of the hotel.
2. Travel season
There are no four seasons in the Maldives, there is a distinction between rainy season (low season) and dry season (high season).
The rainy season begins in May and does not necessarily stop after October. Generally speaking, the rainy season is from May to October.
During the rainy season, not only is there a high chance of rain, but the wind and waves at sea will also increase, which is not conducive to snorkeling. Sometimes in bad weather, the boat cannot be opened, the seaplane cannot take off, and it is easy to delay the trip.
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During the rainy season, it is also low season for hotels in the Maldives. At this time, this price is cheap, and the promotional prices of many islands are simply tempting, but it is also the time when the most Chinese people are the most.
For friends with insufficient budgets, choosing to travel during the rainy season is also a compromise. Is it advisable to go to Maldives during the rainy season? In fact, many people think that it is also suitable, because the rainy season does not rain every day, and even if it rains, it is generally showers, not rain all day. Moreover, if you go during the non-rainy season, it will not necessarily rain, but the probability is high.
November to April is the dry season (peak season) in the Maldives, hotels are expensive, and there are more European and American tourists who come to vacation. The most expensive time is the Christmas and New Year holidays, which start around December 22nd.
【Madai Hotel Price Trend Throughout the Year】
The price trend of Madai Hotel is basically like this throughout the year (FYI, varies from hotel to hotel and holiday from year to year):
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12.22-01.04, Christmas and New Year holidays, highest price of the year;
01.05-04.30, dry season, peak season price period;
05.01-07.20, rainy season, the period when prices are lowest throughout the year;
07.21-08.30, rainy season, small price increase due to annual leave for Europeans;
09.01-10.31, at the end of the rainy season, prices are still low;
11.01-12.21, the end of the rainy season, ushered in the dry season, prices rose, but in early November, there are still promotions on some islands;
Finally, the practice of the island tourism independent station tells you that it is good to go in the rainy season or in the dry season, but try not to go in the changing season. Because the weather is more changeable before and after the change of season, this is what the staff on the island told me. The landlord went at the end of October when the season changed, and spent 5 days on the island, the first 4 days were rainy or cloudy. It wasn't until the last day that God showed mercy and gave us a day of beautiful sunshine and good weather.
3. The way to go to the island
The islands of the Maldives are divided into speedboat islands, inland aircraft islands, and seaplane islands.
Generally, the islands close to the airport are speedboats, the medium distance is seaplanes, and the farther islands need inland planes (usually inland planes cannot land directly on that resort island, but land on nearby islands with inland airports, and then connect to the island by speedboat).
I prefer to fly to the island because to experience the perfection of the Maldives, you have to throw yourself in the air to see it in its entirety and feel the beauty in its soul. The seaplane flies at just the right altitude, and when you look at the Maldives from the air, you will understand the meaning of being a jewel in the Indian Ocean. SO, seaplane, get up!
4. What room type to stay?
The rooms on the Maldives resort island are generally divided into two categories: beach bungalows and water bungalows, as the name implies, beach bungalows are built on the beach, and water bungalows are built on water. In general, the price difference between beach houses and water houses is about 30%. Many people go to Madai and choose a mixed house with a water house, but we are too lazy to pack our luggage, so we choose to stay for four consecutive nights. There are also individual islands that have only sand houses (e.g. Vibinfaro and Ihuru) or only water huts (e.g. Vadoo).
5. Diving requirements
Are island snorkeling and diving environments required?
Snorkeling in Madai is divided into two categories: one is snorkeling on the main island and the other is snorkeling in the sea. Snorkeling on the island is generally free, and snorkeling is at your own expense. If the snorkeling environment on the island is not ideal, you can go snorkeling at your own expense.
There are many A-class islands (suitable for snorkeling on the main island) in the Maldives, such as: K Island, Filitheyo Island, Banyan Tree Vibinfaro Island, Mofuji Island, Dusit Tinque Island and so on.
However, there are not many Grade A snorkeling islands among luxury islands. Because of a common problem in luxury islands, most luxury islands are not good at snorkeling, probably for the luxury of building rooms and destroying their own snorkeling environment.
6. Beach requirements
The islands of the Maldives are exceptionally white and soft due to the constant exposure to the waters of the Indian Ocean. The white sand beach of Tailing is the perfect beach in the Maldives. At one time, the dreamy trailing beach was also a requirement for the landlord to choose the island.
The islands with trailing beaches are: Kutamathi (K Island), Cocoon, Kandima, Dhigali, OBLU, LUX and so on.
7. What meal label is needed
Different islands, there is AI (all-inclusive), BB (breakfast), HB (breakfast and dinner), FB (full meal). The most worry-free price of all-inclusive, after going to the island, there is basically no need to spend additional money, but "the wool comes from the sheep", in fact, the cost is also passed on to the room fee, which is not necessarily cost-effective.
If it is a breakfast only meal, lunch and dinner still have to be included in the budget, and meals on the island are more expensive, with an average meal of about 40USD-60USD per person.
Generally, most of the breakfast and lunch on the island are buffets, and breakfast usually ends at 10 am, so the lunch time is not hungry, so sometimes lunch is not too necessary.
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I personally think that the HB (breakfast and dinner) menu is the most suitable, the breakfast buffet can be fuller, and you can eat less at noon, just wait for dinner in the evening. Some islands are buffet style and some are A-La-Carte, i.e. you need to order food one way.
8. Honeymoon gift
Many hotels in the Maldives offer newlyweds extra items such as flower beds, champagne, dinner, sea trips and even a spa. The consumption of sacks is calculated in dollars, and these are also a lot of money at your own expense.
Hotels send different things, some give more, some give less. Generally, you need to provide a copy of the marriage certificate within one year (some islands require half a year) to enjoy the honeymoon gift from the hotel.
Finally, choose an island, the final return is based on the budget to choose, more than the budget will be directly PASSED, many children's shoes want to snorkel well, beach good, but also to live in a water house, seaplane, all-inclusive, cost-effective island, this is the common feelings, but to meet the above requirements of the island, the price is not cheap, fish and bear paw can not have both. Therefore, it is still necessary to choose the island that suits you according to the budget, and if the budget is not high, the requirements must be made to make trade-offs. What suits is the best!