MALDIVES
The Maldives is a small island nation in South Asia, located in the Arabian Sea of the Indian Ocean. It lies southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from the Asian continent. The chain of 26 atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to Addu Atoll in the south. Comprising a territory spanning roughly 298 square kilometres (115 sq mi), the Maldives is one of the world's most geographically dispersed sovereign states as well as the smallest Asian country by land area and population, with around 550,000 inhabitants. Malé is the capital and the most populated city. Maldives is made up of 1,190 coral islands formed around 26 natural ring-like atolls and has deep blue seas, turquoise reefs, white sandy beaches and palm trees. Today, the number of resorts and rooms increased a lot with the chinese tourists and prices are very expensive (hotels, food, transports, activities..), sometimes without value for money. This tourist overdevelopment has a significant carbon impact (transport, air conditioning, desalination of water, import of food, etc.). Climate change is also severely threatening the very existence of the Maldives. According to the World Bank, with "future sea levels projected to increase in the range of 10 to 100 centimeters by the year 2100, the entire country could be submerged".
BEST TIME to VISIT MALDIVES
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to MALDIVES
From January to April
WARNING : The Maldives is 5 hours ahead of GMT , but some resorts operate resort time, which can be either 1 or 2 hours ahead of the time in Male. It can be very confusing, so always ask all schedules in "resort time" and "Malé time" specially for your transports. It's very unusual for a small country.
colorful typical maldivian boat
heron on the beach
Resort - just relax
resort - Infinite pool and island view
resort - relax
resort - Infinite pool
Heron near a bungalow attracted by the fresh water in the cauldron
Resort - entrance of a villa
Heron attracted by the fresh water in the cauldron
Bungalow on stilts in a resort
Bungalow on stilts in a resort - staircase to the water
just relax on your terrace
relax
Pier in a resort
relax on your terrace or on the beach
Fifty Shades of Blue
bungalow on stilts and a lagoon
Fifty Shades of Blue
bungalow on stilts
Ray in the shallow water of a lagoon
resort in Maldives
Maldives are a perfect destination to relax
bungalow on stilts and sandy beach
relax
bungalows on stilts and sandy beach
beach in a resort
Swimming pool
around Malé airport - Many boats are used to transport tourists
around Malé airport - Many boats are used to transport tourists
around Malé airport - Many boats are used to transport tourists
resort on an island
resort with bungalows on stilts
Boats and a lagoon
Resort - relax at the beach
lagoon
relax on a hammock surrounded by the crystal clear water of the lagoon
Pier in a resort
Welcome team arriving in a resort
Fifty Shades of Blue
Fifty Shades of Blue
Fifty Shades of Blue
Fifty Shades of Blue
The capital city (Malé) skyline
Malé skyline
Malé skyline
Malé is the capital city of Maldives
around Malé, boat leaving the airport pier
around Malé airport, boats are transporting tourists to their resort
around Malé airport, boats are transporting tourists to their resort
around Malé airport, boats are transporting tourists to their resort
colorful typical maldivian boat
colorful boat
resort - Infinite pool
resort on an island
sandy beach
crystal clear lagoon
overwater villas
overwater villas
relax at the beach
seaplane is often the only transport to reach remote resorts
bird's-eye on a resort from a seaplane
Bungalows on stilts
Bungalows on stilts
Fifty Shades of Blue
Fifty Shades of Blue
sandy beach
sandy beach and a blue lagoon
relax on the beach
Orchids
Orchids
Malé is the capital city of Maldives
Resort - swimming pool and lagoon
Atolls from a seaplane
resort - Infinite pool
crystal clear lagoon
resort - large villa
resort - Infinite pool
sandy beach
resort - Infinite pool
swimming pool
some resorts are only accessible with a seaplane
sleeping room in a resort
Bungalows on stilts
No enough hotels? Building an artificial island
relax on the beach
Red Orchids
White Orchids
Orchids
Purple Orchids
white Orchids
Purple orchids
Resorts are offering a lot of activities
Orchids
Swimming in the lagoon
room in a resort
heron looking for a fish
room in a resort
relax at the swimming pool
relax
relax at the swimming pool
small shark
small shark
Sandy beach and a resort
Sandy beach and a crystal clear lagoon
coral in a lagoon - mostly dead with climate change
Sandy beach
resort on an island
resort and sandy beach
large yatchs
seaplanes are the only fast way to reach the remote islands
Resort - boat and restaurant on a sandy beach
Resort - sandy beach
Resort - swimming pool
Resort - sandy beach and blue lagoon
Resort - Overwater bungalows and lagoon
Resort - Overwater bungalows and lagoon
Resort - Overwater bungalows
resort - Infinite pool
relax - lagoon or pool for the bath?
heron
heron
bird
heron
heron on the pier
heron
heron
Sting rays
Sting rays feeding to attract tourists
Sting rays
Sting rays feeding to attract tourists
overwater bungalows - not suitable for children as there is no fence
Kiteboarding
relax
typical maldivian boat
overwater bungalows
typical maldivian boat
Resort - villa on an island
relax on the beach
with the climate change, some resorts are threaten by the rising level of the sea and are trying to protect the beaches and resort from the waves
Resort - Infinite pool
resort - lagoon view from the bedroom
lagoon - Fifty shades of blue
overwater bungalow and the lagoon
sandy beach
with the climate change, some resorts are threaten by the rising level of the sea and are trying to protect the beaches and resort from the waves
small pool in a villa
relax on the beach
resort - bird on the fence
sandy beach
relax on a hammock
Maldives are very low islands and sea level rise narrows the beaches. So here, sand is "pumped" and released on the beach to increase the sand volume
seaplane are anchored to a platform and customers are reaching the platform by boat
relax
Seaplane in Malé airport
Sting ray
Sting rays
Sting ray
Sting ray - looking at us
Sting rays and heron
Sting ray
resort
Pier and boats in a resort
Pier in a resort
resort
typical maldivian boat , blue lagoon and infinite pool
typical maldivian boat