Browsing: Maldives
If a holiday destination could have a 5-star rating, the Maldives would probably qualify easily. The archipelago offers top-notch hideaways and dive spots. But also service and variety of food are mind-boggling.
Luxury resorts like Gili Lankanfushi leave nothing more to be desired. And if you are a diver, you might want to explore a live-aboard like the Blue Horizon.
Waiting for you upon arrival at the airport in Malé is a tanned, friendly Maldivian with a dazzling white smile and a placard with your name on it.
Welcome to an earthly paradise!
All right – we knew we’d selected a 5-star resort on Gili Lankanfushi that would leave nothing more to be desired. But even so, what we found there far exceeded our expectations – welcome to an earthly paradise!
I knew from our trip preparations that there are grey herons in the Maldives. But little did I know how much effort it would take to find and photograph them…
Sure, nobody flies to the Maledives just for a wine tasting. But here on Gili Lankanfushi, since they like getting it on with chocolate, which we know is not that partial to heat, they do have a cellar. That being the case, of course, there’s no reason not to lay in some wine as well.
A good host will always be ready for his guests, will know their names and figure out their wishes and preferences as quickly as possible. We were surprised on multiple occasions in this respect during our stay at the Gili Lankanfushi Resort in the Maldives…
Roberto Arganese, director of marketing and sales for the Gili Lankanfushi Resort, having lived for nine years on this Maldives dream island, in a few weeks will leave paradise for his new European base from where he will resume enticing tourists to “his” luxury resort.
The exclusive Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa is located in the northern Haa Alifu Atoll, on the sickle-shaped private island of Dhonakulhi with heavily overgrown, lush vegetation and a breathtaking house reef! We had to choose between a beachside and water villa…
We had the pleasure of accompanying the maiden flight of a Trans Maldivian Airways seaplane from Malé in the high northern atolls of the Maldives: We landed in the luxurious Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa, where a full-blown reception committee, including a local “band”, was waiting for us. Here’s how that sounds like…
Excellent diving in the Maldives aboard the Blue Horizon.