Joanna James
Although the Maldives has been welcoming tourists from several decades, many still haven't visited this beautiful destination. If you're planning your first trip to this paradisiacal country, here are some bucket list things you can add to your itinerary.
Apart from relaxing in the soft white sands of the Maldivian beaches, the next exciting thing is to explore the exquisite underwater marine world that lies beneath the sparkling azure waters surround the islands. If you're pretty excited about this aspect of travelling here, make sure you book a resort such as Milaidhoo Island Maldives that has a house reef around the island. Without venturing afar, you can explore the breathtaking underwater scenery just outside your resort – think colourful shoals of fish swimming past you! It's truly an ethereal experience you must experience during your stay in the Maldives.
Excursions to uninhabited islands, a range of water sports, and boat trips to local communities – experience all these when you're in the Maldives. Just make sure to add breathing space in your itinerary; don't pack your schedule with a hoard of activities, which would make you miss out on truly appreciating the mesmerising beauty that exists around many of the Maldives island resorts. You could even experience the authentic Maldivian lifestyle by joining fishermen on a fishing journey to learn how things are done here. Plus, you can even embark on a culinary adventure by handpicking herbs along with a chef to prepare an authentic Maldivian dish that would surely make your taste buds sing.
Until you lay your eyes on it, you wouldn't imagine that such places really exist in the world – the untouched beaches, the lush tropical greenery that hasn't felt a human presence for ages, and the crystal-clear tropical lagoons truly epitomise the paradise. Wander around the island with your guide; it wouldn't take more than several minutes to complete this as many of these islands are quite small in terms of land area. You can introduce yourself to the life that thrives within this vegetation and even learn the names of the flowers and trees, which differs from the ones that usually exist on inhabited islands.
There's no place like the Maldives on earth where you can rekindle the romance with your partner or spouse. The enchanting sunsets bring you the promise of magic and sprinkle you with stardust transforming your entire self, making you feel alive like never before! Listen to the love songs murmured by the gentle surfs while lying on the beach at midnight under a blanket of stars – can things get more romantic than this? Well, yes, in the Maldives, you will also come across beaches that sparkle with luminescent blue dust at night, which is an incredible natural phenomenon resulted by light-emitting ostracods.
Should you choose to, the Maldives is where you can simply relax and do nothing. At your island resort, you can either bask in the sun, or float in a lagoon, and the staff at lagoon will cater to make your stay memorable by bringing you all the food and smoothies you desire.
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