Joanna James
A honeymoon in the Maldives is just about every couple's dream escape. It's the perfect destination if all you and your partner seek is a holiday of bliss; walks along sun-bleached beaches and chilling to island vibes from sunrise to sunset.
The Maldives is a tropical paradise and there is no shortage of resorts offering amazing stays. Most of the little islands are owned by private resorts and what you get is a stay at an exclusive beach resort that occupies an entire island. With so many fab resorts out there, it's hard to choose but some similar to Adaaran Prestige Vadoo manage to impress visitors, especially the romantic kind, and are well-established as top honeymoon resorts in Maldives. The best resorts are those offering sunset water villas where couples can savour the bliss of a honeymoon in a private villa located out at sea. This means you can look forward to sitting on your private terrace and letting the magic of sunset make you fall in love all over again, while a private plunge pool and the best cuisine make it easy to forget the rest of the world and simply enjoy the company of the one you love.
How does sailing off into the sunset sound to you and your partner? That is exactly what you get when you book a sunset cruise in the Maldives—with glasses of bubbly thrown in for good measure too. Make unforgettable memories as you explore the Indian Ocean on a luxury yacht and stand on deck as the setting sun turns the sky above into a fiery glowing ball of amber hues. Cosy up and enjoy the entire experience with the possibility of dinner at sea and more bubbly under a blanket of twinkling stars.
The Maldives is the ultimate beach vacation, but it is also a destination rich in culture. Therefore, to enjoy the best of both worlds, you can choose an island-hopping tour. The tours cover the nearest islands to your beach resort and include a deserted island for picnics on the beach, swimming in private coves and exploring the verdant interior, as well as a local island. Visiting one is always exciting for most tourists coming from western countries as they are able to see how the simple islanders live. Their lifestyles centred on fishing is idyllic, and if you are lucky enough, you both may get invited to enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal.
The easiest water sport to enjoy in the Maldives is snorkelling. All you need are a snorkel, fins and mask and some basic swimming skills. Since just about every coral island in the Maldives is surrounded by a private reef, it's easy to swim out to the nearest one from the beach of your Maldives resort. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean attract a myriad of sea life and the reefs are a thriving playground for many of the smaller species. However, having a friendly dolphin swim alongside you and a lazy sea turtle amble by are quite normal experiences on a random snorkelling tour in the Maldives.
If you both are into diving, then the Maldives doubles as the ultimate romantic destination and also one of the world's best dive spots. And if you do not have any diving experience but still want to experience the depths of the ocean, go ahead and check with your resort in the Maldives about taking diving lessons. It's easy to earn a basic PADI certificate in the Maldives, which means you are not excluded from exploring the depths of the Indian Ocean, where the elusive whale sharks, giant manta rays, harmless reef sharks and hundreds more species of fish thrive amongst the amazing coral formations.
Dining by design is quite the thing in the Maldives with couples choosing to enjoy their dinners in the privacy of their resort beach. There is nothing more enchanting than the lull of the waves, candlelight and cuisine that tastes like magic in your mouth. And after dinner, you can enjoy a stroll along the water's edge, hand in hand as the moon shines its light in silvery reflections on the water.
Are you ready to book your Maldives honeymoon?
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