My favourite things about The Maldives

1. The feeling of awe when we arrived.
We caught an early flight from Sri Lanka to Male, then arrived at our island via speedboat. It was incredible stepping off of that speedboat onto the wooden pier and into a picture postcard.

Arriving at our island
Arriving at our island

2. The scent of our water bungalow.
Sadly, we haven’t invented smell-o-vision just yet but I will never forget walking in to our gorgeous water bungalow and seeing petals scattered on the bed, the bright blue sea and sky from the windows and inhaling the aroma of whatever reed diffuser they had placed in there. Sometimes it’s the small details that count.

Petals on the bed
Petals on the bed

3. The peace and quiet.
A tropical island like this only invites a happy, calm and tranquil atmosphere, even when surrounded by other holidaymakers.

Enjoying the peace
Enjoying the peace

4. The island band.
In contrast to the peacefulness, we adored watching The Wood at Kuramathi perform. ‘Billionaire’ by Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars will always remind me of the night we spent dancing under the stars, sand between our toes, to the island band (who I hear have moved on, possibly to a different island).

The Wood at Kuramathi
The Wood at Kuramathi

5. The cocktails!
Hands down the best cocktail menu I have seen. I enjoyed the Ninja Turtle – which had black pepper in it! Worth going all inclusive for (although the food was tasty too!)

Performance and cocktails
Performance and cocktails

6. Movies under the stars.
If we weren’t watching The Wood in the evening, then we were sipping our cocktails on beanbags and loungers watching a movie on the beach. We saw ‘A thousand words’ starring Eddie Murphy and ‘Little Fockers’ starring Ben Stiller. Very romantic! Haha!

Movies on the beach
Movies on the beach

7. The wildlife.
Seeing the stingrays being fed at dusk, the cute little crabs skittering about the sand, the heron majestically perched at the edge of the infinity pool, the contrast of the flocks of black and white birds at the sandbank, the lizards in the little garden of the outdoor shower of our beach villa – you haven’t lived until you’ve showered naked outside with lizards eyeing your behind!

Poolside heron
Poolside heron

And let’s not forget…

8. The marine life.
Snorkelling in the crystal clear turquoise ocean, that close to all those brilliant, beautiful tropical fish. And yes we did see a couple of sharks.

Shark!
Shark!

9. The infinity pool.
Infinity pools always have something a little more luxurious about them. Lovely to cool down as you gaze out to the horizon.

To infinity and beyond!
To infinity and beyond!

10. The spa.
I would love to be wealthy enough to have a regular spa day but we went for a relaxing soak with champagne and fruit followed by a full body massage (him) and a Thai foot massage (me).

I want to live here!
I want to live here!

11. The sunsets.
What’s not to love about a glorious sunset on a tropical island? Part of our stay included a free sunset cruise which was a pleasant little boat ride, including champagne.

Sunset cruise
Sunset cruise

12. Souvenir shopping.
The island had a gift shop and because I collect foreign coins but was sadly paying for things using U.S. dollars rather than the Maldivian rufiyaa, I bought a souvenir pack of coins. This unusual necklace caught my eye too so I treated myself – it’s one of my favourites.

A gift from myself, to myself!
A gift from myself, to myself!

13. The sandbank.
At the tip of the island there is an exposed stretch of sand where you can walk and feel truly like you are on a deserted island on the edge of the world.

The Sandbank
The Sandbank

14. Photogenic scenery.
It’s almost impossible to take a bad photo on this island it is so beautiful.

Paradise
Paradise

15. The seaplane experience.
Departing by seaplane is definitely something worth experiencing, just to see all those tiny, stunning islands below you dotted in the Indian Ocean.

View of a random island from the sea plane
View of a random island from the sea plane

We stayed at Kuramathi Island Resort.

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9 Comments

  1. Wow the Maldives is calling my name! It looks so beautiful!!

    1. One of the most beautiful places I have ever been!

  2. That looks awesome! Im thinking about the Maldives since a while now, but it is so expensive! Still, we might book within the next year. Our 10 year wedding anniversary is coming up and tts a good reason, right?!

    Thanks for your article and all the pics; loved it.

    1. Thanks for your comment. Maldives is a once in a lifetime… you should definitely spoil yourselves!

  3. Its was so good reading a lot of information shared publicly about your trip to Maldives, It’s so interesting to hear about Maldives experience,

  4. One word, that’s “STUNNING” !

    1. quirkylittleplanet

      It really was!

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