Maldives Travel Precautions Maldives Self-guided Tour Guide

Going to Maldives for a honeymoon, what precautions should you take? Let me tell you in detail now. Of course, two people can go on a trip too, but the following points should be noted. Keep reading to find out what you should pay attention to.

Travel Strategies

1. Spend two days staying in a water villa and enjoy snorkeling, with almost no other activities. The whale shark exploration wasted a lot of time for several hours. Bring some bread and you can feed the fish in the water villa. Many fish will come.

2. You can go to free activities for two days staying in the beach villa, such as snorkeling at Green Island and fishing. Snorkeling at Green Island is very boring, and it’s not as good as snorkeling on the island. The coral reefs and fish are not as many as those on the island.

Sunset fishing is good. I caught two fish, and my husband caught one.

3. Spa can be arranged when you change rooms in the middle, because you can’t check in immediately, so you can enjoy a spa beautifully.

4. Take some photos when it’s not too hot, otherwise, it will be really hot!

5. The Italian restaurant is delicious and the amount is huge! Be sure to book in advance!!!

Preparations

1. (Find an agent) The most convenient, easiest, and best way to go to the Maldives is to find an agent. Why find an agent instead of booking yourself? Because the agent is a jack-of-all-trades, they will arrange your pick-up and drop-off, book flights and hotels, apply for honeymoon benefits, and arrange all your travel. You only need to ask her if you don’t understand anything, and she will answer patiently. The key is that the tickets booked by the agent are group tickets, while you book individually. Group tickets are much cheaper than individual tickets. Singapore Changi Airport is the largest airport in Asia, with the largest duty-free shop in Asia, but I think the prices are still much cheaper than the domestic duty-free shop. So buy whatever you want in the domestic duty-free shop, don’t keep it for buying in Singapore, it’s not worth it. But Singapore Airport allows you to receive 40 Singapore dollars vouchers per person with your passport and boarding pass, equivalent to 200 yuan. 20 yuan is free to use, and another 20 yuan is for designated stores only.

2. (Documents) The Maldives is a visa-free country, as long as you have a valid passport for 6 months, you can go.

3. (Early material preparation) You must go snorkeling in the Maldives. The snorkeling effect there is really N times better than what I experienced in Thailand! So before you go, buy snorkeling equipment on Taobao, a jellyfish suit (you can use swimwear instead), snorkeling socks, coral reefs are sharp so you must wear socks, and rent a GoPro (underwater camera) on Taobao, and a power adapter. The Maldives does not provide toothpaste and toothbrushes in all hotels for environmental protection, so bring your own.

4. The Maldives is a tipping country. Bring 20 US dollars, remember to change all the US dollars into 1-dollar bills. Give each waiter one dollar every time. Leave one dollar on the bedside table in the morning for the cleaning black.

5. (Means of getting to the island) Domestic flights, seaplane, and speedboat. Domestic flights are small planes that you usually see, flying high and stable, and it takes a long time. Seaplane is flying on the water surface, only 7-8 people can take a flight at a time, the whole process is open, the captain is in front of you and you can look at the sea view below, noisy, unstable, and the flight time is only half of the domestic flight. But the price is slightly more expensive than domestic flights. When booking the island, be sure to think about what way you want to take to the island, and once booked, it cannot be changed.

Snorkeling Strategies

1. The water villa below the family villa is very close to the trench, and you can reach the trench after a few swims. The coral reefs are big and there are many big fish. When we stayed in the beach villa, we went snorkeling to the family villa.

2. There are groups of small fish storms below the family villa, almost like jackfish storms, so many…

3. There are manta rays and sharks in the sunset waters. I’m not too brave to play with them.

4. There are also many corals and fish under the luxury water villa. When the tide is high in the morning, you can see a big shark in the trench, which scared me to death.

Tips

1. Regarding small change: If you can exchange small-denomination US dollars in China, that’s best. If not, be sure to exchange US dollars before you go. There are shops at the airport where you can buy things and exchange small change, but the shops there open after 8 pm. In fact, you can exchange money on the island.

2. Regarding tips: Don’t worry too much about tips. If you think the black service is good, you can give 1-2 US dollars, but you will not be neglected if you don’t give them. However, it is recommended to give 1-2 US dollars in tips for cleaning rooms and moving luggage.

3. You really need to bring a lot of snacks, unless you are not afraid of the sun and can’t stay in the room.

4. Be sure to apply sunscreen, and don’t save it. It’s best to use waterproof sunscreen, even on cloudy days. The ultraviolet rays near the equator are not a joke.

5. Be sure to rent an underwater camera. We remembered that we didn’t rent an underwater camera until we were about to leave, so we didn’t have a single snorkeling photo. The small fish in the sea are really beautiful.

6. The water for showering on the island is slippery. It is recommended to use the water they provide for brushing your teeth.

7. If you want to adjust the air conditioning temperature, you need to open the cabinet, press the machine on the top of the cabinet to be effective.

8. Regarding the network: There is island-wide Wi-Fi coverage, but it is based on the vicinity of buildings. The network speed is okay. There is no problem with text, but pictures are slow. As for playing games, King’s Glory will have a delay of around 400. It is said that the Wi-Fi rented there is similar because it is all 3G.