Most people consider the Maldives as a destination best suited for honeymoons and romantic trips, but you might be surprised to hear that it’s also extremely popular with families. Out of the nearly 80 water villa resorts in the Maldives, a few dozen have special “Kids’ Clubs” specifically built and staffed for the young ones in your group.
You’ll find that most of these resorts also have swimming pools and tennis courts alongside the available beach and water sports, so a range of ages can have a trip they’ll never forget, leaving the parents some time on their own, as well.
Water villas and honeymoons go perfectly together, and you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who argues otherwise, and many couples dream of staying in one during their unforgettable trip of a lifetime. The Maldives has over 75 different private-island resorts that feature water villas and overwater bungalows, so choosing the perfect one can take a lot of work and a lot of time, to say the least.
Since we have researched and reviewed all of them, we’ve decided to help honeymoon couples out by selecting the finest romantic resorts in the Maldives on the list below.
While the Maldives is certainly known as a honeymoon and sunshine filled holiday destination, the country also impresses with very good surf spots at a variety of locations throughout the entire archipelago. If you decide to focus your entire trip on surfing in the Maldives then you might want to contact a tour operator that specializes in those types of trips, but if you’re looking to surf for a few days as part of your trip then you’ve come to the right place.
All-inclusive villa resorts provide a feeling of luxury that’s combined with the comfort and knowledge that nearly everything is included in the room price, so you don’t have to stress over price tags repeatedly throughout your vacation. The Maldives has over 80 different water-villa hotels, and nearly 20 of them operate on an all-inclusive basis, or at the very least, a full-board (all meals included) basis. The best all inclusive Maldives holiday resorts are among the best in the world, particularly so, for overwater villa lovers.
Maldives is proudly noted as the water villa capital of the world, and one of the planet’s most desirable holiday destinations, for many different and exciting reasons. However, it should be noted that a Maldives vacation can be a bit confusing because of the long flights into and out of the country and the fact that each visitor then has to take a sea-plane or speedboat to another island to reach their choosen resort.
If you are reading this article you have probably just realized that you are going to have to spend a least one night near the Malé International Airport on your way in or on your way out.
The Maldives might be the closest thing to paradise on earth for those looking for a sunshine holiday or a tropical escape. Known as the water villa and overwater bungalow capital of the planet, the Maldives has over 80 private-island resorts with overwater rooms.
But how do you get to these private islands in the Maldives? To be honest, it can be a bit confusing and mysterious until you’ve done it at least once before, so I’ve put together this easy to read guide to show you exactly how it all works.
With an amazingly pleasant and consistent climate throughout the entire year, the best time to visit the Maldives is whenever you choose to visit. With that said, there are however, some subtle differences from one season to the next. In order to help you figure out when the best time for you to visit the Maldives is, we’ll discuss all of that below.
In spite of its tiny population, the Maldives is spread out over a very large section of the Indian Ocean.
As you’ll see by the chart down below, the weather within the Maldives tends to be nearly identical throughout, regardless of the month. The days tend to be quite warm and at least somewhat humid. The nights are known for being reasonably warm and a bit balmy.
Unlike most other tropical destinations, the Maldives is unique in that it has two different “monsoon” periods each year. Luckily, neither are known for any dramatic weather or flooding, so the differences are rather subtle.
Once you arrive in the Maldives, you’ll feel as though you’ve arrived in paradise, especially at your overwater bungalow resort, as the location is quite remote for pretty much everyone. Spread over a huge area just southwest of India, The Maldives is located many thousands of kilometers from Europe, and even quite a long way from the Middle East as well.
Fortunately, there are many flights into Malé International Airport from all over the globe, making it so that most people will only have to change planes once along the way.
The always popular and famed Hilton hotel chain is set to open a new resort off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in 2023. This resort is posed to have both land based rooms and overwater suites, with a total of 80 for guests to enjoy. Although not much is known just yet about this upcoming resort addition, it does look like the resort will be private island based with overwater rooms that direct themselves straight out into the ocean, making for a Bora Bora inspired location.