Vakarufalhi Island Resort Maldives

Advantages: Small Quiet Good Coral
Disadvantages: Cold Food, Cockroaches, Cracked Bath

...This review is based purely on our holiday to Komandoo in February 2007 There are many different islands offering many different holidays. For a impartial view on all holidays I suggest you buy RESORTS oF THE MALDIVES by Adrian Neville 3rd edition is now out After visiting Komandoo last year everyone was raving about Vakarufalhi or Vakaru as it is also known read on to see if its as good as we thought, the 2 islands are owned by the same people Tour Operator Hayes and Jarvis Price £1730 Each 14 days Feb 2007 Board Basis Full Board Alternative Operator is Airtours slightly cheaper but more cramped airplane Flight Operator First Choice Airlines Star Class (cattle class to you and me) Upgrade to Premium Star Class is about £295 Flight FCA040 Outbound FCA041 Inbound but these have since changed Flight time Outbound...

adictivepie 20.02.2007 · Read review
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  Meedhupparu: A Pearl of a Resort

Advantages: Stunning beauty, tranquility, dive sites
Disadvantages: Italians on an ice-cream company conference. Err...that's about it.

...and Hepatitis A, two weeks before departure. LOCATION Meedhupparu is located in the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India. The Maldives comprise 19 "atolls", or groups of islands, and Meedhupparu is the only resort in the RAA atoll; this lies to the northwest of Male, the capital, and location of the international airport. It is 130km from Male to the resort, making it one of the most outlying. CLIMATE Unsurprisingly, Meedhupparu has a tropical climate, being only 5.3 degrees north of the equator - generally warm (around 28-30 degrees) and humid. The good news though, is that with no standing fresh water, there are no mosquitoes. The dry season is from December to April; between May and November it is still warm, but can be cloudy and more humid, with more chance of rain. I have to say that when we were there...

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Resorts of Maldives (3rd edition)

Advantages: Knowlegde of the islands before booking
Disadvantages: none

...One of the most beautiful books to read and look at..... I had previously done a review on the 2nd edition book, but being new to ciao then, I put it in the wrong category. So here goes with the latest 3rd edition book. The Author Adrian Neville is a dedicated and pasionate maldive expert and has been blessed to be able to travel to the Maldives, visit and stay on the resort islands. This has to be my dream job.... His reviews in my opinion are excellent, we have visited several islands now and we do agree with his reports of them. Many islands have been refurbished with have added rooms and water bungalows and spa facilities. Some have even changed their names since the last book was published. So this was a welcomed and well awaited update. The photographs and page layout are fantastic. Aerial views of the islands...

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Review of Resorts of Maldives (Third edition) - Adrain Neville

Swimming With Turtles (Biyadhoo Island Maldives)

Advantages: Budget Resort With Stunning House Reef
Disadvantages: Insects And Rooms Tired

...We booked this year's visit to the Maldives with Kuoni and chose to stay at Biyadhoo Island which is in the South Male Atoll. If you are not familiar with the Maldives I will give you a brief introduction. The Maldives are a group of islands which are close to The Equator and are south west of Sri Lanka. The chain is made up of over 1190 islands which are coral, and which form an archipelago of over 26 major atolls. Those close to Male, the capital, are mainly reached by speed boat, whereas those further out are sea plane transfers, and intermediate ones offer a choice of onward transport. The flight time varies but non stop you are looking at 11 hours or so. It is possible to break the journey, especially if you choose to fly with a scheduled airline such as Emirates, and here you can drop down in Dubai on route. There are...

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Kuredu Island Maldives

Advantages: Pure Paradise
Disadvantages: I really can't think of any

...INTRODUCTION Me and my husband first visited the Maldives (Sun Island) in November 2004 for our Honeymoon and we found it pure paradise, since then we have been back to the Caribbean and it just doesn't measure up so we now save hard all year for 2 weeks in paradise. We visited Kuredu Island for the last 2 weeks of May 2006 and as i have read many reviews to decide which island to visit this year i felt it time to write my own review on this fantastic island. LOCATION Kuredu island is located in the Lhaviyani Atoll in the North of the Maldives, it is one of the largest islands, we went on the 19th May 2006 for 2 weeks the weather was very hot approx 32(c) and above and the climate is very humid. The Maldives does have a monsoon season so before booking it is advisable to do a little researh to confirm the best month to go...

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Vilamendhoo Island Resort - Maldives

Advantages: Snorkelling - amazing house reef
Disadvantages: None - not for people who want the big plush pampered false hotel experience

...We stayed at Vilamendhoo from 7th October to 22nd October 2007. It was our 2nd time to the Maldives (went to Kuredu last year for our honeymoon), and we found this island completely different to our first Maldives experience. The island is a reasonable size, and takes about 15-20 minutes to walk around it. All the accommodation looked pretty much the same, except for a few deluxe rooms (looked the same as the others), and a few rooms in the middle of the island (wouldn't recommend those). We stayed in room 117 (we requested rooms 113 to 130 after reading other reviews) which was in a fantastic location, with a lovely beach outside the room and an excellent spot on the reef. The room was really close to the sunset bar (sitting out on the beach at night watching the shooting stars!), which was lovely, and wasn't far to the restaurant...

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Komandoo Island Resort Maldives

Advantages: Small, Friendly, Quiet, NIce Rooms, Priced well
Disadvantages: Too Quiet for some,Long travelling time from uk

...This review is based purely on our holiday to Komandoo in February 2006 There are many different islands offering many different holidays. For a impartial view on all holidays I suggest you buy RESORTS oF THE MALDIVES by Adrian Neville Tour Operator Hayes and Jarvis Price £1650 Each 14 days Feb 2006 Room Upgrade to Jacuzzi Villa £300 Each but we got it for free!!! Flight Operator First Choice Airlines Star Class (cattle class to you and me) Upgrade to Premium Star Class is about £295 Flight FCA046 Outbound FCA047 Inbound but these have since changed Flight time Outbound 10.5 to 11hours Inbound 12 to 12.5 hours Flight type Direct nonstop Airport UK London Gatwick LGW Airport Maldives Male MLE Currency Maldivian Rufiyaa but US Dollars and Major Credit Cards accepted. Our advise is take dollars for tips Roomboys...

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Lily Beach Island Resort Maldives

Advantages: Medium Size, Pool, Good Staff, Trips, Beach
Disadvantages: Sea Wall, Rough Sand, Green/Green Decor

...This review is based purely on our holiday to Lily Beach Island Resort in February 2005. We were a bit unsure about this holiday whether we were going or not due to the Tsunami 26th Dec 2004. I would like you to spare a thought for those who lost their lives in such a tragic event and those who lost everything they owned. There are many different islands offering many different holidays. For a impartial view on all holidays I suggest you buy RESORTS oF THE MALDIVES by Adrian Neville Tour Operator Hayes and Jarvis Price £1620 Each 14 days Feb 2006 Room Beach Villa Flight Operator First Choice Airlines Star Class (cattle class to you and me) Upgrade to Premium Star Class is about £295 Flight FCA046 Outbound FCA047 Inbound but these have since changed Flight time Outbound 10.5 to 11hours Inbound 12 to 12.5 hours Flight...

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Review of Lily Beach Resort

Cruising round the Maldives

Advantages: Peaceful, beautiful, relaxing and great to recharge your batteries
Disadvantages: None - unless you are looking for nightlife!

...I am not a great one for holidays myself but there was something about the advert for a cruise around the Maldives that caught my eye. After a few years of a very hectic and demanding job (and having just finished a period of studying as well) I knew deep down that I needed to get away from it all. Nothing really appealed until I saw a colour photo of the Maldive islands and read the blurb in an advert. It offered a week's cruise around various islands staying on a small boat and visiting a different island every day, some of which were described as uninhabited. There was a warning that the cruise wasn't suitable for anyone with mobility problems due to the need to transfer on to small boats in order to come ashore at some of the islands and somehow the more I read the more enthusuastic I became. The deal was attractive and made...

laramax 16.11.2006 · Read review
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Maldive update

Advantages: Relaxing or Active
Disadvantages: None

...See my latest review on Embudu village http://travel.ciao.co.uk/EmbuduVillageMaldivesReview5731213 Also on Summer Island village - http://travel.ciao.co.uk/SummerIslandVillageMaldivesReview5686286 Also my review on Fihalhohi Island Resort -http://travel.ciao.co.uk/FihalhohiIslandResortReview5546645 I will update this review, to keep folk informed with as much info as possible. That's what these island are 'Magical'. Just imagine the sun flickering on your face through palm leaves which sway in the warm flower scented breeze, the sound of tropical birds and the gentle swell of the waves on the beach.... there you are swinging in your hammock to and fro with not a care in the world. Well if this is your idea of paradise then the Maldives are for you. You can be as relaxed or as active as you want. All...

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