maldives all-inclusives 36 FEATURE
Adaaran Club Rannalhi in the South Male Atoll
for £1,255pp. The resort offers water sports, a spa and island-hopping excursions.
cosmos.co.uk HAYES & JARVIS – 01293 735831
A week at the four-star Kuredu Island Resort & Spa on an all-inclusive basis from June 17 2014 is from £1,399pp (saving £1 pp). The package also includes transfers and return fl ights from London Gatwick with Emirates.
hayesandjarvis.co.uk WESTERN & ORIENTAL – 020 7666 1210
revealed that 87% of visitors would defi nitely return to the Maldives, and that’s what we like to hear!” Mohamed Adam, Acting Managing Director Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation
Where to book it COSMOS – 0843 2271464
Departing May from Gatwick, travellers can enjoy a seven-night all-inclusive stay at the three-diamond
Above: Kuredu Island Resort
Seven nights all-inclusive in a Superior Villa at Filitheyo Island Resort in the Maldives is from £1,349pp, including fl ights and transfers, between May 1 – Sept 30 2014.
westernoriental.com EXPLORE – 0844 499 0901 Sail between the islands of South Male, Felidhoo and Meemu on an eight-day Maldives Dhoni Cruise from £1,486pp. The tour includes on-board accommodation, meals, transfers, the services of a tour leader, crew and cook, plus visits local fi shing village visits and snorkelling tours.
explore.co.uk
WHO FLIES THERE
batraveltrade.com;
emirates.com; etihad. com;
omanair.com;
qatarairways.com;
srilankan.com
“The Maldives is no longer just for honeymooners, but also offers many resorts
which welcome families who have perhaps explored the Caribbean and are now looking for something different. The destination also works well when
twinned with Dubai, Abu
Dhabi or Sri Lanka” LOUISE TURNER, PRODUCT
CO-ORDINATOR, WORLDWIDE PRODUCT TEAM, VIRGIN HOLIDAYS
aParadise Found Day 1:
Day 2:
t Shangri La’s Villingili Resort and Spa
A smooth journey from Heathrow to Male (via Muscat) with Oman Air, totalled around 11 hours flying time with a break at Muscat airport. Te next step of our journey then took us from Male airport to Gan in a twin engine Dash 8 plane; taking just over an hour to get to our island. Once there, it was just ten minutes in a speedboat over to our hotel; Shangri-La’s incredible Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives – very hot and secluded, much like paradise! We had our own amazing water villa which was very large, luxurious and situated directly over the turquoise blue sea.
Tim Greathead
We began the day with our first site inspection of the Shangri-La, followed by an aſternoon of island exploring. Te island is quite big but not too busy, we travelled around by golf buggy and saw all the room types that Shangri-La offers. Te beach villas were my favourite – they were set right on the white sandy beach and had a great private plunge pool! We stopped for a light lunch in the chef ’s garden where all the produce is grown on the island, and then had time for a round of golf at the par three course – a great activity for any resident on the island. A night fishing trip in the evening resulted in a good catch of grouper, red and white snapper, barracuda and a few other types of exotic fish, which was then cooked in various ways for us and provided another amazing dinner.
Day 3: Headed over to Gan Island again for a cycle ride around Gan and a neighbouring island. Very interesting to see local life and how Gan used to be an RAF base in the war – all the barracks are still there, which was surprising. We enjoyed a great traditional conch shell massage at the CHI Te Spa in the aſternoon, very relaxing and almost fell asleep! Aſter this we had sundowner drinks at Manzaro Bar whilst watching the amazing sunset, and ate dinner in the Jungle – a great way to spend our last evening in the Maldives.
Tim Greathead Shangrila AD
HALF.indd 1 Senior Reservation Consultant
Premier Holidays Tel: 08444 937 444
www.premierholidays.co.uk
03/03/2014 18:37
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