The Maldives is located in the Indian Ocean right at the equator. This good location provides them with a mild and warm climate. It is warm, but not hot, during the year the temperature does not leave a narrow range of 25 - 30 degrees. For many people who make tours to the Maldives, all exotics already begin right at the airport. In size, it resembles a giant aircraft carrier and seems much larger than the Hulkul island on which it is located.
Border guards and customs officers at the airport are likely to be the only representatives of the local population that you will see while you are on the islands. This distinctive and 100% Islamic state has tried to isolate the local population from the “wrong” influence of visiting tourists. There are many islands and the government has located indigenous villages on some islands, and hotels for holidaymakers on others. Public transport between the islands does not exist. You can look at the local population only in the tiny capital of the islands of Male, but even then not every day, but only on specially designated excursion days. However, we continue the story about the airport. Every day, harsh customs officers have an important lesson - they seize alcoholic drinks from visitors to the country.
Not all visitors who make tours to the Maldives know that there is a dry law in this country , some know it, but still try to bring alcohol with them. But here, all alcohol is necessarily seized and deposited, it will be returned to you when you leave the country. Then arriving tourists are sorted and delivered to their destination by helicopters and boats. A boat transfer looks particularly attractive, it is an incomparable sea, or rather ocean walk between the islands. It takes about two hours to get to the desired island, it is not yet visible in the distance, but it is already audible. On the island, a disco and its cheerful rhythms spread over the smooth surface of the ocean. A little more and you find yourself on an island, it is not just small, it is tiny.
The whole trip along it fits into 5 minutes. There is enough space for only one hotel. But this tiny island looks really better than even on the advertising booklet that was shown to you at the travel agency when you bought a tour to the Maldives for two. Emerald water has an unusual transparency, this does not happen on the sandy beaches of other resorts. The whole secret lies in the sand, it is not quartz, but coral, so even with a storm it does not rise from the bottom. Palm trees and white sand complement the whole picture. The hotel has a dozen of two guests living in several cozy bungalows, one office building, a couple of shops, a bar and a restaurant. There is no prohibition in the hotel and in the local bar you can buy alcohol at the same prices as in Europe.
When going on tours to the Maldives, keep in mind that cash here is not useful to you, neither currency nor local rufii. Here, everything is paid by bank transfer, not even paid, you just put a signature on the invoice, and all payments are carried out upon departure. The administration is not worried, because you can’t get away from the island. All life in the Maldives takes place at the border of water and air. Each island is unique in its own way and is surrounded by coral gardens of amazing diversity and beauty. If you come across last-minute tours to the Maldives, and you did not have time to fully prepare for the trip, you can buy a disposable camera at a local store and photograph the amazing underwater world and yourself surrounded by this beauty. The daily routine on the island is unchanged: breakfast - swim, lunch - swim, dinner - bar or disco. Therefore, it is worth diversifying your vacation with a trip to the capital of Male, where you can see mosques, walk around shops and visit the market. When conducting tours to the Maldives, it should be borne in mind that trying to take corals out of the country is a criminal offense. But in any case, you will have a wonderful rest and forget about the problems during your vacation. There are no newspapers or television. There are only a couple of radio stations broadcasting in an incomprehensible language.