Exploring with the Whale Submarine
If you’re not a very experienced swimmer or diver but still want to explore the bottoms of the sea, submarine dives are the best way to explore the clear waters in and around the island. A 45 minute dive with the Whale Submarine will expose you to the marine flora and fauna like you’ve never seen before. This 50 seated mini submarine dives in to a depth of 150 metres for a 90 minute ride of your life. The submarine takes you around the shipwrecks of Garden of Maatila and Fuku Maru and shows you a side of Maldives you wouldn’t have experienced before.
Underwater Dining Experience
Any luxury Maldives holiday is incomplete without an underwater dinner. In many of the Resorts found in
What all should you eat in Maldives ?
Honeymooners are besotted with the picturesque islands of Maldives. We, as a couple weren’t different. Right from the moment we landed in the capital city of Male, we fell in love with the islands. But our love extended to more than what met the eye. Running a food and travel blog simultaneously means we fall in love with the local food. But there couldn’t have been a better match made in heaven. The staple of Maldivian cuisine is Fish and Bengalis cannot let go of that fact, at all. The amount of fish that this place serves and the similarity to Indian food is what made us totally fall in love with it.
Fish Samosa
The famed breakfast of North India is found in every small roadside cafe in Maldives. The crunchy wheat pastry is filled with a spicy mix of fish that is unlike any other Samosa I had ever tasted. Vegetables specially potato are the common ingredient in India while West Bengal also has a range of Mutton samosas. But the Fish samosa served here will be remembered for long. An exception to the normal is that it is not served with a chutney.
Mas Huni and Roshi
Mas Huni and Roshi is one of the staple breakfasts of Maldivian food. Mas Huni is basically mashed tuna along with coconut, onions, lime juice and chili. Roshi on the other hand is a pancake made of wheat. The spicy, tangy and slightly sweet flavours on the umami of the meat is a true Maldivian breakfast.
Gulha
Smoked tuna fish balls are combined with the above mentioned spices followed by cooking in a coconut and wheat encrusted crust. This is later fried to make something similar to our fish pakodas.
Breadfruit, Taro and Sweet Potato
I have been talking too much about fish and little else. The island also has a thriving vegetarian food with the sweet root vegetables being consumed either in the form of curries or fried up as chips.
Huni Folhi
These sweet spring rolls are composed of a wheat exterior while the filling is made up of honey, water
The Seaplane Experience
One of the offbeat ways to explore the crystal clear waters of Maldives is by taking the aerial route on a sea plane. As you head over waters, the beautiful blue expanse is offset with the white sand beaches and sometimes even interrupted by the sandy atolls. For those having resorts in the far reaching areas of Northern Male, the flight time is nearly an hour and the eagle’s eye view of the archipelago makes for an experience worth remembering.
The wonderful Maldivian Spa Experience
If you’re going to Maldives and not coming back with a spa experience, you’re definitely missing out on something. Although the therapies remain quite similar to those you can find around the world, it is the varied natural ambiance that makes for all the difference. From stilts that look over the lagoon to a spa table right in the middle of the forest to ones surrounding by vegetation and finally to spas in temples and even underwater spas, the range of locations in which spas are located simply had us awestruck.
Snorkeling the House Reef
Many of the island based hotels in
Stay in an overwater Bungalow
There are a total of about 8000 overwater hotel rooms around the world and more than 60% of them are located in Maldives. The feeling of staying overwater is quite unlike any other, especially in the night when silence reins while the waves crash ashore. Along with the comforts of a 5 star stay, these hotels cradle you by the ocean and allow you to experience a totally new level of bliss.
Shopping In Maldives
Shopping is a must do for Indians when heading over to
For the experience of the local market, you need to head to Majeedhee Magu where you can find everything Maldivian including pottery, local food and even some scrumptious local food. The best way to do shopping here is to be the best bargainer that you can be.
Maldives is one of the most romantic and exotic locations that you must head to soon enough. This tiny island nation offers a gamut of experiences that will definitely make your vacation worth remembering.
