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The pool here is great, it's infinity style, surrounded by wooden decking one side, and overlooking the sand/sea the other side. There are several sunbeds available. There is also a ledge around the edge of the pool in the deeper section, which is great for sitting on while reading a book .
Once you get to the pool, within seconds one of the poolside attendants, (in our case it was nearly always a lovely man called Shamil) would be on hand to help you lay your towel out (!) and place 2 bottles of cold water on your table. Before you even finish the last drop, he was back with fresh bottles.
The pool was never too crowded, although on one or two days we got there a bit later and so had to settle for a sunbed in the shade, and when one became available in the sun we moved to that.
So, if you are a sun bunny, get to the pool a little earlier - but naturally in a resort such as this you'll look a very sad person sunbed reserving one person did !!?? (as you would in any hotel) Leave a Comment
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Once you lie by the pool, within a short time you are presented with a complimentary platter of delicious exotic fruit.
The first day we arrived and received this, it was such a lovely surprise, and refreshing snack throughuot the day.
A short while later, they came round with dishes of home made sorbets, green apple flavour, raspberry and sesame, orange flavour, again all complimentary.
Here is a picture of the fruit platter. Leave a Comment
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From Lohifushi you can make a day trip towards Male, and other remote islands. We din't maked a tour! But is seems well worth it!
Tourism in the Maldives is carefully managed. Tourists can make short-guided day trips to local fishing villages but later they must come back to their resort.
The outer and inner reef visit is just stunning. And snorkling a great expierence! Go for it! Leave a Comment
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When travelling to the Maldives, know that you are in fact stuck on your resort island - most resorts will arrange day trips to other resort islands or local islands, but you will spend almost all your time on your resort island - which means that it's quite essential to do some research before deciding where to go, to make sure that your island has what you're looking for.
We (well, I;o) chose Kuramathi island for a number of reasons: First of all, the snorkelling there is known to be very good. (And it certainly was!) Most islands have decent snorkelling, but not all are *great* so if you're a keen snorkeller you'll want to make sure you end up on an island with an excellent house reef, since that is where you'll be snorkelling most of the time.
Many resort islands are tiny. Really tiny. I worried that I'd feel slightly trapped on a tiny little island - I quite like to walk around, I just can't lie still on the beach for long - so I wanted an island that was reasonably big. Kuramathi is supposedly the only island with three different resorts - the "one island - one resort" policy is the norm in the Maldives. Another advantage of being on an island with more than one resort, was that there were more restaurants to choose from.
Also, some resorts are very popular with honeymooners, on others you'll find lots of families with small children, and on others again lots of elderly Germans (or Brits, or Italians or...:o) - you might want to choose an island with an ambiance you can live with. :o) Leave a Comment
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I stayed on Kuramathi Island and experienced no problems with insects or mosquitoes during my stay. If you are only staying on a resort island, you will find that mosquitoes and bugs are not a problem as the resort islands tend to be sprayed during the night.
However, if you are undertaking an island hopping tour or visiting a local island during your stay, you might just want to be sure to make use of a bug spray like Jungle Fever. During an island hopping tour (where you visit a local inhabited island, another resort island and an uninhabited island) I was bitten within moments of getting off the boat at the first (inhabited) island and again at the uninhabited island. If you're a tasty morsel for biting insects, spray up before you leave and again after each swim/snorkel.
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