The Maldives is an exotic tropical
island paradise for lovers of sun,
the divers, the honeymoon couples
and those who aspire for peace and
tranquility in its deepest meaning.
Made up of 1191 islands, the Maldives
is located in the Indian Ocean about
500 km south of the countries of
Sri Lanka and India. The first settlers
were probably from the South India
then Indo-European speakers followed
by Sri Lanka in the fourth and fifth
centuries BC. In the 12th century
AD, sailors from East Africa and
Arab countries came to the islands.
Today, the ethnic identity of Maldives
is a mixture of these cultures,
reinforced by religion and language.
Scattered across the equator in
the middle of the Indian Ocean,
the pearl of islands like the Maldives
are the rare vision of a tropical
paradise.
Palm islands lined with white sand
beaches, sparkling turquoise lagoons,
clear warm waters and coral reefs
teeming with many varieties of marine
flora and fauna; continue to fascinate
visitors, as it has fascinated others
in the past thousands of years.
In addition to other aspects of
the glorious island, Bandos in Maldives,
the Maldives Resorts, Holiday Island
Resort Maldives, Hotels of Maldives,
Taj Resort Maldives, woo tourists
with promises of "the last
paradise on earth ', and if your
idea of paradise is a pristine tropical
island with its palm trees, white
sand beaches pure and brilliant
turquoise lagoons, then hotels in
will not disappoint you in any way
whatsoever.
The first resort in the Maldives
was established in 1972 and during
the last 25 years, the hotel sector
in the island has become one of
the most important industries in
the country. A unique feature of
resorts in the Maldives is that
each resort is an island! White
Sands Resort and Spa Maldives, Filitheyo
Island Resort Maldives, Maldives
universal resorts etc are among
the popular island resorts. Thus,
the Maldives has now more than 90
islands.
One thing which is common in almost
all resorts in the Maldives is the
natural and unique beauty of these
islands. Each island has a reef
that surrounds it which is full
of marine fish and wildlife, a lagoon
for swimming around as much as you
can, a white sand beach for you
to lie down or play and with abundance
of trees and shrubs to indulge your
senses and rejuvenate your mind.
