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North Ari Atoll

Hotel Description:

Ellaidhoo Maldives is a magnificent coral island with sugary white beaches, lush green vegetation, warm seas and hospitable ambience. The island along with resort promises efficient services, friendly crews and perfect serenity.

Ellaidhoo is very popular amongst divers and large number of guests who visit every year. Around this tiny paradise is a beautiful coral reef, and the wreck just below the edge of the house reef is hallmark amongst the divers who have visited Maldives.

Ellaidhoo provides excellent diving facilities with highly qualified professional instructors and is well known for diving. One could call it "The Divers' Paradise" being located amidst of famous dive sites. In addition to the comfortable beachfront rooms with all the modern facilities, it also provides a wide range of water sports and other activities.


How to get to the hotel? TOP

Ellaidhoo Maldives is located on the eastern fringes of North Ari Atoll, which is about 40-42 km from Male International Airport.

You can travel to Ellaidhoo from airport by a seaplane, which takes 20 minutes and speedboat, which takes 1 hour and 30 minutes to reach the island. Day and night transfers to the island are available.


Food and Beverages
The Food and Beverage outlets on Ellaidhoo offer a variety of local and international dishes.

Main Restaurant
The Food and Beverage outlets on Ellaidhoo offer a variety of local and international dishes.

Coffee Shop
The coffee shop with Internet is open from 9am in the morning until midnight and serves different hot and cold beverages, snacks, and various local and international dishes. Internet service is also available here at set times during the day.

Business Facilities
The business facilities in Ellaidhoo Resort are excellent. Thre facilities available allow one to work in a hassle free manner. There is a business center in this resort where one can avail of photocopying services, facsimile services and other services that are necessary to conduct office work and other business related work. There is a photocopying machine, which can be used to get photocopies of important documents.

Excursions
wind surfing, catamaran sailing, water skiing, jet skiing, knee boarding, wake boarding, banana riding and fun tube riding.

Main Bar
The main bar is open throughout the day from seven in the morning until the last guest leaves at night. A variety of exotic cocktails and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available.

Sports Center
.Gym Work out
.Aerobics
.Spinning Sauna & Jacuzzi
.Billiards
.Squash
.Tennis
.Table Soccer

Water Sports
Ellaidhoo Water Sports Centre is located in Maagaa island and offers:
.Wind surfing
.Catamaran sailing
.Water skiing
.Jet skiing
.Knee boarding
.Wake boarding
.Banana riding
.Fun tube riding.


Hotel Rooms:

Ellaidhoo Resort offers 78 modern luxury rooms in the island are all built along the beach facing the magnificent house reef. The rooms have been categorized in to Standard, Superior and Deluxe rooms suiting the needs and requirements of the guests.

In-Room Amenities
.Air-conditioning
.En-suite toilet
.Shower with hot and cold water
.Mini-bar
.Hairdryer
.IDD telephone.


Hotel Terms and conditions: TOP

Currency
All rates shown are in US $.

Package Includes
-All rates shown are per room/suite and include all taxes.

Mandatory Handling Fee
A mandatory handling fee of USD 10.00 per person and to be added on top of the quoted price.

Payment Requirements
For your convenience, Internet Travel Group offers secure online payments with the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Please note that, should you prefer, you are able to supply your credit card information by fax. We are unable to accept your reservation request without credit card details, though you will only be billed once your booking has been confirmed, the credit card information verified and our confirmation voucher sent to you by email.

For all reservations
-The full amount will be charged at the moment of confirmation.

Cancellation Policy
.If cancellation is received 16 days or more prior to arrival, then 20% of the full amount will b e lost.
.If cancellation is received 15 days prior to client’s arrival, then 50% of the total cost for the stay will be charged.
.No show will result on the full amount being charged as a cancellation fee.

Children Policy
.Children over the age of 12 are considered as adult.
.Children requiring their own room are charged as adult.
.Children's rate are available upon request.

Transfer
-Return seaplane transfer will come at a rate of USD250.00 per adult and children will get a 50% of the rate.

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Discover barefoot luxury at the award-winning Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa, set on 2 private islands among miles of idyllic white-sand beach and unspoilt coral reef. Arrive in style in a seaplane over the lagoon, eat at the world's only all-glass undersea restaurant and indulge in luxurious spa therapies.

Choose a Superior Water Villa with a Jacuzzi® and deck or a Beach Villa with private patio and sea views. Stroll the picture-perfect beaches and swim in the warm tropical waters of the Indian Ocean. Picnic with a hamper on your own desert island, unwind at the Spa Retreat or snorkel and dive dramatic coral reefs at the PADI dive center. Work up an appetite with Thai kickboxing or yoga before an evening in one of the hotel's 10 restaurants and bars.

The award-winning Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa becomes Conrad Maldives Rangali Island on 18 December 2007. This is in line with Conrad's positioning as the contemporary luxury brand within the Hilton Family, with services and facilities at this wonderful resort being even further enhanced.

Hotel Accommodations

BEACH VILLA

Experience a taste of the tropics in one of our light and spacious Beach Villas, with up to 300m²/3,229sq.ft of luxurious living space. Rejuvenate in the garden bathroom or step out onto the terrace to take in the magnificent sea view.

Deluxe Beach Villas benefit from a private landscaped garden and personal plunge pool with jets. Villas are decorated in an attractive local style, complemented by sumptuous Frette pillows and Molton Brown toiletries.

SPA VILLA

Part of the stunning Spa Retreat, each spacious Spa Villa, built on stilts over the ocean, boasts ocean views from all windows, a private treatment room, a magnificent over-sized outdoor bath tub and sun deck. Dine on a full-board basis in the Mandhoo Spa restaurant, enjoy daily treatments in the Spa Retreat, fresh juices and fruit, lifestyle consultations and use of the gym.

WATER VILLA

These elegant, self-contained Water Villas each offer a private teak sun deck with sweeping sea views and access to the lagoon and beach. Ranging up to 150m²/1,615sq.ft in size, the villas are built on stilts over pristine waters and boast ocean-view bathtubs and magnificent living areas with local-style wooden interiors and oak floors.


Hotel Services & Amenities

For your family's comfort and convenience
Children's Menu
Cribs
High chairs
For your comfort and convenience
Baggage Storage
Barber Shop
Clothing Store
Concierge Desk
Foreign Currency Exchange
Gift Shop
Guest Activity/Recreation Desk
Laundry/Valet Service
Luggage Hold
Room Service
Safety Deposit Box
For your fitness and recreation convenience
2 storey gym pavilion
Beach
guests sport tournaments
island boot camp
Jet Skiing
Jogging Track
meditation
Paddle Tennis Table
personal training
pilates
Pool
Pool Table
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Sight Seeing Tours
Snorkeling
tai chi
Tennis Court
Water Skiing
Windsurfing
yoga
Information for your convenienceCheck-in/Check-out

Check-in: 2:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM Pets: No Pets Allowed

Superior and Deluxe Water Villas also have a Jacuzzi on the sun deck.




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Hotel Description:

It is love at first sight when you approach Vilu Reef in your transfer sea plane. The thrilling bird's eye view, an instant revelation of beauty - is a splendid, perfect and lush tropical garden of your imagination. Come and refresh with the juice from a coconut upon arrival, stay for a while and relax in the cozy shade of a palm tree, live by the day and enjoy the wonders of creation.


Dining
Dine from the Dhoni boat buffet, rich with exotic and Western dishes, while you sit close to the beach, and welcome the soft breeze. Tease your taste buds with mouth-watering delicacies, gained from the sea surrounding Vilu Reef. If you feel like a change from the buffet, choose a snack or meal from the cozy A la carte restaurant, open for you around the clock. Ask for a candle lit tête-à-tête, just for you and your loved one, or any other fancy set-up, for that matter. The island's legendary service is designed to fulfill your every wish.

Entertainment
Happy hour day and night is the motto at Vilu Reef. After an exciting surf, take a fresh juice of tropical fruit at the beach bar. From the cellar's selected collection, enjoy a fine wine with your meal. Try one of the original drinks on the deck or at the Nautilus bar, while planning tomorrow's excursion with your newfound friends. Don't miss the Maldivian night with its gay drums and folklore, and dance away the night with your bare feet at the disco. Each occasion, be it a birthday, an anniversary or just a surprise, is transformed into a unique ceremony with traditional touch.

Activities
Put your sail in the wind and rush through Vilu Reef's lagoon, on a surfboard or elegant catamaran. No time for idle boredom, if you are up to action! In your snorkeling gear, gaze down at the edge of the reef and play with the flashing fish. Feel the wind in your hair and the power of waves. How about a fun ride on banana boat? Or a healthy canoe trip to neighboring islets. The wide, shallow lagoon is an ideal grounds for learning a new sport, and the open sea with its brisk breezes a good challenge for the experienced water rat.

Spa
Encompassing the Five Element Theory; Wood, Fire, Metal, Earth & Water and the healing practices of traditional Ayurveda, each spa experience takes you on a journey through the cycle of nature, A holistic approach to health and wellness derived from time tested and traditional treatments. The Spa Complex is built around a unique concept, emanating a feeling of peace and harmony from the moment you enter.

Wedding
Be Adam and Eve in this Garden of Eden for one special day, and celebrate your wedding, honeymoon or anniversary the Maldivian way.

Excursion
Exlpore the sea around you and navigate your boat through tricky reefs. Visit the friendly islanders and let yourself inspire by their simple lifestyle. Catch a fish at night and grill it at a barbecue with friends on a deserted beach. If you are out for real adventure, take the big game yacht for a day and compete with the tuna and barracuda. The land offers as many diversions as the sea at Vilu Reef. A floodlit tennis court, badminton and volley courts, a gym and a range of entertaining sports like table tennis, darts or pool billiard are challenging you.


Hotel Rooms:


Sleep in a shell home and wake up to the sound of waves, gently slapping the white sandy shore, just steps from your luxurious beach villas, Jaccuzi water villas, Honeymoon water villas and the Presidential water suite. Take a refreshing morning swim in the crystal clear lagoon of Vilu Reef, or enjoy a relaxing hot dip in your private open air bathtub. Your cooled and spacious villas, tastefully furnished and designed to blend with the shades of nature, provides all the moden amenities that make you feel at home away from home.

Beach Villa
Beach villas are individually appointed and circular in shape, the roof depicting the shape of the reowned Nautilus shell compliment the beauty of the natural surrounding. All rooms are equipped with ceiling fan, air-conditioning, room safe, mini bar, IDD telephone, satellite television, a four-poster king sized bed, a comfortable divan which can accomodate an additional third person, sitting area,writing desk, a seperate dressing area with full length mirror. The en-suite bathroom is large with an enclosed courtyard for maximum privacy. Bathroom amenities include an open air bathtub, hot/cold water, hairdryer and toiletries. Double glass paneled doors lead out to a large timber deck, which overlooks the beautiful beach and lagoon. The rooms are luxuriously furnished with custom made teak furniture and lightings.

Jacuzzi Water Villa
Amidst the beautiful furnishing, gueats will find an array of luxury amenities including air-conditioning,ceiling fan, room safe, mini bar, tea/coffee making facilities,spacious sitting area with custom teak furniture, four-poster king sized bed, IDD telephone, writing desk, satellite television, CD player. The luxury en-suite bathroom offers all amenities including toiletries, bathtub and bidet,hot/cold water and hairdryer. The villa come with an extendid deck overlooking the lagoon with chaise lounges for private sunbathing. a private jacuzzi and a swim-up platform, which provides direct access to the lagoon through private stairs.

honeymoon Water Villa
Discover island life at its fullest in these luxurious villa each of which offers the same amenities as that in the Jacuzzi water villa. In addition these villas come with a seperate living room with glass peneting on three sides offering a panoramic view.

Presidential Water Suite
This suite offer the height of luxury of those seeking paradise. Situated at the far end, where the two footbridges meet the suite will offer complete privacy and an un-paralleled view. The spectacular glass walled living room provides stunning views of the surroundings. The suite will be fitted with the finest furnishing and amenities, combining modern design classics and traditional Maldivian architecture. The suite will comprise 2 king-size bedrooms with four-poster beds, a luxury en-suite bathroom with designer amenities and a kitchenette. Outside on the double leveled timber deck is a private plunge pool,open air jacuzzi chaise lounges.

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Addu Atoll (local administrative name Seenu Atoll) is the southernmost atoll of the Republic of Maldives. Only six of the islands in the Atoll are inhabited and they are Meedhoo, Hithadhoo, Maradhoo, Feydhoo, Gan, and Hulhudhoo with the total population just over 28,000.

The dialect of the Dhivehi language spoken in this atoll is very different from the rest of the country. Most of the employees who had experience working for westerners and who spoke good English had turned to the tourism industry for employment. As a result, there was an influx of Addu people to Malé seeking employment in the nearby resorts and also looking for education to their children


British naval base
The Royal Navy established a base ("Port T") - later RAF Gan from 1957 - on the island of Gan (pronounced “Yahn”) in 1941, during World War II. During the Cold War it was used as an outpost.

The original naval base was established as a fall-back for the British Eastern Fleet. Despite public pronouncements to the contrary, the official view was that the main base at Singapore would be untenable if the Japanese made serious headway in Malaya and Java - which, in the event, is what happened in 1942. The intention had been to operate from Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Upon inspection, however, the naval commander-in-chief, Admiral James Somerville found the port inadequate, vulnerable to a determined attack and open to spying. An isolated island base with a safe, deep anchorage in a suitably strategic position was required, and Addu met the requirements. Once available, its facilities were used extensively by the Fleet.

Royal Navy engineers landed in August 1941 from HMS Guardian to clear and construct airstrips on Gan for the Fleet Air Arm. In the interim, Catalina and Sunderland flying boats operated from jetties on the northern, sheltered side of Gan. Large oil tanks were built on Gan, and on Hitaddu Island on the western edge of the atoll; vital elements for a naval base. These were visible from a long distances at sea, but this was unavoidable, given the atoll's low profile.

Ship's supplies for the fleet were provided from a pair of Australian refrigerated ships, Changte and Taiping that included Attu in a number of bases that they serviced regularly. Three times these ships replenished forty or more ships of the Eastern Fleet. Several large Australian Imperial Force troop convoys also refueled at Addu on their way from Aden to Fremantle, Western Australia.

The six major islands were garrisoned by the 1st Royal Marine Coast Defence Regiment, manning shore batteries and anti-aircraft guns. To facilitate the defence, causeways were built connecting the western islands of Gan, Eyehook, Maradhoo and Hithadhoo and, much later in the war, they were linked by a light railway. Attu was an unpopular posting due to the hot, humid climate, lack of recreational facilities and lack of socialising with the local population.

The Japanese remained unaware of the base’s existence until their plans for expansion in south-east Asia had come to nothing, even during their carrier raids in the Indian Ocean in April 1942. Later in the war, submarine reconnaissance established the base’s existence. Despite openings into the lagoon being permanently closed by anti-submarine nets, the German U-boat U-183 torpedoed the tanker British Loyalty in March 1944 (she had been previously torpedoed and sunk at Diego Suarez); it was an impressive long-range shot from outside the atoll through a gap in the anti-torpedo nets. Although seriously damaged, the tanker did not sink. She was not fully repaired but kept as a Ministry of War Transport Oil Fuel Storage Vessel. There was significant oil pollution after this incident and British personnel were used to clean the lagoon.

On 5th January 1946, British Loyalty was scuttled southeast of Hithadhoo Island in the Addu Atoll lagoon. After some years of leaking oil, she has become a popular dive location.

In 1957, the naval base was transferred to the Royal Air Force. As RAF Gan, it remained in intermittent service until 1971, when British Forces withdrew.


Addu Kandu
This is the local name for the broad channel between Huvadu Atoll and Addu Atoll. The old French maps called it 'Courant d'Addoue' and it is known in the British Admiralty Charts as 'Equatorial Channel' for the Equator lies roughly in the middle of the Addu Kandu.

Atoll Summary
Administrative name Seenu Atoll
Atoll name Addu Atoll
Location 0° 36' S and 0° 44' S
Letter S
Abbreviation S (ސ)
Capital Hithadhoo
Population 28707
No. of Islands 23
Inhabited Islands 6
Atoll Chief Hussain Saeed [1]
Inhabited Islands
Feydhoo Hithadhoo Hulhudhoo Maradhoo Maradhoo-Feydhoo Meedhoo
Uninhabited Islands
Aboohéra Bodu Hajara Boduhéragandu Dhigihéra Fahikédéhérangada Gan Gaukendi Geskalhuhéra Hankedé Hankedé Hajara Heréthéré Hikihéra Kafathalhaa Héra Kandu Huraa Kédévaahéra Koahera Kuda Kandihéréganda Maahera Maamendhoo Madihéra Mulikédé Savaaheli Vashahéra Villingili

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Gnaviyani Atoll is one of the the administrative divisions of the Maldives. It corresponds to the island known as Fuvammulah in the local language and Fua Mulaku in the International Navigational Charts and by H.C.P. Bell, the first person who made serious reasearch on the Maldives.

NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of these divisions or atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Dhivehi alphabet. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).


Surfacewise this is the smallest administrative unit in the Maldives, situated in the Equatorial Channel channel (Addu Kandu) between Huvadhu and Addu. Fua Mulaku is not a true (or natural) Atoll, for it consists of only one island, which is, however, one of the largest islands in the Maldives, with an area of about 7 km. sq. Fua Mulaku was traditionally divided into nine villages (clockwise from the Northern end): Dhadimago, Hōdhado, Mālegan, Dūndigan, Funādo, Miskimmago, Dhashokubai, Mādhado and Diguvāndo. Nowadays the number of villages has been reduced to eight, since the village of Dashokubai was merged with Miskimmago.

This island was depopulated and resettled twice in the last thousand years owing to lethal epidemics.

This island is known by geographers as Fua Mulaku. This name is more widely known. The origin of this name is in the ancient local poem 'Rashoveshi' where the name of the island in the first line is in the vocative: "Fua Mulaku nan ivē medu adi fen heu rashē..."

Atoll Summary
Administrative name Gnaviyani Atoll
Atoll name Fuvammulah
Location 0° 15' S and 0° 20' S
Letter R
Abbreviation Gn (ޏ)
Capital Fuvammulah
Population 10,270
No. of Islands 1
Inhabited Islands 1
Atoll Chief Ahmed Moosa [1]
Inhabited Islands
Fuvammulah

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Atoll Summary
Administrative name Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll
Atoll name Huvadhu Atoll
Location 0° 28' N and 0° 10' N
Letter Q
Abbreviation GDh (ގދ)
Capital Thinadhoo
Population 18485
No. of Islands 153
Inhabited Islands 10
Atoll Chief Ali Shareef [1]
Inhabited Islands
Fares Fiyoaree Gaddhoo Hoandeddhoo Maathodaa Madaveli Nadellaa Rathafandhoo Thinadhoo Vaadhoo
Uninhabited Islands
Aakiraahuttaa, Athihuttaa, Badéfodiyaa, Barahuttaa, Baulhagallaa, Bodehuttaa, Bodérehaa, Bolimathaidhoo, Dhékanbaa, Dhérékudhéhaa, Dhigérehaa, Dhigulaabadhoo, Dhinmanaa, Dhiyanigilllaa, Dhonigallaa, Dhoonirehaa, Ehéhuttaa, Ekélondaa, Faahuttaa, Faanahuttaa, Faathiyéhuttaa, Faréhulhudhoo, Farukoduhuttaa, Fatéfandhoo, Femunaidhoo, Fenevenehuttaa, Féreythavilingillaa, Fonahigillaa, Gaazeeraa, Gan, Gehémaagalaa, Gehévalégalaa, Golhaallaa, Haadhoo, Hadahaahuttaa, Hakandhoo, Handaidhoo, Havoddaa, Havodigalaa, Hevaahulhudhoo, Hiyanigilihuttaa, Hoothodéyaa, Hulheddhoo, Hunigondiréhaa, Isdhoo, Kaadeddhoo Island, Kaafaraataa, Kaafénaa, Kaalhéhutta, Kaalhéhuttaa, Kaashidhoo, Kadahalagalaa, Kadévaaréhaa, Kalhaidhoo, Kalhéfalaa, Kalhehigillaa, Kalhéhuttaa, Kalhéréhaa, Kanandhoo, Kandeddhoo, Kannigilla, Kautihulhudhoo, Kélaihuttaa, Keraminthaa, Kereddhoo, Kéyhuvadhoo, Kodaanahuttaa, Kodédhoo, Kodégalaa, Koduhutigallaa, Kodurataa, Konontaa, Kudhé-ehivakaa, Kudhéhulheddhoo, Kudhélifadhoo, Kudhérataa, Kudhukélaihuttaa, Kurikeymaahuttaa, Laihaa, Lifadhoo, Lonudhoo, Lonudhoohuttaa, Maadhoo, Maaéhivakaa, Maagodiréhaa, Maahéraa, Maahutigallaa, Maarehaa, Maavaarulaa, Maaveddhoo, Maguddhoo, Mainaadhoo, Mallaaréhaa, Mariyankoyya Rataa, Mathaidhoo, Mathihuttaa, Mathikera-nanahuththaa, Meehunthibenehuttaa, Menthandhoo, Meragihuttaa, Meyragilla, Mudhimaahuttaa, Odavarréhaa, Oinigillaa, Olhimuntaa, Olhurataa, Raabadaaféhéreehataa, Rahadhoo, Ralhéodagallaa, Reddhahuttaa, Rodhevarrehaa, Thelehuttaa, Thinéhuttaa, Ukurihuttaa, Ulégalaa, Vairéyaadhoo, Vatavarréhaa, Véraavillingillaa, Villigalaa


Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll (Gaaf Dhaal, South Huvadhoo) is an administrative district of the Republic of Maldives, its capital is Thinadhoo . Gaafu Dhaalu is a grouping of 153 islands, 10 of which are inhabited. Located 340 kilometres south of the capital of Malé. Geographically it comprises the south-western part of Huvadhu Atoll.


Independent travellers to Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll require special permission to leave the tourist zone and visit inhabited islands.

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Atoll Summary
Administrative name Gaafu Alifu Atoll
Atoll name Huvadhu Atoll
Location 0° 55' N and 0° 28' N
Letter P
Abbreviation GA (ގއ)
Capital Vilingili
Population 12116
No. of Islands 82
Inhabited Islands 10
Atoll Chief Abulla Saeed [1]
Inhabited Islands
Dhaandhoo Dhevvadhoo Dhiyadhoo Gemanafushi Kanduhulhudhoo Kolamaafushi Kondey Maamendhoo Nilandhoo Vilingili
Uninhabited Islands
Araigaiththaa Baavandhoo Baberaahuttaa Bakeiththaa Beyruhuttaa Beyrumaddoo Bihuréhaa Boaddoo Bodéhuttaa Budhiyahuttaa Dhevvalaabadhoo Dhevvamaagalaa Dhigémaahuttaa Dhigudhoo Dhigurah Dhonhuseenahuttaa Falhumaafushi Falhuverrehaa Farudhulhudhoo Fénéhuttaa Fenrahaa Fenrahaahuttaa Funadhoovillingili Funamaddoo Galamadhoo Haagevillaa Hadahaa Hagedhoo Heenamaagalaa Hirihuttaa Hithaadhoo Hithaadhoogalaa Hulhimendhoo Hunadhoo Hurendhoo Idimaa Innaréhaa Kalhehuttaa Kalhudhiréhaa Kanduvillingili Keesseyréhaa Kendheraa Koduhuttaa Kondeymatheelaabadhoo Kondeyvillingili Kudalafari Kuddoo Kudhébondeyyo Kudhéfehélaa Kudhéhuttaa Kureddhoo Lhossaa Maadhiguvaru Maaféhélaa Maagehuttaa Maakanaarataa Maamutaa Maarandhoo Maaréhaa Mahaddhoo Maththidhoo Maththuréhaa Médhuburiyaa Médhuhuttaa Medhuréhaa Melaimu Meradhoo Minimensaa Munaagala Munandhoo Odagallaa Raaverrehaa Rinbidhoo Thinrukéréhaa Uhéréhaa Viligillaa Vodamulaa

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Atoll Summary
Administrative name Laamu Atoll
Atoll name Haddhunmathi
Location 2° 08' N and 1° 47' N
Letter O
Abbreviation L (ލ)
Capital Fonadhoo
Population 14313
No. of Islands 82
Inhabited Islands 12
Atoll Chief Mohamed Naeem [1]
Inhabited Islands
Dhanbidhoo Fonadhoo Gaadhoo Gan Hithadhoo Isdhoo Kalaidhoo Kunahandhoo Maabaidhoo Maamendhoo Maavah Mundoo
Uninhabited Islands
Athahédha, Berasdhoo, Bileitheyrahaa, Bodufenrahaa, Bodufinolhu, Boduhuraa, Bodumaabulhali, Bokaiffushi, Dhekunu Vinagandu, Faés, Fonagaadhoo, Fushi, Gasfinolhu, Guraidhoo, Hanhushi, Hedha, Holhurahaa, Hulhimendhoo, Hulhisdhoo, Hulhiyandhoo, Kaddhoo, Kalhuhuraa, Kandaru, Kudafares, Kudafushi, Kudahuraa, Kudakalhaidhoo, Kukurahaa, Maakaulhuveli, Maandhoo, Maaveshi, Mahakanfushi, Medhafushi, Medhoo, Medhufinolhu, Medhuvinagandu, Munyafushi, Olhutholhu, Olhuveli, Thunburi, Thundudhoshufushi Nolhoo, Uthuruvinagandu, Uvadhevifushi, Vadinolhu, Veligandufinolhu, Ziyaaraiffushi



Haddhunmathi Atoll or Laamu is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name.


NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, etc. (including 'Laamu' as well) are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of these divisions or atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beginning with the first letters of the Dhivehi alphabet. These code letters are not accurate from the geographical and cultural point of view. However, they have become popular among tourists and foreigners in the Maldives who find them easier to pronounce than the true atoll names in Dhivehi, (save a few exceptions, like Ari Atoll).

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LOCATION
Hulhule Island Hotel is located on the airport island of Hulhule in the beautiful Maldives. Nestled in tropical landscape, with the sea right at your doorstep. Male, the capital of Maldives is just a 10-minute boat ride from the Hulhule Island Hotel.


ACCOMMODATION

88 luxurious rooms and suites set in exotic tropical décor, with an undisturbed view of the Indian Ocean.

Inside every room you will find everything you need for a perfect stay:

Satellite Television
In-room Safe
International Direct Dialing
Mini Bar
Coffee / Tea making facilities
24-hours Room Service

DINING

Faru Coffee House : Serving European, Japanese, International and local cuisine. Seats 140 people. Open 24 hours. Located at the first level.

Gadhoo Seafood & Grill Restaurant : Perfect Steaks and exciting seafood, complete with a dash of fusion - a perfect combination of Eastern and Western cuisine. Topped with a very respectable wine selection. All set in rustic wood and brick. Seats 40 people. Open for lunch from ll:30 AM - 02:30 PM and for dinner from 06:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Located at the first level.

Captain's Fun Pub: Unwind, relax & dance. The choice is yours with a fine selection of international beers and amazing cocktails in this delightful pub. Seats 80 people. Open from 11:00 AM - 01:00 AM. Located at the first level.

Poolside Bar: Open from 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM


HOTEL FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Hotel Services
Concierge
Currency exchange
Facilitis for the physically challenged
Laundry
Luggage storage
Medical facilities
Parking
Safety deposit box
Business Facilities
Ballroom
Business centre
Conference room(s)
Mail/ courier service
Meeting facilities
Secretarial services
Recreational Facilities
Beach activities
Beauty salon
Canoeing
Diving
Fishing
Jacuzzi
Safari
Sailing
Sauna
Snorkelling
Swimming pool
Wading pool

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Faafu Atoll (F.) is located between latitude 3° 20' N and 3° 03' N. Situated to the south of Alif Dhaalu Atoll, Faafu Atoll has 5 inhabited islands , 1 resort and a few uninhabited islands. Eventhough the atoll is relatively small, most of the inhabited islands are large with relatively small populations. Nilandhoo, the capital has a population of about 1500 while Dharaboodhoo has less than 500 person


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Transport from the Airport

Ferry Service to the Capital

A ferry service is available from the airport island to the capital around the clock. A special dhoni ferry leaves from the airport jetty to the capital every 15 minutes which changes to one every 30 minutes after midnight.
Set charge per person for the ferry service is USD 1/- during normal operating hours and a charge of USD 2/- per person at midnight.
Since the airport island is geographically separate from the capital the only means of transport to the capital is by sea.
If required a dhoni can be chartered by for transfer to the capital at set rates. Further details cab be attained from the ferry terminal at the jetty of the airport.

Air Transport

Maldivian Air Taxi and Trans Maldivian Airways operate special air transfer trips to most of the resorts. This mode of transport is best arranged by your agents or the resort operative. Normally resort operators have arrangements for chartered flights to their resort with either of these parties.

Please consult your Travel Agent or the resort operative regarding transfer arrangements.

Air Transport


TRANS MALDIVIAN AIRWAYS
Male' International Airport P. O Bag 6
Tel: (960) 325708
Fax: (960) 323161
Email: humbird@dhivehinet.net.mv
or mail@tma.com.mv


MALDIVIAN AIR TAXI (PTE) LTD
Male' International Airport
P.O. Box 2023, Male'
Tel: (960) 315201
Fax: (960) 315203
Email: sales@mat.com.mv

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Maldives Tourism Promotion Board has an information counter setup for ease of the tourists visiting the Maldives. Especially those who are Free Independent Travelers or FITs. Any information including Maldives, hotels and rates will be provided by the MTPB staff at the counter.



Customs

The import of firearms, liquor, drugs and pornography are prohibited. An official license is required for import of alcohol. Alcohol is available in all the resorts and not sold / available in Male’. Dogs, Pigs, and pork products are prohibited. Special permission should be sought to bring the personal pets (dogs not allowed).


Immigration


Arrival

Free 30 days Visa upon arrival for all visitors

Visitors entering the Republic of Maldives should fulfill the following requirement for the grant of an entry permit into the country.

Possession of a valid international travel document issued by the Government of a Sovereign State.

Possession of a valid return air ticket to a destination where the passenger has permission to enter, together with necessary visas for the onward journey to the next destination.

Possession of minimum of US$30.00 per person per day or confirmed hotel reservation for the intended period of stay in the Maldives. Following are exempted from this requirement.

Diplomats


UN Personnel
Approved persons for employment
Technical and other experts attached to the Government
Those who have confirm bookings in registered tourist resort/hotels etc.
Those sponsored by Maldivians
No prior visa is required to enter the Republic of Maldives. Entry permit will be granted to visitors on arrival at designated ports of entry, based on the immigration requirements.

An entry permit does not allow an visitor to take up employment, set up any business or exercise any profession whether paid or unpaid except with the consent and in conformity with the pertinent laws and regulations of the Maldives. However, a visitor or foreign delegation visiting the Maldives to conclude business agreements, contracts or to negotiate business transactions with their counterparts do not require work permits if the stay does not exceed the duration granted on arrival.

An expatriate must obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Human Resources Employment and Labour prior to arrival in Maldives to engage in employment.

Visitors who stay beyond the period for which they have been approved may be deported.

The Government of Maldives refuses admission and transit to holder of Merchant Seaman books.

Disembarkation and Embarkation card shall be filled by every passenger and submitted to the Immigration Officer on entry.

Transit

Transit passengers must leave Maldives within 24 hours of arrival. If a transit passenger fails to leave within 24 hours the passenger shall revise his permit to stay.

Crew

Crew member on scheduled services shall retain their passport in possession when disembarking and embarking, remains at the airport where the aircraft has stopped or within the confines of the island adjacent there to, departing on the same aircraft or next regular scheduled flight out of Maldives.

Passport or valid international travel document is acceptable for temporary admission in to the Maldives.

Departure

All persons leaving the Republic of Maldives shall possess a valid passport or travel document. All passengers shall complete and submit an embarkation card with their passport to the Immigration Officer for inspection

Port Health


Maldives being free from certain diseases that are of public health concern as well as of international importance, implementing continuous vigilance activities at Ports of entry at sea and Air, to ensure that appropriate surveillance activities are carried out effectively in safe guarding against any threat of introducing diseases are of health importance.Intensified surveillance for incoming passengers and continuous inspection of food items, and animals that were imported into the country is being carried out at all ports of the country.

In preparation for the certification of the Malaria Free Maldives, all incoming passengers from malaria-infected countries are screened.
For Certification of Sanitary Port an organized Medical Service, adequate staff and equipment provides in and out passengers care and attend Medical emergencies at port.

Disinfections is compulsory for Cargo aircraft and passenger aircrafts coming from Yellow Fever and Malaria endemic areas.

Duty Free

Duty free shopping is only available in the departure terminal of the Male’ international airport. The lounge has specialized shops for electrical goods, watches, cameras, fashion, liquor, jewelry, tobacco and more.

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Schedule Flights

Name of Airlines - Country of Origin
AEROFLOT - RUSSIA
AIR EUROPE - ITALY
AIR SEYCHELLES - SEYCHELLES
AUSTRIAN AIRLINES - AUSTRIA
CONDOR - GERMANY
EMIRATES - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
EUROFLY SPA - ITALY
EXPO AVIATION (CARGO FREIGHTER) - SRILANKA
IBERWORLD AIRLINES - SPAIN
INDIAN AIRLINES - INDIA
KUWAIT AIRWAYS - KUWAIT
LAUDA AIR ITALY - ITALY
LTU - GERMANY
MALAYSIA AIRLINES - MALAYSIA
SINGAPORE AIRLINES - SINGAPORE
SRILANKAN AIRLINES - SRILANKA
QATAR AIRWAYS - QATAR

Charter Flights

Name of Airlines - Country of Origin
AERIS - FRANCE
AIR 2000 LTD - UNITED KINGDOM
BELAIR - SWITZERLAND
BLUE PANORAMA - ITALY
CORSAIR INTERNATIONAL - FRANCE
EDELWEISS AIR - SWITZERLAND
MONARCH AIRWAYS - UNITED KINGDOM
MY TRAVEL AIRWAYS - UNITED KINGDOM
SRILANKAN AIRLINES (CARGO FREIGHTER) - SRILANKA
TRANSAERO AIRLINES - RUSSIA

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Free 30 days Visa upon arrival for all visitors

- Visitors entering the Republic of Maldives should fulfill the following requirement for the grant of an entry permit into the country.

- Possession of a valid international travel document issued by the Government of a Sovereign State.

- Possession of a valid return air ticket to a destination where the passenger has permission to enter, together with necessary visas for the onward journey to the next destination.

- Possession of minimum of US$30.00 per person per day or confirmed hotel reservation for the intended period of stay in the Maldives. Following are exempted from this requirement.

Diplomats
UN Personnel
Approved persons for employment
Technical and other experts attached to the Government
Those who have confirm bookings in registered tourist resort/hotels etc.
Those sponsored by Maldivians
- No prior visa is required to enter the Republic of Maldives. Entry permit will be granted to visitors on arrival at designated ports of entry, based on the immigration requirements.

- An entry permit does not allow an visitor to take up employment, set up any business or exercise any profession whether paid or unpaid except with the consent and in conformity with the pertinent laws and regulations of the Maldives. However, a visitor or foreign delegation visiting the Maldives to conclude business agreements, contracts or to negotiate business transactions with their counterparts do not require work permits if the stay does not exceed the duration granted on arrival.

- An expatriate must obtain a work permit from the Ministry of Human Resources Employment and Labour prior to arrival in Maldives to engage in employment.

- Visitors who stay beyond the period for which they have been approved may be deported.

- The Government of Maldives refuses admission and transit to holder of Merchant Seaman books.

- Disembarkation and Embarkation card shall be filled by every passenger and submitted to the Immigration Officer on entry.

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HILTON MALDIVES CONTINUES ITS WINNING STREAK

The Maldives, 26 February 2007 – Hot on the heels of winning the "Best Hotel in the World" award by www.tripadvisor.com this January, the Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa has just been voted the "Best Honeymoon Hideaway in the World" by Brides Magazine in the UK in their March 2007 issue. Similarly, the UK¡¯s most influential travel magazine, Condé Nast Traveller, has also included the six-star resort in their annual Gold List: "Best Hotels in the World – Best for location" (January 2007 issue) and in the "Best Spa in Africa, Middle East and Indian Ocean" (March 2007) summary of best spas in the world.

"Since our re-opening after refurbishment in June 2005, we have won 17 different awards – including winning 'Best Hotel in the World' twice. That's an average of one award every six weeks," says the resort's General Manager, Carsten Schieck. "These awards reflect guest confidence in our product and are an essential part in establishing the Maldives as a destination of choice."

It seems as though the whole world is talking about the Hilton Maldives. In just the last two months alone the resort has received positive press coverage in Condé Nast Traveller, Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, the Luxury Travel Magazine, The Daily Telegraph newspaper, Die Welt newspaper, Paris Match and the New York Times amongst others

Carsten Schieck explains his resort's popularity, saying, "The Hilton Maldives' main concept is of three resorts within one, which gives guests the opportunity to experience three distinctly different luxury experiences without ever checking out of the hotel. Guests can enjoy beach life in a 300 square metre villa set right on the beach, with a private plunge pool in their own garden and a wonderful open-air garden-bathroom. Alternatively they can opt for a romantic, exclusive villa set on stilts over the lagoon with sun deck that has steps leading straight into the ocean. And finally, they can stay at the Spa Retreat, an over-water 'resort-within-a-resort', which includes daily spa treatments and a full programme that includes spa cuisine, massages and exercise classes."

"Innovation also plays a key role in our success," continues Schieck, "the resort is home to the only all-glass undersea restaurant in the world and is the only resort that has two entirely separate spas, each with its own philosophy and treatment menu."

The six-star Hilton Maldives Resort & Spa is a stunning, romantic resort offering sophisticated barefoot luxury on two tropical islands. Awards include "Best Hotel in the World 2005" by the Sunday Times, "Leading Resort in the Indian Ocean 2006" by the World Travel Awards and "Most Exclusive Hotel in the World 2006" by VIP Traveller Magazine. Sited in a picturesque corner of the Maldives, it offers a sybaritic combination of three distinct resort experiences, surrounded by a vibrant coral reef and lagoon. The resort is home to the world¡¯s only all-glass undersea restaurant and the Maldives¡¯ only destination spa.

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