Every 26th Dec ada special moment remembrance of Tsunami. Kandooma resort affected masa Tsunami dulu & was bad in shape jugak. All staffs gather tepi beach & big boss Kandooma was the lead of the day. Guests dialu2 nak join, tanak pon tak de hal..
Weols follow & join the crowd, nak tengok apa jadik. By 9.20am (same time Tsunami melanda), big boss blow whistle & 1 resort tu sunyi sepi bertafakur. Pas 3-4 minit semua bersurai & resume activity as usual.
Ni la port weols lepas check out.........
underneath pokok kelapak.
dari first day sampai nak balik tak dpt lepak sini. Ada je org dah book dgn beach bag/towel. Kul brapa laaa dtg cop nih.
Hari terang benderang... still nyaman duk bawah pokok, berangin sejuk je. Bos sah2 dah x ndak jejak air dah. Tak kesah lah...janji wa layan diri snorkel-pool-jakuzzi. Tu je kojanya. Bila dah full stop tak nak basah, naik darat mandi @ changing room & layan novel.
Dah byk masa melepak ni sempat la merhati & observe resort. Konsep resort dari pokok kelapa. See..seee...
2 boncot cam tempurung kelapa tu Reception
ganti Christmas tree....aci?
pokok kelapa ser-pulau keliling hotel
Another favourite spot - swimming pool. and yess melayan diri sorang2 ..dah org tu x reti nak berenang-renang kan
pat pat sapa cepat dia dapatt...pun hot spot gak org melepak kat bench putih tu. Segan plak nk ber-sun tent tgh2 pool ni
Tiap2 pagi ada snorkelling lesson kat sini. FOC & sesapa pon bole join
Mat salleh letak je anak2 diorg kat Kids Centre, ada person incharge yg jaga. Tak sure rate per hour brapa USD. Senang parents nak buat hal sendiri.
Trademark Kandooma : si burung & hermit the crab. Ada pulak diorg organise hermit race once a week.
Fitness Centre : Gym on top & Spa yg bawah. Roof mcm pelepah kelapa tk gitu?
Finally...last but not least.. plan nak layan sunset @ The Deck. Menyesal kalu tak pegi
Best gils sini...The Deck is part of The Kitchen building. Ni amek view from roof atas..Nampak je mcm dekat beach belakang tu..Tak pon okei...tektik gambar je
tmt snap pix tadi. Situ gak lah tempat dinner yg request nak set up lomantik2 dinner. Depends on weather la, hujan ,angin kuat...big No nak proceed
Konon nak dinner sini..belek menu ala Tapas & mcm tak best je. Last2 dinner pizza kat Bokkuraa la jugak
Tunggu boat transfer by 7.30pm. Ekceli ada cuak gak la, apa pasai?? Duk baca berita yg ikan2 naik darat byk kat Sabah, sama symptom pre Tsunami dulu. Dah tu hotel ni sendirik pon effected...mana tak gabra..eerr tak sanggup nak imagine seterusnya..doa doa doa hari x hujan & tanda2 tak best. So far so ok je, takat windy camtu je
So it's time to go...
Ini kalilahh bot ada besar jugak compare dgn arrival boat aritu. Mmg saspen tersgt2 wehh...tak penah lagi naik bot cuak tahap camtuh..Gelap gelita tgh2 laut, big wave tok sah cita la...kalu le ombk besar tsunami dtg haduiii...mana nak menggagau dlm gelap tu. Rasa tobat nak naik bot malam dah..huk hukk..Bila nampak lampu2 barulah lega hati nih..Alhamdullilah...
Flight to KL ontime @ 10.45pm. Tak melawat kawasan duty free pun..alkisahnya terjupa family friend masa sesama check in. Diajak nya lepak waiting lounge..#selamat poket cuci mata duty free..huhuhu
Tamat sudah cita Maldives..Sangat2 puas hati (tolak tepi mana2 yg tak best tu). RedOOOO saja -bak kata Tg Adam Ariana Rose
Conclusion : Tips/Etc2 about Maldives:
**HOTEL**
Tepuk budget tanya poket..hihihi..Sila gugel list of hotels kat Maldives. As for me, tempat musti cantik (dah objektifnya dah relak2 santai) & kenal pasti apa aktivity nak buat kat sana. Agoda / booking.com / hotel's website as my reference.
Mode of transport from airport to resort either by boat or sea plane.
Clue nya kalu dah kena naik sea plane ..resort tu jauh nun di sanaaaaaaaaaa. Lagi jauh lagi mahal la rate hotel ye dik nun.
LV hotel baru je launched last November & no 1 hotel in Maldvies after Shangrila. Cheapest rate for 1 nite adalah belasan riban...in usd okei..Dengar cita Roger Federer dah selamat rasmi hotel masa opening day tu.
**FLIGHTS AVAILABLE**
MAS -daily direct flight to Male, same time @8.45pm. Sampai dah almost midnite kalu tak delay. Advisable sleep over kat hotel nearby. Last departure for Sea plane by 11pm, if not mistaken. Boat transfer available anytime, as long make early arrangement with the hotel.
Air Asia -flexi time ,2-3 masa berlainan. Yg kureng nya stop over kat Colombo dalam sejam.
**POKET MONEY**
Weols stay kat hotel saja, tak melencong ke mana. Tukar USD je -acceptable every where even kedai kat airport. Weols tukar Rufiya sikit, just in case nak beli air/jarjan kt kedai runcit kat area hotel yg sleep over masa arrival day.
**MALE CITY TOUR**
Biar pun flight balik dah malam and ada time nak pegi city tour..we decided not to go. Dah riki internet looks like bosan je city, kecik & bole tawaf dlm masa yg cepat. Lagi best perabis masa kat hotel.
Kalu la kata nak gak ke city, harus challow awal dari hotel . Kiranya siap2 nak ke airport lah..Male city seberang laut dgn airport aja.
**PEAK/OFF SEASON**
Best to visit Maldives from Dec - April. Avoid la Christmas week & New Year..Kang kena compulsory dinner cam weols tu hah. May - October musim hujan. Bak kata staff sana now ni weather unpredictable. Masa time our visit tu..ikutkan elok je cuaca - tapi ada gak hujan nya.
Dats all about Maldives..........Next angan2 nak merasa Bora Bora Tahiti . No harm dreaming... (penangan tgk the Kardashian pegi holiday)
Like..like..like...mana tau Silver anniversary dapat pegi..kan..kan??
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