I have received numerous messages that a palm house does not meet the definition of "someplace warm" where one could run away from gloomy autumn in moderate climate. Well, if anybody will complain after this post, I will happily hand over the blog to this person. Because Thulhaghiri is my definition of paradise on Earth.
First we have to land in the cosy airport in Male, the capital city and the capital island of (standing ovations!) the Maldives!
Then we have to take one of the many taxi boats. As we get closer, you can admire the small islet on the horizon. It looks almost unreal.
When we get closer to the coast, the colour of the water changes. It gets the most amazing shade of light blue, maybe turquiose. I always thought that those pictures in the catalogues of travel agencies are heavily retouched. Trust me, they are not.
The reason for that is the amazingly white and fine coral sand.
Actually, you can find pieces of the coral reef all over the place. But do not try to collect it as souvenir. This is subject to heavy fines - the coral reef is endangered and thus strongly protected.
The island of Thulhaghiri is very small, to walk around it will take you less than fifteen minutes.
You can chose between different types of accommodation. There are some nice bungalows on the beach.
If you chose one of them, you will be able to place your sunbed under a genuine palm tree.
And admire the lagoon.
The second option that you have is to live in a bungalow on water. And yes my friends, on water. Obviously it is more expensive. But how often one has the opportunity to spend a few days in an island paradise?
So which one do you chose?
Inside, you will find a comfortable large bedroom, with a magnificent view.
Do not miss the table between the armchairs. It has a glass top.
And a glass bottom!
But if you want to make your toes wet, no need to go to the beach. Just take the stairs directly from the balcony.
But before we deep dive, I propose a little tour of the island, I promis that you will not have time to get tired. Let's take the pier and return to mainland.
You will quickly discover that the island is spotted with cocoa nuts. But instead of cocoa, they hide little parrots that come (and go) in all colours. Some are yellow ...
... other green.
There are some that are blue like the sky ...
... and others white as the coral sand.
You will not be surprised to find some crabs.
And a friendly lizard.
So, are you tired? Then you can sit and have lunch in the nice restaurant. It is special, because the official dress code is "barefoot". Mainly because the floor is covered with sand.
If you are not hungry, you can enjoy a massage in the welcoming coconut spa.
Or we can simply return to our bungalow on water. It seems that we have a security guard on the watch.
Let's not scare him. Just admire the sunset over the ocean. Splendid, isn't it?
First we have to land in the cosy airport in Male, the capital city and the capital island of (standing ovations!) the Maldives!
Then we have to take one of the many taxi boats. As we get closer, you can admire the small islet on the horizon. It looks almost unreal.
When we get closer to the coast, the colour of the water changes. It gets the most amazing shade of light blue, maybe turquiose. I always thought that those pictures in the catalogues of travel agencies are heavily retouched. Trust me, they are not.
The reason for that is the amazingly white and fine coral sand.
Actually, you can find pieces of the coral reef all over the place. But do not try to collect it as souvenir. This is subject to heavy fines - the coral reef is endangered and thus strongly protected.
The island of Thulhaghiri is very small, to walk around it will take you less than fifteen minutes.
You can chose between different types of accommodation. There are some nice bungalows on the beach.
If you chose one of them, you will be able to place your sunbed under a genuine palm tree.
And admire the lagoon.
The second option that you have is to live in a bungalow on water. And yes my friends, on water. Obviously it is more expensive. But how often one has the opportunity to spend a few days in an island paradise?
So which one do you chose?
Inside, you will find a comfortable large bedroom, with a magnificent view.
Do not miss the table between the armchairs. It has a glass top.
And a glass bottom!
But if you want to make your toes wet, no need to go to the beach. Just take the stairs directly from the balcony.
But before we deep dive, I propose a little tour of the island, I promis that you will not have time to get tired. Let's take the pier and return to mainland.
You will quickly discover that the island is spotted with cocoa nuts. But instead of cocoa, they hide little parrots that come (and go) in all colours. Some are yellow ...
... other green.
There are some that are blue like the sky ...
... and others white as the coral sand.
You will not be surprised to find some crabs.
And a friendly lizard.
So, are you tired? Then you can sit and have lunch in the nice restaurant. It is special, because the official dress code is "barefoot". Mainly because the floor is covered with sand.
If you are not hungry, you can enjoy a massage in the welcoming coconut spa.
Or we can simply return to our bungalow on water. It seems that we have a security guard on the watch.
Let's not scare him. Just admire the sunset over the ocean. Splendid, isn't it?
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