Product Description

You're not dreaming - it really is this good. The Maldives is the world epicentre of tropical luxury. Raise a cocktail-filled glass in your lavish over-water villa to this extraordinary patch of paradise: picture-perfect coral atolls strewn across the cobalt-blue Indian Ocean. Stretch out on blissful beaches in the fringed shade of coconut palms - go on, you deserve it. This bestselling guide is your passport to the holiday of a lifetime. CHOOSE WISELY - our author gives you the facts before you book your stay; the Choosing a Resort chapter and detailed listings compare all the resorts SUBMERGE - our Snorkelling, Diving & Surfing chapter gives you the when, where and how on getting the best out of all the offshore pursuits KNOW THE BACKGROUND - dedicated History and Culture chapters give you the picture behind the postcards JUMP THE FENCE - we give you the options on escaping your resort and meeting the locals

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #133011 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 204 pages

Review
...for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005

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Customer Reviews

A good place to start...
There are four main tour books for the Maldives, and this one is a good place to start. (Another good one is the Michelin guide.) This book gives a general overview of the islands and many of the resorts. Divers will want the Divers' Guide to the Maldives to fill out the information here.

Invaluable for tourists who plan visit the Maldives
Like all Lonely Planet guides, a mine of useful information, that proves invaluable in picking the resort that best suits your interests and pocket. A good section on diving and snorkelling. Well worth the money.

LP Maldives
I find this guide very useful in terms of choosing the resorts. It has good descriptions of all the resorts in terms of facilities, clients, food served and activities. The resorts are in different chapters according to the different atolls. So, it is a good guide for choosing the right resort according to one's taste