I hope to give some information to my friends who want to go to kandooma in the near future.
1. Travel time: May 29th 14: 40. Our plane passes through Bangkok (boarding waiting time is about 1 hour → Colombo (staying at the airport for about 3 hours) → it takes about 1.5 hours to arrive at Maldives International Airport after boarding).
Accommodation: I feel that the hotel is very humanized, the buildings and interiors on the island are very simple, and IKEA is home.
Because it was a honeymoon trip, we stayed in a waterscape room, No.62, haha ... At that time, everyone seemed to be from China except No.60 who was Japanese.
1. Multi-purpose plug: There are two spare plugs in the hotel room, which are basically enough.
2. After handling international roaming, you can call back to China from the hotel, 6 yuan/minute or so.
3, the room has wireless broadband, free use for 3 days. Just ask the front desk for your login ID and password when you check in. There is a library and Internet access on the second floor of the hotel lobby.
4. The check-out time is usually before noon 12, and can be postponed to 2 pm. Leave it outside the room on the way back, and the waiter will transport it to the boat.
The hotel has an island map for collection and four postcards are provided free of charge. You can ask the hotel to post it for you when you check out.
6. Tips: airport pick-up, front desk reception, after-dinner waiter, room cleaning and salute porter.
7. Coffee and tea in the mini-bar in the room are free, and there are big blue bags in the room for free use.
8. We ordered a half-set meal, breakfast+dinner, so we didn't order it because we might play outside at noon and miss lunch. That's a good choice. Breakfast and dinner are buffet, with western food, Indonesian food and local food. Fried eggs, boiled eggs and porridge for breakfast are similar to Chinese food, except that rice is not very delicious. There is bacon to eat, too. The local pineapples and mangoes are delicious. You must try it.
9. You need to make an appointment one day in advance for all the events played in the water sports center, and all of them need to be at your own expense: we are recommended to play sunset cruise, night fishing and snorkeling, which feels good. We saw dolphins, caught many beautiful fish and went to two beautiful and quiet islands. Note that there is no service charge except the project fee. Snacks and drinks will be prepared on the boat, and the waiter will be given 1-2 dollars after the end. The staff in the service center are very enthusiastic, the leader is called Northeast, and they always give us water and coke, haha … a little embarrassed!
10, snorkel, snorkel and flippers, free use in the water center. We bought a mirror and a straw in Decathlon before we went. If you don't want to use ordinary breathing tubes, you can consider buying one in Decathlon. We bought a breathing tube for 89 yuan. In fact, the model of 29 is enough.
1 1 caught fish, night fish can be processed and eaten in BBQ, each 100 G3 USD.
12, snorkeling, you can see many colorful fish, which is very interesting. For safety, the staff will let you swim in the pool before you go. I can't swim myself, so I spent 15 dollars on a simple training. If you really float, you will wear a life jacket, and the staff will follow, no problem.
13, you can watch the sunrise around five in the morning. From the second day of your stay, you will receive a self-made tabloid newspaper on the island. Eating, living and traveling are all predicted in advance.
14, the local spa is particularly famous. It's a pity that we didn't go because of time! But I will consider going to this island next year.
15. There are two adapters in the room and six fresh oranges every day. Change the water and clean it in the morning and evening. Remember to leave it on the table every day +0 yuan tip, or there will be no water at night. There are enough hangers, including two big bath towels, enough toilet paper, two life jackets, two bathrobes and two pairs of shoes. You can weigh one and one extra-large bag. If you have flippers, that's fine. Sewing bag, cotton wool, pins, hair dryer, safe ... In short, the daily necessities are basically complete. In addition to toothpaste, toothbrush and sunscreen products, the bathroom is complete.
16. If we go on our honeymoon, the hotel will prepare greeting cards, chocolates and champagne.
Third, what you need to bring:
1, passport, marriage certificate, insurance card, hotel reservation form, ticket information and its copy;
2. Essential drugs: Bupleurum, Berberine, essential balm, mosquito repellent, tourniquet, cold medicine, anti-inflammatory medicine, electronic thermometer, band-aid, Baifuning, etc.
3. Umbrella, sunglasses, electronic dictionary (friends with poor English must remember to bring it, and our dictionary is still very useful), a favorite book, CD (there is a charger for Philips stereo and ipod in the room), card reader, computer, camera, CD, No.5 dry battery, tripod, toothpaste and toothbrush.
4. If the dollar cash is four or five hundred dollars, be sure to prepare an extra dollar for tipping. Although you can change it in the hotel lobby, you can't change much. Staying too long is not enough.
5. Important telephone numbers: Embassy of China in Maldives, local telephone numbers commonly used in Maldives and domestic telephone numbers commonly used.
6. Sunscreen, napkin, wet tissue, comb, after-sun repair mask, lip balm, eye drops, cotton pad.
7. You can bring your own snacks: instant noodles, beef jerky, dried bean curd, candy, chocolate, biscuits, fish fillets, pickled mustard tuber and other things that are easy to store. There is a refrigerator and a hot water kettle in the room, where you can make instant noodles.
Fourth, turn around:
1, every flight has food, but we didn't eat it until after 22: 00 Beijing time when we transferred in Colombo.
2. Colombo is 2 hours behind Beijing; Maldives is three hours behind Beijing.
If you go shopping in duty-free shops, there is nothing to buy in Colombo. Before we came back, we went shopping in Male. The hotel arranged my tour guide in Male, took us to taste the local food and bought some special souvenirs. Actually, it's much cheaper than the airport duty-free shop.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) arrives in Maldives:
1. The local currency of Maldives is Rouffiat, which is basically USD 1 = 12.75 RF, and USD is universal, so there is no need to change the local currency.
We arrived at the airport at 1 local time and were picked up by the hotel. After gathering enough people, we arrived in kandooma in about 40 minutes by motorboat.
3. The ferry service from the airport to Male runs every ten minutes. Very convenient. Out of Chick, you can choose an earlier speedboat to go to the airport and then go shopping in Male, the capital. There is a luggage storage office at the airport, and the fee is $3 per piece of luggage. Go to Male for $65438 +0/ person. Soon after sailing, ticket sellers will come to collect fees one by one.
4. The place selling tourist souvenirs may charge US dollars or make a counter-offer.
5. Enter the Maldives Customs and fill in three forms: disembarkation card/arrival car entry card; Boarding card/exit card exit card; Health information health certificate and exit card should be handed over to the customs for safekeeping when returning.
6. Places where men can play:
1, Sudan Park (Olmukaru-Misk Temple, the Great Mosque on Friday): It is very pleasant to walk around Sudan Park. Here you can visit the White Islamic Center and the largest mosque in Maldives-Friday Grand Mosque. The grand dome of the Grand Mosque is a beautiful landscape in Male (there are nearly 20 mosques of different sizes in Male). But be careful not to wear shoes and wash your feet on the white steps. Both men and women need long clothes and trousers.
2. Mukaru-Misk Temple is the oldest Muslim temple in the area and is worth visiting. The exquisite stone carvings here are very famous. There is a stone tablet carved in13rd century to commemorate the introduction of Islam into Maldives. Outside the temple, there is a cemetery where Abu barakat was buried and a tombstone of the former Sultan. Muslim temple, built in 1667.
3. The National Museum has exhibited some exhibits about the exploration and archaeological discoveries of Sudan and Thor Heyerdahl.
4. Presidential Palace
5. Shopping Singapore Market: This is a shopping market that brings together many merchants. High-end handicrafts and various Maldivian native products and souvenirs are dazzling, making it a good place for tourists to go sightseeing and shopping. There are also some grocery stores that sell household goods, water sports equipment and fishing equipment, and serve the villagers in nearby villages. When tourists are tired from walking, they can also rest and chat in the small tea room here and taste small refreshments.
6. Islamic Center;
7. Local market/fish market;
The whole city is very small, there are many motorcycles, and they drive on the left and drive very fast. Everyone must pay attention to safety.
We participated in the free travel of the travel agency, and each person 1 0,000 yuan. After we arrived, the deposit for two people was $200, which was refunded when we checked out. Haha, this is really a beautiful place worth visiting. Before I came back, I spent 175 US dollars on shopping in Male, and bought some things at duty-free shops in Beijing Airport and Sri Lanka Airport, which basically cost nothing.
Finally, I wish you all a pleasant journey!