Heaven on Earth!

Caroline Piccaver on 10 December 2015
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love powder white sand, crystal clear blue sea, palm trees and curry! Yes, curry! I hadn’t quite appreciated that I could eat curry every day on my holiday to the Maldives. I suppose it makes sense with it being so close to India, I just hadn’t thought about it. I really was in heaven.

We flew direct from Gatwick to Male with British Airways which was a little over 10 hours and then an exciting 40 minute sea plane trip to our paradise island.

We opted for a larger island because, never having been before, I wanted to make sure that we wouldn’t get bored. Kuredu Resort was perfect for us. A deserted beach if you wanted it but with a bit of lively entertainment to feed the need to be a little bit sociable in the evenings. With lots of sports to choose from such as a six hole golf course, tennis, badminton and table tennis, not to mention the water sports (diving, snorkelling, kayaking, wind surfing and swimming) it would be impossible to be bored here.

The island resort was actually three resorts in one, the main Kuredu resort which accommodates families, O Resort for over 12 years and Sangu for over 18’s. Our Beach Bungalow was in a perfect location right on the beach overlooking the water villas to the left. Stunning sunsets to the west were hiding behind the water villas, which really just added to the beauty of this relaxed, chilled, four star resort. From the moment we arrived we were encouraged to go barefoot even in the restaurants which all had sand under foot.

There were five restaurants, most of which were buffet but this didn’t detract from the quality of the food at all. The variety was amazing as every meal brought a new exciting variety of dishes to tantalize the taste buds. I swear I have never eaten so much in a week. I just couldn’t resist.

We were on an all-inclusive basis so a little Cosmopolitan before dinner didn’t go amiss, while the wine served with the dinner was of a surprisingly good standard. Another little cocktail would then get you in the mood for a little entertainment or some dancing at the weekly "White Party". All well done and fun.

A trip to the Maldives wouldn’t be complete without seeing a little sea life. Even I donned my snorkel, mask and flippers (they don’t call them that anymore) and went in search of turtles and brightly coloured fish. What an experience! Not while we were in the water, but while we were in the boat searching for giant manta rays (which unfortunately we didn’t find), we came across about 20 spinner dolphins putting on a little show for us. Wow! I think that has to be the highlight of my whole week and a memory I will treasure forever.

Take a look some of my other photos. I am sure you will agree that this place is just heaven on earth!