Maldives Spa vacation. Helping Dreamers Do

From

US $1599

US $1999

8 Days including domestic flights only

More info:Price shown per person includes: 7 Nights HB (Breakfast and dinner) seaside room based on two persons sharing double/twin room, 5 spa treatments, local tax, airport assistance and all domestic transfers. Excludes International flights.

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Departure information

This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements

Accessible tourism overview:

We are a team of can-do people, and we are able to customise our tours and experiences to ensure that anyone can make the most of our tour options. We have welcomed a range of guests with different disabilities and ages and our guides are only too happy to help accommodate their needs. Our youngest guest has been 6 months old and our eldest guest has been in their 90s so the team are used to working with different age groups and adapting the tour and activities to be encompassing regardless of age, ability or experience. All we ask is that we are made aware of any specific requirements at the time of booking so that we can plan in advance.

Limited mobility:

We can offer ground floor accommodation options or properties with lifts and our activities can be adapted by our experienced and professional guiding team.

Wheelchair:

Guests with wheelchairs can be assisted to negotiate Male as well as most of the local islands we visit. We offer resorts where access around the property is on wooden board walks or paved pathways so there is no fear of wheels getting stuck in the sand. Some of our partner dive centers offer special days for locals with disabilities to try dive or snorkelling in safe and controlled conditions. If this is of interest then we maybe be able to accommodate this into your stay with us.

Cognitive conditions:

The people of the Maldives are naturally laid back and relaxed and you will find stays on local islands calm and peaceful. We select small family run properties and if you have specific requirements in regard to the activities included on our tours we are happy to tailor-make. We have a relationship with a local autism center which allows us to access accompanying support if necessary.

'Free from' food:

As you may expect from an island beach nation the Maldives imports over 90% of its food, discounting the abundance of tuna, chilli and fresh coconut that form part of our staple diet. We appreciate that our guests may have special dietary requirements and are used to dealing with allergies, intolerance and special requirements. Providing we know in advance either before or at the time of booking we will do our best to meet your dietary requirements or at the very least advise you on what alternatives will be on offer.

LGBT:

This trip ensures safe and welcoming travel for LGBTQ travelers. It allows everyone to enjoy and discover our island paradise.

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Carbon reduction

Your vacation will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO₂. Learn about the CO₂ emissions of this vacation and how to reduce them.

In a destination such as the Maldives there are many challenges to businesses to address and reduce carbon emission especially away from the luxury resorts at a local island level, however, we have worked hard with our partners to ensure we are making a contribution. As part of our annual property audits we encourage our partner properties to use signage in guest rooms to encourage conservation of energy and this is also conveyed direct to our guests in pre tour information and tour briefings. We are working with local partners and NGOs on a number of projects to support waste management, beach cleaning and have recently started working with Parlay to recycle plastic bottles used on our guided tours. Finally, all our guide teams are local negating the use of any additional travel and providing personal local insight for our guests.

Environment

The Maldives is a fragile environment. It is more fragile and more in danger than most other places on earth. The country’s existence relies on healthy coral reefs and a moderation of the sea level rise. The Maldives struggles to eliminate all the rubbish produced by over 1 million tourists per year and whilst educating locals in waste management is all part of a large project, as visitors to their home we encourage our guests to support in the following ways and help by leading by example. For this reason and for the obvious difficulty in eliminating several materials, we suggest to bring back the empty containers of shampoo, bath foam, conditioner, cream and photograph film, Reuse plastic bags in shops. We are currently, in the process of designing and producing roll away shopping bags that will be given as a welcome gift to all our guests, with the opportunity for guests to purchase additional bags for us to distribute within the community.

We choose suppliers that match our environmental values. The hotels we partner with on this vacation follow the Eco tourism principles of Sustainability and Conservation, involving Local Community within their activities. Through this approach to sustainability the properties intend to have minimal impact on the local carbon footprint as well as giving back to the local island community.

Community

We work to create good relationships between tourists and the local community. We respect local customs and culture. We want our guests to learn about local customs and cultural practices whilst respecting local dress and cultural requirements. Our welcome leaflet allows our guests to learn a few local phrases that offer a greeting in the local Dhivehi language. Cultural escorted tours allow our guests access into the local community to learn more about the Maldivian culture first hand.

Campaigning for change: We recognise local issues and actively campaign to address them. We partner a local NGO Save the Beach. We have shown support in conjunction with our partner PADI Dive Centres by involving ourselves in public awareness dives for various campaigns including, Dive for Diabetes, a condition prolific in the Maldives, Dive for Gaza with all funds raised being passed to the Maldives Gaza charity and Environmental Awareness dives to clear rubbish from local island harbour areas.