Overview
Holiday Island Resort
| Location: |
South Ari Atoll |
| Distance from Airport: |
97 kilometers |
| Number of Rooms: |
142 Delux Bungalow |
| Transport: |
30 minutes by Seaplane
155 minutes by Speedboat |
Thirty minutes away from Male’ airport by seaplane, or 2 ½ by speedboat will bring you to Holiday Island, a heaven of tranquility set amidst lazily waving palm front and soft white sandy beaches.
Accommodation
All 142 deluxe rooms have individually controlled air-conditioning, private bath with hot water and cold water supply, bath tub, bidet, hair dryer, ceiling fan, telephones in the room and bathroom, mini bar, and colour television with cable network plus round the clock news via satellite. For your kind information, the hotel has 220V-240V A/C 50Hz in all sockets inside your room. We advise you not to drink water inside your bathrooms and taps, since its desalinated water. Remember that any breakage or damages to items provided in your room will be charged to your bill.
Facilities
Excursions
Full Day Excursion - provides you a chance to see three different islands; A resort, an inhabited island and an uninhabited island. In this guided tour, you will have a chance to swim, snorkel and suntan near by a virgin island followed by a delicious BBQ. In the fishing village, you may also enjoy some shopping and see few historical places, which have been brought to your era, since our ancestors. Moreover, a local hotel of different style to be treasured.
Half-day excursion - due to the Maldives being a chain of many islands divided into different Atolls, we arrange a special trip to take you one of these islands and a resort within this Atoll. Walk through the unique culture, grand sites and meet the very unique and simple life of islanders. Buy some souvenirs and carry the simple, but beautiful memory back to home! The biggest problem visiting these islands is that it is never easy leaving the island. The islands' beauty is breathtaking and it is tempting to spend more time than permitted. Respectable attire is required for visiting all inhabited islands. The tour will also take you to a selected hotel within this Atoll.
Fishing - from the lagoon and surrounding area is totally prohibited. However, we are able to offer you special fishing trips.
Morning fishing - Takes you to the open waters ensuring further exploration of fish. Boat captain takes you to the different locations where you may enjoy good catch. The fishing industry did not realize the mechanized vessels until recently. The rowing and sailing boats have been used for centuries for fishing, ensuring that the daily catch was very much limited. However, nowadays the majority of fishermen around and a handful of others come in from distance for fishing in this area. This small amount of boat traffic is thankfully insufficient to spoil the good diversity of marine life. You will be provided BBQ out of your catch at the Coffee Shop Terrace.
Half-day fishing - If you want to try real fishing, rest assured that this is the best trip to get started. Just keep in mind that there are several elements to the enjoyment of fishing, waterman ship and knowledge of underwater knowledge, physical condition and use of correct equipment. The best time to drop your hook to catch a bigger fish is early hours of the day when fishes come across the oceans looking for their food in a very hungry mood. Different types of Sharks Blue and Black Marlin, Southern Blue Fin Tuna, Skip Jack and Yellow Fin Tuna, Queensland Spanish Mackerel, Sail Fish, Wahoo and Barracuda are among most catch of the trip. That's not all! You also will be provided BBQ out of your catch, if you catch any.
Night fishing - Catch a fish before you loose the Sun! The boat captain will take you to a good location where he has experienced good catch. Night fishing is the easiest way of experiencing how to catch fish. Barracudas, Red and White Snappers, Small Tooth Grouper, Blue Fin Jack and Bulls Eyes are among the most catch. Your boat crew will provide you the fishing gear and therefore, you need not carry them with you. Call one of the crews, should you need any assistance on board. Enjoy the BBQ of your own catch! Even if you did not catch any fish, still the BBQ will be provided at 2200hrs on the Sundeck, if the weather permits. Otherwise inside the Coffee Shop.
Land based Sports
Billiard/Snooker room is opened between 0830hrs to 2300hrs. Children below 12 years of age are not permitted to play.
Table Tennis, for rackets and balls please contact the Front Desk. To get Badminton rackets and balls, please contact Gymnasium. Every afternoon from 1630hrs onwards, volley ball games are conducted on the front beach volley court. The floodlit Tennis Court is situated near the restaurant, for booking please contact the Front Desk. Except floodlit Tennis all above sports facilities are free of charge.
Please wear regulation Tennis Shoes during playing.
Gymnasium
This is the perfect place to keep fit with a magnificent array of equipment for exercises and work outs, including Sauna and Steam Bath which will help your tense muscles after a long day, and it is free of charge.
Live music / Weekly entertainment
A live band, a DJ, Maldivian cultural show, (Boduberu) and Table are some of the entertainment available in the main bar for our guests.
Water based sports; Villa Diving Center, Blue Sea Water Sports
Wide ranges of Water Sports facilities are available on Holiday Island. We have a fully equipped Diving Center and Water Sports Centre to satisfy your needs. Several diving courses including Scuba diving are available in the Island. For more information and rental of Fins, Masks and Snorkels please contact Villa Diving Center. Other water sports like Windsurfing, water-skiing, parasailing, Banana Boat riding, canoeing etc. are available at the Blue Sea Water Sports. For more information on over-water sports, please contact Blue Sea Water Sports.
Snorkeling
The hotel provides snorkeling trips on chargeable basis to different locations within this area. However, you may rent the equipment from the diving center and snorkel around the island at any time as you wish. To participate in the chargeable trips, please make reservations at the Reception.
To protect our fragile environment from this generation to the next, the following activities are totally prohibited not only by the hotel, but also at the national level.
*Removal of Corals and Shells etc. from the water weather it is dead or live.
*Stepping, touching and walking on the reef or the corals.
*Catching fish by any means on the lagoon of Holiday Island as well as other islands.
*Removing or touching any type of sea creature.
*Swimming away more than 50 meters from the boat.
