Male, Maldives

Accommodations: Nazmi:

What's up everyone, this trip was the most fun trip we've been on so far in my personal opinion! They had a lot of nice resorts, but i thought to save money we would stay at Marble Hotel located right in the middle of Male, Maldives! This hotel is a very cozy hotel, with the luxury of also having a buffet for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!! This hotel is located in the middle of Male so it was very easy to get to all of the locations we needed to. Each room has 3 beds, and so we got 2 rooms. The total price for the week of accommodations turned out to be 4,900. I thought this was a good price and a very good deal considering the fact that we are on a budget!

Transportation: Erin:

From our hotel in Macau they provided a free shuttle to the airport for us!
The flights for this leg of the trip were quite more expensive than the res of our trip.
For 6 people the total price was $5458.44 which is 34684.0194 Yuan.

For the first lef we took an air bus off Air macau Flight # NX882 to Bangkok, and then spent the night in the Bangkok Airport. The next morning we took Malaysia Airlines Flight #MH785 that lands in Kuala Lumpur, and then a connecting flight to Male, Flight #MH177. The sleeping in the airport was not ideal, however we all slept a little bit which was nice. The Airbusses were very comfortable and had very nice accomodations so that was nice.

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Luckily the hotel in Male also had a shuttle bus for us to our Airport!

Total Cost for 6 people: $5458.44
Total Yuan for 6 People: 34684.0194 Yuan
Cost for Individual: $909.74 USD
Cost for Yuan: 5780.6699 Yuan

Built Monument/Attraction: Robert:

For our built monument or attraction I figured we could check out the Grand Friday Mosque in Male. This grand architecture of bygone times was constructed by the Sultan Ibrahim Iskandhar in 1656. The grand Friday mosque of Maldives also includes the famous Islamic center. Grand Friday mosque in Maldives has a capacity to accommodate nearly 5000 people. The dominant golden dome of the Maldives Grand Friday mosque adorns the facade of Male. The artwork in this mosque was simply mind blowing. This magnificent edifice, with its unique minarets, amazing coral engravings and tombs of national heroes and members of royalty, provides the tourists with the glimpses of the past. It is the biggest mosque in Maldives. There was no cost to see the “grandness” of this mosque. It was very beautiful. We would recommend it to anyone.

Cultural and Historic Site: Ryan:

For our cultural and historic site I chose for us to visit the National Museum of Maldives. This is located in Male, in the Sultan Park which was part of the Sultan's palace. The museum has a great selection of objects that show the rich cultural heritage of the country. Some of the objects consisted of costumes, objects, pictures, and armor of the past Maldivian way of life. It was a great place for us to experience something new to us. We all had a ton of fun! The museum is located in Male so we only had to take a taxi from where we were staying to get to the museum. The taxi costs only about 115.00 Moldovan Leu's which is only about $10.00 I got my information from http://maldives.tourism-srilanka.com/tourist-attractions/national-museum.html Recreational Activity: Matt:

A short walk from our hotel is a large dive shop called Prodivers. Prodivers offers full day snorkeling trips on boats that visit multiple multiple dive sites. We checked in here and decided to each rent snorkeling gear and head out on the boat for the day. Throughout the course of the day, we saw many great species of turtles, manta rays, sharks and coral reefs. The water was so warm and clear and you could see the bottom from the surface in most places. We were all amazed by how abundant the tropical fish are there, and especially how huge these manta rays are. Check out the picture I snapped during one of our dives. A few of us had not been snorkeling before and were truly fascinated by this experience. The down side of the day was that a couple of us did not pack the Dramamine and got a little sick along the way! Thankfully our captain had some extra laying around, which made the rest of the day bearable. Gear: $9.00 per day / Per Person = $54.00 USD Total. = (821.88 MVR) Boat Trip: $48.00 / Person = $288.00 USD Total. = (4,383.36 MVR) Day Trip Total: $336.00 USD = (5,205.24 MVR) http://www.prodivers.com/Kuredu-Diving-Prices.aspx Natural Site: Josh:

Hey man, the natural sight was difficult, but I figured since the Maldives Islands are known for their beaches and crystal blue oceans. I figured that we could take trip and just hang out at the beach and watch the sunset. We could swim, bogey board, surf and just lay out on the beautiful white beaches! It would be so relaxing, peaceful and just an extraordinary to experience!