5/5 Kjell-Edmund I. 5 years ago on Google
TLDR;
Everything
was
great,
contact
Ruth
at
Secret
Paradise
you
won’t
regret
it!
Our
first
trip
to
the
Maldives
was
a
huge
success,
thanks
to
Secret
Paradise
Maldives
Tours.
A
huge
thank
you
to
Ruth
for
being
very
responsive
and
informative
prior
to
us
booking
the
trip
and
excursions!
She
answered
very
promptly
(especially
considering
the
time-zone
difference),
with
relevant
and
accurate
information
and
answers
to
all
our
questions.
We
went
to
the
Maldives
for
a
week.
We
did
not
want
to
stay
at
a
single
resort.
Instead
we
tried
to
maximize
our
exposure
to
different
experiences
and
the
local
culture
and
food.
Secret
Paradise
helped
us
tremendously
by
offering
a
huge
variety
of
local
experiences.
We
booked
multiple
day
and
part-day
experiences
through
Secret
Paradise:
our
boat
dives,
local
island
sightseeing,
dining
with
a
local
family,
etc.
We
also
booked
two
day-passes
at
different
resorts
via
Ruth.
The
scuba
diving
was
through
a
local
(to
Hulhumale)
dive
shop,
and
you
could
tell
they
had
a
good
relationship
with
Secret
Paradise.
It
was
also
easy
to
tell
why
Secret
Paradise
used
them
as
their
service
was
great,
and
the
dives
were
fun
and
well
guided.
So
much
colorful
fish,
corrals,
even
a
sea
turtle!
Of
the
two
resorts
we
went
to
via
day-passes
(Cinnamon
Dhonveli
and
Embudu
Village),
Cinnamon
was
superior
in
terms
of
amenities
and
the
service!
They
made
us
feel
like
valued
guests
and
customers
even
though
we
were
visiting
on
a
day
pass.
They
had
lock-boxes
for
day-guests,
and
nice
shower
and
bathroom/changing
rooms
we
could
use.
The
all-inclusive
bar,
snacks,
and
lunch
buffets
were
also
very
nice.
We
spent
half
the
day
by
the
pool
relaxing
and
enjoying
drinks
and
snacks,
and
the
second
half
of
the
day
snorkeling.
The
snorkeling
was
pretty
good,
with
some
colorful
fish
and
some
coral.
The
dive
store
was
very
reasonable
in
rental
price
for
the
fins.
(We
had
our
own
mask
and
snorkels).
The
second
place,
Embudu
village,
was
a
totally
different
experience.
From
the
first
moment,
we
were
treated
like
second
class
citizens.
The
package
was
sold
to
come
with
'a
beach
towel
and
a
large
bottle
of
water'
each.
The
towel
we
got
were
washed
out,
worn,
brown
shower
towels,
while
the
rest
of
the
people
that
arrived
with
us
got
much
larger
white
and
blue
beach
towels.
When
we
asked
about
the
water
we
were
told
that
we
would
not
get
the
water
until
the
lunch
was
served.
They
had
no
changing
rooms
or
enclosed
showers
for
day
guests,
and
the
whole
service
experience
felt
like
it
was
setup
to
nickle
and
dime
you.
On
the
plus
side,
the
buffet
was
huge
(though
day
guests
are
placed
immediately
next
to
the
dining
area
bathrooms),
and
the
reefs
and
snorkeling
was
INCREDIBLE.
We
spent
quite
a
bit
of
time
swimming
with
a
group
(at
one
point
7
of
them)
blackfin
sharks
(small
and
"friendly"
sharks
that
stay
close
to
shore).
It
was
a
very
cool
experience
and
the
whole
time
they
were
just
swimming
in
and
out
of
huge
schools
of
silver
fish,
very
docile
and
non
threatening.
For
those
that
don't
like
the
idea
of
sharks,
they
stayed
at
this
one
area
the
whole
time.
We
also
snorkeled
around
MOST
of
the
entire
island
(no
sharks).
That
was
a
2
hour
snorkel
adventure
without
compare.
So
many
different
fish,
and
corals
and
mussels
and
anemones
and
so
on.
It
was
the
best
snorkel
experience
of
the
trip.
If
Ruth
was
fantastic
pre-trip
planning
and
organizing
in
the
background,
her
team
of
great
local
guides
was
every
bit
as
good
when
we
arrived!
Every
day
they
met
us
at
our
local
guest.
And
every
day
they
took
great
care
of
us,
making
sure
all
our
questions
were
answered,
informing
us
about
the
local
traditions,
politics,
sights
etc.
It
was
a
blast,
and
felt
like
we
were
island
hopping
with
old
friends
of
ours,
instead
of
people
we
just
met.
If
you
are
still
reading,
you
should
stop
reading
and
instead
contact
Ruth
at
Secret
Paradise
and
get
cranking
on
your
tour
plans!
Whatever
your
goals
are
for
the
trip,
Ruth
can
help
you
make
it
happen!
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