I also plan to spend my honeymoon in Saipan. A tour group has an activity-a four-night and five-day tour of Saipan luxury honeymoon wedding. Two people 19000! I thought it was a good deal, but after careful investigation, I found that there were actually three meals a day and no attractions and entertainment. Then I found that this budget should be increased by at least 10000 yuan.
A few friends recorded a more detailed honeymoon in Maldives-self-guided tour.
Share it with you! I wish you a hundred years of harmony!
Introduction of honeymoon self-help tour in Maldives
Passports and credit cards must be prepared in advance. It is recommended to use RMB/USD dual currency card for credit card, because Maldives accepts direct consumption in USD, and the credit line should be sufficient, preferably more than USD 2,000.
We chose the direct flight route of Eastern Airlines to Male in Shanghai, and got the preferential air ticket for Male's double flight in June165438+1October, with a one-way flight of 4280 yuan. Plus airport tax and fuel cost, the travel expenses of two people are about 6,543,800 yuan.
After booking the air ticket, start to choose the island (hotel) and arrange the itinerary. We choose snorkeling, seaplane, water house and other activities according to our own holiday budget standards, and then look at other people's travel notes and comments on the island. Finally, I chose two islands: Veligandu and Veligandu. And check the island's official website for more details. There is also the problem of accommodation. Velidhu Island is relatively close and provides speedboat transportation. You can go directly to the island after you arrive at the airport. Because agents usually arrange people to meet you at the airport and help you arrange your itinerary, our hotel is also booked by the same agent. My husband is experienced in going out and his English is passable, so we also saved a lot of money.
The fresh water on this island is unfit for drinking. On the first day at the hotel, the hotel will send 1.5L water to the guests in each room. Every morning, the hotel will provide free drinks, including orange juice, mango juice, watermelon juice and milk. At other times, drinks are extra when eating, and drinking water is also expensive. I took 1.5L purified water and 1.5L drinks when I went, participated in two activities, and finally bought 1.5L water on the island.
Buffet is provided daily on the island, with breakfast at 7:00- 10:00 and dinner at 19:30-2 1:30. The guest seats in each room are fixed. When you go to eat your first meal, you should find your room number in the register at the entrance of the restaurant. The waiter will take it to our designated table, and this seat will be used for every meal in the future. To tell the truth, the food in the hotel is really not delicious. A group of Hunan tourists who went to the island with us brought four bottles of Laoganma. Because we ordered half a meal, only breakfast and dinner in the evening every day, so we brought eight packages of instant noodles of Master Kong, which is the best thing we ate on the island. I suggest you bring more. If you can't eat, you can feed the fish.
Of course, it is essential to go to the island beach, so you must bring a swimsuit, and it must be a bikini. Wearing a one-piece swimsuit on the island will be regarded as a monster. Don't worry about your figure. Most foreigners on the island are in poor shape, not as good as our petite China people. Snorkeling equipment is best bought in China, and Decathlon sells it. A set of goggles, breathing tube fins, 388 RMB. There are also taxis on the island. Didn't ask the specific price. It is also important not to go into the water barefoot. If you go further, the beaches there are full of corals. If you walk barefoot, you will get cut. Sandals are not recommended, because swimming will be very tiring. Decathlon sells diving shoes, but the size is not complete. And gloves. If you like to feed fish in the water, this thing is a good protection. Some fish there will bite you (of course, if you have something delicious in your hand). When you look at the beautiful fish underwater, you can hold the coral reef with gloves. Decathlon sells professional diving gloves, but personally, it is too expensive and not worth it. We only bring two pairs of ordinary work gloves, 3 yuan. Sunscreen must be brought, and the index should be above 50. It is estimated that it is difficult to buy it in the city. I suggest you buy it in the duty-free shops at domestic airports. Maldives has the habit of tipping. Generally, porters don't carry luggage 1 USD, bedside tips 1 USD per person per day, and table tips 1 USD per person per day. Hotel activities do not require tipping.
Maldivian specialties are all kinds of shell products. We brought some wooden lacquer boxes and handicrafts, which we think are rare in China, and of course cigarettes. When you go to Maldives, you must also be careful not to litter, leaving beauty and cleanliness to every traveler.
Due to its proximity to the equator and the Indian Ocean, the temperature in Maldives is around 30 degrees Celsius all the year round.
1, be sure to pay attention to the weight of your luggage, and check all cosmetics, liquid things and knives.
2. When the flight attendant asks you if you are going to Maldives on the plane, you should understand (male) and get the visa form on arrival.
3, snorkeling things can be tried at home first, ok, feel it, and adapt quickly when using it.
4. Fill in the form after going to the island, noting that it is a honeymoon trip.
5. Determine the start and end time of your meal plan and the prices of various drinks.
6. Pay attention to the assembly time when filling out the form. If the number of people traveling is not enough, you should also go to the front desk to confirm whether the event is cancelled.
7. When snorkeling, it is best to start from a shallow place. If the fins are not very useful, it is better to wear shoes with holes instead of being scratched by coral.
8. When snorkeling, you will feel that wearing a swimsuit is good, but it will easily get sunburned. You can wear clothes with low underwater resistance. When applying sunscreen, it must be thick enough to replenish it immediately. Even if your ears were sunburned, I didn't expect it.
9. Pay attention when snorkeling. Don't go where there are many corals. The big fish has nothing to do with this. I was bitten by a small fish, ha.
10, it is not easy to take pictures underwater. Let's take as many pictures as possible and come back to choose.
1 1, depending on the island you are going to, see if you need to bring water and how much.
12, rice still needs to be prepared, and it is best to use a credit card, just like my traveler suddenly encounters a price increase and expects the consumption situation on the island.
13. Never buy jewelry on your own island, but bargain for souvenirs, because some places charge service fees.
14. When you visit these islands, you must go to every store. Even if you don't buy anything, in fact, its things are still cheaper than the island where you live, and Male's things are still cheaper.
15. When visiting Male, you should pay attention to where you can't go in and take pictures.
16, you must prepare snorkeling equipment when traveling to the island.
Wear gloves when fishing.
18, when you get off the plane, there is a free map of Male at the airport. This is a brochure about travel. You can take it with you when you travel to Male.
19. If you go to VELIDHU, you can go directly into the water from the trestle after you are skilled in snorkeling. There are many fish on the cliff. Because the water depth is not easy to be scratched by corals, there are also many fish. But the water temperature is relatively low, so be careful not to cramp.
20, sunglasses must be polarized, otherwise the effect is not great.
Maldives is a romantic honeymoon destination that many people dream of. However, the tour fee of more than 10 thousand yuan has made many people only regard it as a dream. Yesterday, the reporter learned from Hangzhou Travel Agency that a charter company recently opened a direct flight from Guangzhou to Maldives. Maldivian tourism products in Hangzhou tourism market are not only richer than before, but also cheaper, the cheapest is less than 6000 yuan/person, and the price is almost the same as that of ordinary island tours in Southeast Asia.
According to reports, the charter flight from Guangzhou to Malé, the capital of Maldives, is operated by China Southern Airlines twice a week, on Thursday and Sunday respectively. Tourists fly from Hangzhou to Guangzhou first, and then fly from Guangzhou. "The price of direct flights from Guangzhou is cheaper than that of Shanghai 1000 yuan, so the travel price will come down directly." Yu Shuqin, Southeast Asia Department of Hangzhou Overseas Travel Co., Ltd. said that in the past, Hangzhou tourists had to take a bus to Shanghai before taking Singapore Airlines or other flights, and then they returned to Shanghai first. Once and for all, it's about 300 yuan more for transportation and tossing back and forth.
Yu Shuqin introduced that Maldives' tourism industry is quite mature, with one island and one hotel and an office in Male, the capital. As soon as they arrive in Male, the hotel staff will be responsible for sending the guests to the hotel.
Paradise Island, Full Moon Island and Carney Island. At present, these three islands are the main tourism products of Maldives in Hangzhou market. However, after the opening of direct charter flights, Diva Island, Coconut Island and Jinawaru Island in Maldives will become new destinations for Hangzhou tourists.
Yu Shuqin said that Diva Island is a newly developed island. The resort on the island was built soon, and its hardware facilities are relatively new and better. The island is far from the capital Male, closer to the deep sea and has better scenery. If you go in February this year, 1 1, 65438+2, newlyweds can upgrade their water house for 3 nights and get 3 dinners for free within 9 months with their marriage certificates. "Diva Island will become a high-end product in the Maldives in the future, with a price of more than 10,000 yuan."
For price-sensitive tourists, you can choose Coconut Island and Jinawaru Island. At present, the cheapest three-night and five-day tour of Jinawaru Island is only 5980 yuan/person.
In addition:
I went to two islands (the full moon and the Taj Mahal Exotica) this time, because I booked the air ticket and hotel only one week before departure, so the cost was relatively high. When we bought food, shelter and transportation from June 5438+03 to June 5438+07, our family of five spent140,000, and the price of Taj was twice that of the full moon. If you estimate through Ctrip, you can save money.
In fact, our original budget this time was only 15000/ person, but later it was seriously overspent. If you book through Ctrip, it is best to book 45 days in advance, then the price is very affordable, 13000/ person, including air tickets, hotels, transfers between hotels and airports, all-inclusive meals or half meals, and the extra cost is only the cost of participating in some activities on the island. We will spend so much money to catch valentine's day, and Ctrip can't book it. You don't need to join a group to go to Madai. You are going on vacation, not traveling. An island is a hotel without a guide. The hotel will also organize guests to visit other islands. The rest of the time, all you have to do is lie on the beach reading, drinking and relaxing. I think we will go there again and live an isolated life if conditions permit.