Sunreef Holidays

The first thing you’ll notice as soon as you get off the plane at Male’ International Airport is that the airport is on an exclusive island. From the air it looks like a giant aircraft carrier, the runway occupying most of the island. Catch a glimpse if you can. In fact to build the airport two islands have been connected through reclamation. However it is a full fledged international airport that can cater to the largest of aircraft and is well equipped with modern facilities. Located just over a kilometer away from Male’ the capital, the airport is connected to the rest of the country and resorts by boats and seaplanes.

The facilities available at Hulhule include:
* 88 transit hotel rooms in Hulhule Island Hotel,
* Business Centers.
* Internet Centers.
* Elevators, specially-designed toilets and telephones,
* Banks.
* Postal and telecommunications offices.
* Over 100 tax-free shops in both terminals.
* Food and beverage outlets serving a wide range of cuisine.
* 24-hour medical centre.
* Children's Play Area.
* Over 40 Travel agency counters.

GETTING AROUND

Apart from a few air services, there are no regular, scheduled transport links between the Maldives' atolls and islands. Transfers between airport and the resorts are arranged by agents as part of the resort package and are by seaplane, local boat (called dhoni), speedboat or launch.

Boats and aircraft can be chartered for special trips, though this is expensive. Not many people need to travel between resorts, but the most straightforward way to do so is usually to go via the airport, taking the same boats or aircraft which carry arriving and departing vessels.

Transport to and from nonresort islands can be arranged on cargo boats, but only by those who have the requisite travel permit. The other option is a "safari", cruising around the atolls on a live-aboard boat, with whatever stops for diving and sightseeing that we can arrange on request.