It was announced on September 01, 2020 that Maldives guesthouses can re-open from October 15, 2020 allowing tourists to book Maldives holiday packages and tours on local islands. As we have seen with resort openings it is unlikely that all guesthouses will re-open on this date and in order to do so there are a

If I were to say Maldives, what comes to your mind? Luxury Resorts? White sandy beaches? An amazing underwater world? All of this is true, but what if I were to tell you that there is so much more? I was born here in the Maldives, a destination that is often referred to as ‘paradise

The Maldives reopened borders for tourist visitors from 15th July 2020 offering once again the possibility of international travel to this island paradise. Resorts, guesthouses and tourist services are preparing to welcome back travelers from overseas with enhanced safety guidelines and precautionary measures. Since the announcement we have received a number of messages asking about

Although we have been confined to our homes during lock down, the Secret Paradise team have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that  future guests are assured they will be able to travel safely upon their return to the Maldives. The safety and comfort of our guests has always been important to us,

It has been almost 8 weeks since the government ordered a city-wide quarantine as the Covid-19 situation started to get worse in the Maldives. At this point the Secret Paradise and its team had been in self isolation from mid-March on wards following the departure of our final guests. Back in March and the beginning

Have you asked yourself how you would like to travel post COVID-19? Solo, Group or Privately? If you choose the right tour operator, you will surely have a great trip regardless, but what if we were to share with you why we think private tours can offer a tour of a life time. We asked

On June 5th, 2020 we celebrated  World Environment Day by taking a look back at the actions we had taken over the last year to make a positive impact on our small piece of paradise. At a time when nations around the world are looking to restart tourism, the Maldives included, we should remember that

It’s been a surreal few months for many of us with as the worldwide population on lock down. It is encouraging to see countries beginning to ease restrictions allowing people to get back to daily life, even if that means a new ‘normal’ to the lives we were familiar with. Social distancing, the wearing of

The travel and tourism sector has changed over recent years, largely due to the introduction of budget travel companies and a lot of competition. Pre Covid-19 People are traveling further and more often to places they never could have imagined being able to afford to visit 20-30 years ago. With online bookings taking precedent over

Ramadan is a time for many things including love, sacrifice, devotion, forgiveness, thankfulness and caring. This Ramadan due to the circumstances we find ourselves in gratitude for what we have will play a very large part. These past few weeks I switch on the TV to see the darkest days that the world has been