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

Ramadan this year will be very different. Due to a wide spreading virus almost everyone around the world is at home, while some are away from their family, beloved friends and some even are isolated at work providing information to the people and supporting those in need. So how will Ramadan be different for the

The holy month of Ramadan, is scheduled to begin this evening Thursday 23 April but due to current restrictions brought on by COVID19, Ramadan this year will be very unlike previous years. We asked our guide Archie to share his thoughts on what Ramadan 2020 will look like. When and what is Ramadan? Ramadan is

If 2020 has taught us anything it’s how unpredictable life can be.  One moment we are looking forward to the summer, to holiday escapes and fun times. Then all of a sudden we are experiencing lock downs and isolation and the world as we know it has been turned upside down. We know that many

Every so often travel isn’t an option, whether that is due to illness, financial issues or personal circumstances. Currently due to COVID19, the global pandemic impacting us all no matter which part of the world, we find ourselves in a travel void with our travel plans are on pause. Armchair travel has suddenly taken on