| In most holiday locations, all inclusive is generally only | | | | islands in the Maldives all agree that the food is |
| for the lazy and cullinarily unadventurous. However | | | | excellent. |
| two geographical factors conspire to make this the | | | | However, man cannot live on the extensive buffet |
| best value option when travelling to most of the | | | | menu alone and in such a hot climate, westerners |
| Maldive islands. | | | | need to drink a heck of a lot of water. Since the |
| Basically, unless your island is within 15 minutes boat | | | | natural water on the island is somewhat brackish, all |
| ride of Male, the capital of the maldives, then the | | | | drinking water is provided in bottles. As an all inclusive |
| restaurants on your resort island are going to be the | | | | guest you may take as many as you want (and we |
| only places where you can eat. | | | | were getting through at least six a day) but non-all |
| So, if you are going to have to be eating every night | | | | inclusive guests had to pay $2.50 a bottle. Therefore |
| at the same old restaurant anyway, why not pay in | | | | we calculate that you could end up spending $200 on |
| advance and get a discount as a result? This is | | | | water during your holiday or else risk the miseries of |
| effectively what all inclusive is all about. Since they | | | | dehydration. |
| know exactly how many people will be eating they | | | | In addition you get as much booze as you want at |
| can cater more accurately and avoid waste. This is | | | | no extra charge, which really allows you to enjoy the |
| particularly important for the maldives where | | | | evenings without worrying about your wallet. We |
| everything aside from fish and coconuts has to be | | | | drank wines, beer, spirits and even cocktails in |
| imported and usually flown to the remote islands. | | | | abundance throughout our lovely holiday. |
| In Cancun, Mexico or Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, there | | | | Use of the gym is also included, but sadly scuba |
| are bustling downtowns to visit with lots of different | | | | diving and windsurfing cost extra. However even the |
| restaurants. On Meedhupparu, Maldives there are only | | | | excellent dive school's rates were far cheaper than |
| three restaurants within 100 miles of the island. | | | | anything we had previously experienced back at |
| However, this does not mean the food in the | | | | home. |
| Maldives suffers. In fact it is quite the reverse. We | | | | For these reasons we have to conclude that all |
| have only experienced excellent food (with the | | | | inclusive holidays to the Maldives are definitely the |
| exception of some fancy pastries that looked | | | | best option for most people planning to visit these |
| tempting but tasted of dust) in the different | | | | beautiful sun kissed isles. |
| restaurants across the islands. Our friends on other | | | | |