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Thulhagiri is a
great resort not far
from the Airport and the capital, Male'. It is a smart, handsome resort, but not imposing.
The atmosphere is calm and casual, the environment is attractive and the staffs are
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Although
this is a small resort, it seems bigger because it is not rigidly laid out. There is a
sandy path leading in from the jetty and the rest is up to you. You work out your own
favorite way around the island. The rooms are not equally spaced all around the outside.
And the undercover of many tall coconut palms, the place have more of a small village
feel.
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The center of the village is the Bar and
the lounge building, connected to the restaurant. The tall thatched roof sweeps low over
open sides and a curving white wall. It is good looking but informal. With comfy chairs on
a sandy floor and friendly bar staffs it is a natural meeting place to while away the
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The
food is the pride of the resort. Clearly a lot of money is spend on the ingredients and
the chefs. It is well known around that Thulhagiri foods on great buffets. And with three
buffets a day you will have to pace yourself or do more of the exercise that's on offer.
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This is a pretty active resort. The water
sport center is well-equipped and well-used. Inside the Atoll and with a
near permanent cross wind it is particularly suitable for windsurfing
lessons. Water-skiing, catamarans and banana boat are also available, with
courses. |
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The dive school is a five star PADI
instructor center, well run and usually busy although it is quiet small. The many dive
sites in the south and the East of the Atoll are within easy reach. As for the island's
own reef, it is variable. Part of it are bare of corals but decent snorkeling
is possible
in other parts. And there are trip arranged to near by reefs,. The lagoon is generally
very shallow, but the small clumps of coral offer enough colorful fish to satisfy the
snorkeling beginner. |
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 The beach too
is variable. Where there is a beach, it is massive, clean and fine grained, and with a
gently sloping sandy-bottomed lagoon here it is almost perfect (there isn't much shade).
Over a third of the island, however, has a wall after the sand and before the water. It is
not unsightly as it is low, shapely and made of coral. Too small steps take you down to the
water's edge.
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  Out
of the 58 DELUXE Bungalows, 54 BEACH Bungalows are on the beach front and
the other 4 bungalows are a little bit tucked inside. All the bungalows are of decent size and nicely decorated with batiks
and thickly woven screw-pine matting. Each one has a/c, minibar and telephone. The
fittings in the bathroom are good and the towels are fresh and soft. The shower is
particularly modern; and forceful, with an immediate supply of plentiful hot water.
Further there are 17 WATER
bungalow's which are recently built bungalows on stilt in the lagoon. |
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Very few Italians end up here, but
otherwise there is a mix of Germans, Swiss, French, English and Austrians. Like the
budgerigars that have multiply all over the island, everyone seems to love it here.
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