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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
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Like I stated in the video: Mike "hurt" himself the first day which landed us at the medical center. He was advised to not go underwater anymore during the trip which did hinder us in activities (diving & snorkelling which is basically what you go to the Maldives for). We enjoyed our trip nonetheless but we did decide that we might go back in the future during manta ray and whale shark season to snorkel/dive (it is on a small list of places where you can see them freely).
Sorry that I could not include more yall. I really enjoyed my time without my phone in hand!
We stayed at The Royal Island Resort on the Baa Atoll and our beach villa number was 219. It was an awesome location on the island. We walked around the whole island multiple times and we actually preferred being further away from the "main" area. We had to walk about 1km to breakfast/lunch/dinner every day which totalled about 5-6km a day to walk for food. A lot of the resorts in the Maldives are like this so if you are not that "active" or not able to walk it might be a little difficult for you.
Everyone that worked at the resort was amazing, kind, helpful, and made the experience even better. We had a hard time trying to figure out what was an acceptable tip amount but we tried to tip people as best as we could.
We paid 1600€ per person for everything but right now the Maldives is slowly moving towards "wet season" which means you can find AMAZING deals for a trip if you don't mind rain/storms. I found a trip for the middle of May for 1000€ per person for 8/9 days with flights from Munich & Berlin.
Our flight was: Etihad from Munich to Abu Dhabi to Male (15/16 hours in total I believe)
The hotel/resort group we stayed with: bit.ly/3KIIpYr
The hotel/resort booking page (Royal Island): bit.ly/3vqC8ug
Website to find deals: bit.ly/3JOwMya
We had no rain during our stay (except one night at around 12am)!
00:00 Intro
01:47 Food/Restaurant tour
03:00 Island map
03:31 Room Tour (Beach Villa| Room 219)
08:25 Swimming
09:52 Sharks
12:49 Sunset
14:05 Dinner/Shows
16:00 Kayak
19:43 Outro
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Happy Easter to everyone that celebrates 💝🐥🐰 I just wanted to let you guys know that all the information regarding our stay is in the description box (price, flights, websites, links, etc etc.). I know a few people asked about our trip and I tried to be as informative and transparent as I possibly could be 👍😊 I did not film that much because it was a vacation and I was enjoying every second in the sun 😎☀️ but I think you can see that it was beautiful even with me behind the camera LOL.
Your Denglish is awesome: "At least i'm sorging for gute Laune". You know, how to put a smile on my face! Happy Easter! :D
❤️ happy to see you two had a nice vacation ! And you look gorgeous!
Hello and happy Easter to you guys 😀🍀🌷🐇🐞🐰
I'm happy for you that you did this trip, that you took the opportunity to have wonderful time and just left Germany for a few days. I hope you had a wonderful time and that you recovered a little bit 🙂
Thanks for sharing 👏🍹🥂
Damn looks amazing 😍🥰 you both look like you enjoyed yourselves! Happy late birthday 🥳
Wowwww that beach looks AMAZING!! Soak it up!!
Awesome video love your sense of humor aswell keep us entertained
Hayley’s best light is in the sun or on a beach while the sun is setting ❤
Ps mike “you are a turtle” 😂😂😂
Glad you two have fun at the Maldives! :)
This looks so nice thanks for sharing with us! And the jewelry looks amazing.
Thank you so much!
Looks so beautiful there. Looks like a great trip!
Beautiful scenery! Looks like a very nice place. Thanks for sharing.
Frohe Ostern und einen schönen Urlaub euch 2. 👍
You know, I’m really not a beach, island, hot sun, sand type of girl BUT watching everything you filmed, especially the animals, totally relaxed me. Nobody can say, despite their seasonal preferences, that the Maldives aren’t breathtaking.
That is exactly what I said... It is a beautiful gem and I understand why people LOVE IT!
The water looks amazing ☀️
Das sieht nach einem tollen Urlaub aus 😊. Geniesse ihn.
thank you for sharing this dreamplace with us
Oh you are very welcome!! and thank you for watching
I bet the trip was even better not having to worry about hair. Looked like a perfect vacation.
Mike said after 3 days "you have been in the water more in these 3 days than the past 3 years"....
@@HayleyAlexis total freedom
Frohe Ostern!!
Wunderschön 😍
Lovely beach 🏝 and ocean creatures.🐡🐟🐠
beautiful girl,beautiful place,lucky mike;)
You are a delicious human being Hayley. Yes I am talking about humor! Yes this video was all over the place but that's the signature Hayley video. That's why we love you! I am slowly getting used to GI Hayley hairdo and you rock it! You are attractive and mr. Mike can squeeze his hands with such a gem on his side. :-)
Puh! Thank god, that was less explicit than i thought. I'm not in flames.🤣🤣
that was a Kayak (although usually those are closed overhead and there is only a hole for your torso) but in an avarage canoe or in a Candian canoe you are kneeing as a consequence of not having a double paddle but a single bladed paddle because the boat is a bit more broad and therefore way more stable in the water...while in a Kayak you simply have to sit with the feet in front in order to stabilise the slim boat in the water.
He seems a little… meek and you’re so full of light and life
Hi.
I don't know, if i should watch it on Easter Day? The uncovered skin.... I don't want to go up in flames!! 😂😂
Happy 🥚-fest
*Amen* LMAO... Jesus knows what you are doing!!
@@HayleyAlexis He's... peeling his eggs! lol
@@HayleyAlexis 😳 Würg. Really? Then i'm in deep, deep trouble!! 😉😂😂
Looks great :)
Unless that banana is very soft it's still fine. I have plenty of bananas that are very black outside but still completely white inside.
You look so good with your short hair 😊
A great video, useful for someone looking into visit this island!! Do you think we can plan ahead and request a specific villa after booking it or is it done there based on availability? Thank you!
Thank you for this realy great video. I had on question. What will be the best Beach Bungalows to be near the beach and have much sun?
I personally think the numbers 217 to 230ish are good (best beach/sand with a lot of sun)... but that is also a personal preference because where we were the water was not that deep but on the other side it was a little deeper...
Wow ihr wart echt an einem schönen Strand!
Es war wirklich schön :)
Hi Haley. We will be in this resort for a week in May. It will be great if u can share some useful tips or Do's and don'ts as per your experience. This will be helpful for our trip. thanks in advance ☺️
Oh enjoy your trip! I would recommend bringing USD for tips. We brought Euros which was also ok but USD is "easier" and you have bills for $1 which is helpful.
Bring a lot of sunscreen (we brought 2 big bottles and still had to purchase a small bottle after 7-8 days). Bring short sleeve clothing. I wouldn't even bring long sleeves (maybe one jacket or sweater for the plane ride) but I brought nice long sleeve blouses that I did not wear because it was too hot.
Bring snorkelling gear if you can (and water shoes). You can rent it from the hotel but it is nice to have your own equipment and you won't have to walk back and forth to get it.
Mosquito spray- they did not like me and I did not have a single bite but they attacked Mike.
Medicine for everything- eyedrops, eardrops, pain medicine, diarrhoea, etc etc
Fill out the proper immigration paperwork and print out the QR codes needed from Malediven immigration. I had them on my phone/computer but it was just nice to have the paper.
I am probably forgetting something... but have so much fun!!
@@HayleyAlexis Thanks a million dear. God bless u. Wishing u both thousands of wonderful and memorable trips. 💖
How was the weather in May ?!
Is beautiful
Hiya we've booked this resort and we really enjoyed your blog. We're a family of 5 going for the first time to the Maldives and just wondered if you had any extra do's or don't that you could offer me? Many thanks!! X
I hope you have so much fun!!! It was seriously one of my FAVORITE vacations ever!
I am just going to type an unorganized list out for you:
Bring water shoes! I personally brought jeans and it was not necessary. Bring more sunscreen than you think. We used 3 big bottles during our stay (I am a big stickler for lathering myself in sunscreen every 1-2 hours). Bring a mini first aid kit with things like ear drops (for water in the ears), eye drops, band-aids, mosquito spray, and whatever else is "normal" for your first aid needs. I purchased goggles and snorkel gear for the trip and it was well worth the money.
thank you so much we will visiting in a month or so. are there any insects that will trouble us and do we need to bring any kind of repelend...
We had no big issues with bugs actually. The only visitors we had were the geckos in our bathroom but they were more afraid of us then we were of them.
Hi Hayley, nice to see your video log. Just wanted to ask you that how long does it take the traveller declaration to be processed by the immigration. I understand we need to fill it up within 72 hours of flight time, so for departure it should be done from the resort, right?
Correct. I think I got a reply within 12-24 hours for my departure from the Mald. and when I was traveling to the Mald. it took 8 hours. It was relatively quick and I also did it on a Tuesday I believe (I don't know how their offices work on the weekend).
@@HayleyAlexis Thanks a lot.
Hello! Say, please, how much that see the sharks?
i wish i was there too i need holiday.
I think after 2020/2021... Everyone needs a holiday
@@HayleyAlexis youre right, wish you the best and relax and settle nicely as well as have good times
Hi Hayley.Wie lange wart ihr denn insgesamt auf den Malediven?Würdet ihr nochmal dorthin reisen?
Ich glaube 9 Tage insgesamt... schon aber wir wurden das ein bisschen anders machen- ein paar Tage in Dubai oder Abu Dhabi bleiben weil die reise dorthin ist schon hart (16 bis Male und nochmal 8std mit Layover und resort transfers- boat/domestic flight). Wir waren schon fertig am 1st Tag.
Wir wurden auch plannen ein bisschen mehr Geld auszugeben (es ist schon teuer).
We booked a vacation on this resort too. Have you any Tipps or advices (Things we have to do, things we don't because of the price - benefit calculation)? What does the shark feed trip cost?
I believe the shark feed trip was 30$ per person and it was well worth every penny... Especially if you are lucky like us and you are alone (Mike and I had nobody with us) they let us have a lot of "free" time with the sharks and let us stay a little longer which was wonderful.
I would recommend staying on the end of the island opposite to the pool. We stayed in suite 219 and I think maybe 205 - 223 would probably be the best options (but this is my opinion). We just thought the water was the nicest, the beach area was the nicest, and you were far enough away from the "main area" where you wouldnt come into contact with too many people. We love being alone and our area was the "least populated".
If you are not able to walk for some reason (disability, age, sickness, etc) I would not recommend the numbers I listed above because it took awhile to get to the restaurant for meals. I think our bare minimum steps of walking from our room to the restaurant were 6000+ a day and we averaged around 12000 a day with walking around the island and swimming.
Mike and I planned on spending at least 500-700$ per person extra on activities- which I personally think is high but we were in a location that we might not ever visit again and we thought to ourselves we could spend a little more than usual on things we can't do in Germany/USA (we were going to pay around 200$ for the dolphin/turtle trip and a couple hundred on the Manta Ray/Shark Whale trip). Unfortunately Mike got water in his ear the first day and was not able to swim or snorkel the rest of the trip so we were stuck with only doing the "bare minimum" - shark feeding and going on the kayaks. For activities we spent $50 total (shark feeding and we rented some equipment) and for alcohol we spent $150 on particular drinks.
We were a little upset about the transfer process from MALE airport to the Island because we were stuck at the airport for 6 hours (bring a book and wear layers because it is HOT) before we could actually get on the transfer plane BUT once we got on the transfer plane it went very smoothly and we got to the hotel with transfer plane ride, bus ride, and boat ride in less than 1 hour (which is very good and the time zooms by).
I hope this helps a little and enjoy!! You will have a lot of fun. It is the perfect place to relax, enjoy the sun, enjoy beautiful wildlife, and take in the wonderful landscape.
@@HayleyAlexis thank you so much for your detailed answer. It will be very helpful! I'm so excited, like you say it's s one in a lifetime trip 🏖️🤩🧜🏼♀️ wishing you all the best, greeting from Ruhrgebiet 😊
Hello from France, great video on a beautiful place!!!!
Can you tell me the time of boat between airport and hotel please? Is there wifi in villas?
Thanks again for your answers (and sorry for my english).
The boat from airport was probably the biggest issue and something I wish they wiere a little more transparent about. I believe we arrived to the airport at about 8am and they did not pick us up until about 3-4pm. It was BURNING hot (no air condition), the food choices were limited, and there was no one available at the transfer area for Royal Island to tell us any information. We were lucky because they allowed us to sit in the "lounge" (it wasn't really a lounge) which did have AC and then we left once it got closer to our departure time.
The wifi was available all over the island. It connected perfectly without issue in the room and also on the sand area between the room and water (it did not work when you got really far away from room). I had no big complaints about the wifi actually and thought it was adequate enough for what it needed to be: upload stories to instagram, connect with my family, and write emails.
Thanks for your feed back.
We will go there at the end of february, in a sunrise beach villa.
I am à Little afraid about bout because I am sick on sea……
Thanks again for your answer.
I don't remember how long the boat ride was but I would say less than 30 minutes (maybe 15-20 max). I am pretty sure you can buy a motion sickness pill beforehand and take it before getting on the boat which will help tremendously.
Our boat was full of people as well so if you are a little iffy about being close to people- you might ask whoever is with you to sit next to you and you sit next to the water side?
Have you also been in the capital Malé? With over 180000 inhabitants on just 2 km² it's the most densely populated city on earth (I heard its also super dangerous though)
We just walked around the airport (we had a lot of time to spare so walked towards a bridge but that was it) and it felt pretty safe and actually didn't feel "too crowded" but we weren't in the main city center so I am assuming it is worse!
@@HayleyAlexis The airport was built on an artificial island. The main island, where most people of the capital live, is actually much smaller than the airport.
Wow... Really??? That is very interesting
Super caked up. God Bless.
On a THURSDAY AFTERNOON!
@@HayleyAlexis You definitely looked feminine in that suit. Maybe it’s time for some swimsuit modeling money.
Gotta work on my bikini body... Still too many rolls for that LOL
@@HayleyAlexis No way. Every woman wants all that cake.
You’re pretty cool
Vacation in a Robbenkolonie is my personal 6th circle of hell...
Gucke ich mir jetzt an, habe am Donnerstagmorgen ja sont nichts zu tun! ;-)
Vergichen mit Hayley Michi ist die weisse Wurscht :P
LMAO!!!!
So you did not kuschel with the stingrays?
No thank you! lol they were cute from a distance
@@HayleyAlexis There were some in the Naples aquarium. Small ones. They were rather keen to make contact. On Tahiti this is a regular tourist attraction. Large stingrays coming close up and looking for food. Or other tropcal locations: th-cam.com/video/Avk4E_FXsa4/w-d-xo.html
Did you see any oligarch's yachts?
Actually.... believe it or not we saw A LOT of yachts which I wanted to film but my camera was not working properly... I have never seen so many yachts in one place (even in Florida) it was a little suspicious
@@HayleyAlexis apparently it's where the Russians are going to keep them from being seized. I am on Biscayne Bay and see lots of yachts, but I haven't heard any rumours of any Oligarch ones here since the invasion of Ukraine.
Wow best TH-cam from the island of Maldives.I just wanr to know how much you pay for the shark feeding 😊
I believe it was $30. I think they were very generous with us because we were the only people that went that day (it was usually very full) and so they let us spend a little more time with the sharks ☺️🥹
@@HayleyAlexis i will go there this coming 30 April until 7 Mei 2023
@@HayleyAlexis Thank you
@@FarizMohamed Enjoy your time! It is really beautiful. You might get a little rain but don't worry because it is still beautiful!!
@@HayleyAlexis thank you and have a good day
Nurse sharks
Your freckles are all the feminity you need
Not related to the video hh but ur hairline is beautiful
THank you so much!!!
9:09 Was ist das denn für ein Freak-Fisch? ;-)
Tja, jetzt wissen wir, warum Hayley mit Mike zusammen ist. Der Typ ist so reich, dass er sich Urlaub auf den Malediven leisten kann...
ist da Neid?
Das er allerdings wohl einen gut bezahlten Job haben könnte, viel mir schon in früheren Videos auf. Anfang 30 und einen M-BMW. Gut, ich war zu der Zeit auch schon durchaus besser verdienend als der Durchschnitt, nur halt nicht bei BMW.
Allerdings, Beide sollten sich jetzt in dem Alter um 30 auch in Deutschland, falls Hayley nun immer in Deutschland bleiben will und auch den Rest des Lebens mit Mike, für letzteres gibt es auch keine Garantie, von Trennung über Krankheit, Unfall bis frühem Tod ist alles möglich um die finanzielle Absicherung Gedanken machen und diese planen.
Ich weiß wovon ich schreibe, mein jüngerer Bruder verunglückte Wenigen Wochen nach Schulstart im Alter von 6 Jahren und alle Chancen ein eigenes gesundes und auch beruflich erfolgreiches Leben aufzubauen waren ihm genommen, er starb auch in Folge der Vorschäden mit 61 . Seine Geschwister darunter ich (werde bald 70) hatten mehr Glück. Kann mich heute mit Rente, Firmenpension und einem eigenen Sparplan als ausreichend versorgt ansehen, aber auch nur mit all diesem.
Unbedingt, gerade wenn man gut Verdient, sich mit dem deutschen Rentensystem vertraut machen und auch für Dich Hayley, teiltest mit, Du machst „Nichts“, darüber nachdenken, was passiert wenn.
Und nun, mehr als doppelt so alt, wir ihr Beide, jetzt schon 4 Jahre Rentner, die nächsten 35 Jahre erscheinen lang und weit weg. Rückblickend es geht viel schneller.
@@psrfpsrf Neid wäre durchaus gerechtfertigt. Aber da ist nur Humor...
Sad, that that the environment and climate change are no consideration for you. Lots of flying in aeroplanes is the worst contributor toclimate change and thus rising ocean levels which will make the maledives disappear. Keeping sharks in basins furthermore is cruel...