Things to do during
your Addu Atoll vacations
There's plenty of things to do in Addu Atoll on
land, on water, above the water and below it. Read
on for a listing of the activities you can
experience while on our island.
Lying
on the beach and relaxing is the most commom way of
spending time during vacation. Addu Atoll is a
perfect place for it - here you'll find white
sandy
beaches and warm, crystal clear water of the
ocean.
R
ent
a bike or motorbike and ride from Gan all the way up
to Hithadhoo. It is a good way to spend the day and
explore Addu since you can see about 75% of the
whole atoll by walking or riding a bike
D
on’t
forget to bring you snorkelling gear (mask, fins and
snorkel). You don’t need a neoprene suit; the water
temperature is about 28 degrees Celsius around the
year. Nor is it necessary to hire a boat to reach
great places to explore the underwater of Addu
Atoll.
G
o
big game fishing: it is an amazing feeling catching
a big fish yourself.
G
o
for a fishing trip with a local fisherman and get to
know how the Maldivian fishing style. This is
something one cannot explain, it has to be seen with
own eyes how they use an empty hook on fishing line
and catch 1000-2000 Tunas per day per boat!
S
it
back and get some tan with the hot sun more than 9h
sunshine a day. Be careful though not burn yourself.
(Note: put on sun cream in the morning! Avoid going
swimming in the sea just after creaming yourself
with sun protection lotion. Some of them are harmful
for corals and fish)
U
se
your photographing skills and get all shorts of it
all: the sunrise, sunset, beach sceneries… a.s.o. à
Whoop I am home sick!
F
ind
a café on local islands (locally called HOTEL which
means not a guesthouse. It rather is a tea café (or
TEA HOTEL) and a real taste of Addu with the atoll
speciality, the ADDU BONDHI (a special sweet made
out of coconut only). Try boiled OLHU ALAH (yam)
eaten with dried tuna and mature coconut pieces. Or
BABUKEYO (breadfruit) with grated coconut, tuna
(dried or fresh) together with a tuna soup.
I
f
you are staying at Gan or any of the connected
islands than take a trip to the two inhibited
islands Hulhudhoo and Meedhoo (for their interesting
historical background and further information about
Addu Atoll check out the Meedhoo website
B
ring
your binoculars and go bird watching all over around
the Addu Atoll. There are many different birds some
of them endemic. The most famous one is a white tarn
(Dhon Dhee Ni) that only exists in the Addu Atoll of
the Maldives.
S
ee
much more animals such as whales, dolphins, Sharks,
Rays and other big fish when you are diving
Wind surfing flat
seas and dependable trade winds guarantee ideal
conditions for sailing and windsurfing. Winds
typically blow at a steady 20 to 25 knots year-round
