Going on vacation to the Maldives, you should take into account that you are going to a Muslim country. Therefore, honor local customs and be prepared for some peculiarities. In this case, the following tips will be useful:
- Outside the resort area in public places alcohol consumption is strictly prohibited.
- Nude bathing, including topless bathing, is prohibited on all islands.
- None of the islands can be fished from or near the shore. Boats and yachts are rented for this purpose and taken out to the open ocean for fishing.
- It is strictly forbidden to destroy or catch live or dead corals. In addition, they are forbidden to take out of the country. And it is forbidden to destroy or catch live or dead corals.
- Outside the resort area, especially in the capital, you should dress modestly, honoring Muslim understandings of morality: pants and shirts should be long, skirts and blouses too.
- All necessary medicines, as well as those that may come in handy, it is better to bring with you, as at the resort their cost is quite high.
- Shop opening hours are Saturday-Thursday from 08:30 to 23:00, Friday from 14:00 to 23:00. In addition, five times a day the stores are closed for 15 minutes for the traditional prayer.
- Although the hotels electrical voltage is 220V, the rooms are equipped with English sockets. Therefore, it is better to take with you an adapter.
- Independent of the season it is necessary to take with you and use sunscreen: cosmetics with high UV filters, hats.
- Drinking tap water can only be done after filtering and boiling. But it is still recommended to drink bottled water and pasteurized drinks.
