Hulhumale

Hulhumale’ or Hulhumale is a reclaimed island located in the south of North Male Atoll. Hulhumale’s reclamation began on October 16, 1997. The artificial island was reclaimed to establish a new land mass required to meet the existing and future housing, industrial and commercial development demands of the Malé region. The official settlement was inaugurated by President Gayoom on May 12, 2004.

Swimming in Hulhumale’

 

You can enjoy various activities in Hulhumale. The island have a long artificial public beach which is perfect for swimming. Maldives is a 100% Islamic country so the regulations of the government of Maldives officially bans wearing bikini, swimsuits etc. 

However there are many places around Hulhumale where these rules do not apply, such as resort islands, Picnic Island and sandbanks. Maldives wants its visitors to enjoy to their fullest and also public access is very low in such areas. Trips to such places are arranged on daily basis on request.

BBQ AREA

Hulhumale has a BBQ area where many locals go during Friday and Saturday to do BBQ or barbecue and get together. BBQ events are also arranged upon requests.

SHOPS in Hulhumale

Hulhumale has local shops where you can do local shopping, buy local fruits and other necessary needed item if required.

Bicycle Riding

Hulhumale is a 144 hector, big island where bicycling has its own merit especially when it’s pretty windy in the evening hours. Bicycles are easily available on rents at cheap prices. Also for more adventurous people the motor bike is always there.

Restaurants and Cafés in Hulhumale

If you choose to take a ride or a walk in Hulhumale, you will meet up lots of Cafes and Restaurants offering different taste of foods. Most of the restaurant will be providing all types of foods and share almost same menu. The café are more famous for drinking coffee and eating snacks.

Water Sports

In Hulhumale’ there are couple of companies which provides water-sports activities. These water sports are really enjoyable to beat the heat and feel energetic.

Diving

 

There are three diving stations in Hulhumale different choice with different prices.

Hiring Boat

Boat is available on full day or half day basis at different prices which are really reasonable. You can either go to a local island visit, snorkeling, picnic island, visiting a resort.

Transportation

There are two mode of transportation in Hulhumale. Public bus transportation which will coast MRF 3.00 and Taxi Transportation which coast MRF 20.00. For your information MRF stands for Maldivian Rufiyaa which is around 3.95 Indian rupees.

Visiting Male’ City

Male’ City is the Capital City of Maldives. To go to the city from Hulhumale you will have to take a ferry which will cost MRF 5.30. The ferry transportation is there from Hulhumale to Male every 15 minutes. It is a 20 minutes ferry journey. Also you can enjoy sight seeing at this period.

In Male’ you can do site visits, because there are lots of historical places, where you will get lots of information about history of Maldives. Places like Islamic Center, Muliaage’, and Museum are present where you will find lots of information and history.

You can contact AntilogVacations for further tour and Travel Information and cheap travel packages. they specialize in providing cheap travel packages.

Manta Point

Undoubtedly the most famous place for scuba diving in North Male Atoll, Maldives is Manta Point on the southeast of the atoll.

It is a sort of Spa for the manta rays, a cleaning station where fishes like wrasses, remoras and other cleaner fishes “pamper” them.

The “cleaning station” is a coral rise starting at 12 meters of depth and has a diameter of a few meters at the top. After this height the coral walls gently slope down till around 30 meters deep. The mantas swim around this region ignoring the cleaner fishes, while the cleaner fishes do their jobs. A “cleaning session” can last over 30 minutes while the mantas are swimming in circles.

The manta ray is one of the biggest attractions for scuba divers visiting the Maldives. The Manta point is considered as one of the “Maldives Big Five”. Scuba diving or snorkeling with manta ray Maldives is truly an exhilarating experience. The Maldives manta ray is the same species of manta as all other manta rays in the world, despite the fact that people used to believe there were various species. Manta rays can reach weights of up to 5,000 pounds and can grow to have a wingspan of 25 feet. The Maldives is one of the best places in the world for manta ray diving. Thousands of scuba divers come to the islands every year as manta ray sittings are assured and guaranteed.

 The mantas gather to have the plankton removed from their grills by smaller fish at one of the many manta ray cleaning station in Maldives. These are the best places to dive with manta rays in Maldives.

The Dhigu Thila cleaning station in the South Male Atoll is one of the best known cleaning stations. At this cleaning station, divers can generally find a good place to rest like the seabed as long as there’s no coral. These places offer a great view for watching the manta rays go through their cleaning ritual while you  relax comfortably.

Divers can enjoy the opportunity of diving with a manta ray in Maldives throughout the year, but the areas frequented by the manta rays vary with the seasons. While little is known about manta ray migration, we know that during the Northeast Monsoon season, manta ray diving Maldives is best on the western side of the atolls, whereas during the Southeast Monsoon season, Maldives manta ray season is better on the eastern side of the atolls.

Lancan Manta Point in the area of Male Atoll is the most famous Manta Point of the Maldives. Mostly all of the diving Centers will offer trips there provided the sea is calm. At Lancan Finolhu you can get lucky with Mantas nearly all year around, but you have to be close to Male. If you are spending your holiday in the Northern islands of North Male Atoll or on the other hand in some southern island of the South Male Atoll, the trips can be seasonal.

Not too long ago scientists decided that there are actually two different types of Manta Bisostris (that’s how our desired animal is known technically). There is the one who lives close to the reefs (maximum width up to 5 meters) and there is the oceanic one (up to 7 meters in width). People do say that there is a chance of seeing both types in the Maldives, but not in Lancan.

There are plenty of options to choose from for diving holiday in Maldives manta ray. Experienced scuba divers can enjoy a live aboard diving holiday with plenty of Maldives manta ray dives, whereas amateurs or beginners are recommended to go manta ray snorkeling Maldives. 

Whatever you choice may be, the Maldives is one of the best places in the world to see these amazing giant manta ray Maldives. This is a experience that you will cherish for your entire life. It gives you the opportunity to learn about the manta ray’s social behaviors and lifestyle. You can refer to AntilogVacations for further information regarding holidays in Maldives.