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maldives / maladewa [24 - 26 agustus 2007]

pemerintah maladewa memberikan konsensi bagi 87 pulau nya untuk dijadikan private resort hotel dalam arti harafiah, satu pulau satu resort. maka bagi anda yang mendambakan liburan sempurna bersama pasangan tanpa gangguan... resort pulau di maladewa adalah pilihan yang tepat ... (kalau mampu, huehehehehh....)

siap2x menghabiskan lebih dari seratus dolar per malam per orang bila ingin menginap di salah satu resort kepulauan maladewa.... bagaimana mendatangi resortnya? anda harus melakukan reservasi terlebih dahulu sebelum kedatangan di maldives... bila sudah reserve, anda akan langsung di jemput di airport saat ketibaan di bandara internasional maldives.... tergantung jarak pulau resort pilihan anda dari airport, terdapat beberapa pilihan untuk mencapai akomodasi anda... dengan private boat milik resort bila jarak tempuh kurang dari satu jam atau dengan private (light) airplane bila jarak tempuh dengan boat melebihi satu jam... hmm, tentunya tidak sedikit biaya yang harus dikeluarkan bila anda memilih berkendara dengan airplane... bocoran yang saya dapat, per orang nya dapat dikenakan banderol tiket seharga limaratus dolar ... ck ck ck... ini memang kepulauan mahal, jendral...

namun atas bantuan seorang sahabat [neng dintje dong...] di Indonesia, saya diperkenalkan dengan Andri Suhadi, seorang perantau asal Indonesia yang bekerja di salah satu resort di kepulauan Maldives (yang juga seorang fotografer enthusiast tapi suka males upload, hehehehhe...) terdapat banyak pekerja asing yang di impor untuk bekerja di resort2x kepulauan maldives. diperkirakan terdapat sekitar 50ribu tenaga kerja asing dan cukup banyak di antaranya berasal dr indonesia...

atas kemurahan hati andri (",), pada hari sabtu saya bisa menyamar sebagai "sepupu" dan mendapat kesempatan untuk mengunjungi salah satu resort di kepulauan maladewa. sebenarnya tiga resort sih dengan satu manajemen dan ketiganya terletak di tiga pulau yang berseberangan satu dengan lainnya; the Anantara Resorts (5 star), Bodu Huraa (4 star) dan Naladhu (6 star). untuk mencapai resort ini, saya numpang boat milik resort yang tengah menjemput tamu di airport. perjalanan ke resort hanya berjarak sekitar 25 menit saja dr airport dengan boat.

sesampainya di resort, ternyata ada banyak juga pekerja asal indonesia yang bekerja di situ. saya sempat diperkenalkan dengan beberapa teman indonesia dan di ajak bertandang ke mess dan kantin karyawan... pulangnya, saya di antar andri dengan dhoni (boat) karyawan yang agak lebih lambat... butuh 2 jam untuk mencapai male dari resort tersebut...

berikut liputannya...
lanjutan dari [maldives] things that we don't usually get to know
http://elis2107.multiply.com/photos/album/112


(",) once again, thanks to neng dintje [http://cutedumbo.multiply.com/ yang sudah memperkenalkan andri..... tentu saja juga thaanks berat buat andri suhadi [http://its4ndri.multiply.com/ slash my suddenly "cousin" for making this trip possible and thanks to pieter dan dian for the hospitality extended to me during my visit

more info about the resort:
http://www.naladhu.com/
http://maldives.anantara.com/
http://www.boduhuraamaldives.com/

anantara reception
 13 Comments 
idylic view
 2 Comments 
pengen nyebur
 2 Comments 
cottages from afar
 1 Comment 
your private airplane
  
sailing anyone?
  
or kayakin?
  
or simply sun-bathing?
 4 Comments 
or sleep by the beach?
  
or hit the pool?
  
or get married?
 3 Comments 
just perfect...
 4 Comments 
if you can stand the heat
 2 Comments 
view from resto
 2 Comments 
the airport jetty
 5 Comments 
pieter, dyan, andri
 2 Comments 
andri mejeng di 'dhoni'
 2 Comments 


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hsgautama wrote on Sep 16, '07
kesana bisa gak dg budget backpackingan ? Misal penginapan sekelas jlPopi kuta atau Jaksa?
masyudho wrote on Sep 16, '07
amazing place...
lucky you..:)
yenceu wrote on Sep 16, '07
wuiii.. wuiii... wuiiiiiiiiiii
yenceu wrote on Sep 16, '07
aiicchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :))
sabtuminggu wrote on Sep 16, '07
wuaduh.., congratulations udah nyampe paradise.. birunya itu loh. kayak cocktail..:)
sabtuminggu wrote on Sep 16, '07
mantab bener... keliatan ratenya dari sini :)
siohle wrote on Sep 16, '07, edited on Sep 16, '07
....lucky Elis, do you think your "cousin" mind to meet his long lost uncle ? ....ha ha ha

virgin beach...unspoiled...nice photos
blindman wrote on Sep 16, '07
nice place & pic
puisisj wrote on Sep 16, '07
ck..ck... bentuk lain dari surga dunia, nggak heran kalo mahal
deedeecaniago wrote on Sep 16, '07
wow, the place is dangerously beautiful !!!
great shots !
this "cousin" of yours, dia dulu di club med bukan ? mukanya familar euy..
upik2806 wrote on Sep 16, '07
duh indahnya ..... beruntung banget punya temen2 baik yg bikin elo bisa sampe sini yaaa
cabekriting wrote on Sep 16, '07
laut biru pasir putih.. uih....ngiler....
youfy wrote on Sep 16, '07, edited on Sep 16, '07
Wuiiiiiih.. bener2 tempat impian neh.. beruntung banget loe..
sylviegill wrote on Sep 16, '07
speechless lihat photo2nya ......
mindri wrote on Sep 16, '07
"edan".... bagus bangetttttttttttt :)))))) arrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
mindri wrote on Sep 16, '07
I love these.. ughhhh
mamabakers wrote on Sep 16, '07
Geezzzz!! you are soo lucky could get in to a dream land..
mesti ngumpulin banyak duit buat jalan2 ke Maldives nih... *ngiler*
ariefdestika wrote on Sep 16, '07
great shot and lucky u.....
yunisu wrote on Sep 16, '07
Elissssssssssssssssssssssss......!!!!
*sirikdotcom*
duniamaya wrote on Sep 16, '07
whoaaaaaaa.... sampai juga di maldives... ^_^
keren keren... ya hasil fotonya, ya tempatnya ^_^
hpeace wrote on Sep 16, '07
O H - M Y - G O D ! ! !

WuooWWW!! Amazing place!!!!
ladyzie wrote on Sep 16, '07
Masya Allah..
gila serasa surga bangeeeeeeet!

*langsung bikin target harus honeymoon di Maldives*
mbong wrote on Sep 16, '07
'screensaver' di dinding kantor lu? ..

bagus bagus ...
simasa wrote on Sep 16, '07
Cantik banget ..
Bisa gak ya sekitar kutanya lombok disulap kayak gini..kan pasir n warna airnya dah mirip ;)
chezumar wrote on Sep 16, '07, edited on Sep 16, '07
resort 6 star kayak gimana tuh kerennya, lis?
andreset wrote on Sep 16, '07
lucky u :p ... nice place nice photos
bangga wrote on Sep 16, '07
Fantastis sekali tempatnya... foto2nya juga mantabs...
tessi wrote on Sep 17, '07
aduuhhh huntingnya jauh ya... putu2nya keren2!! asik deh klo bs liburan kesono ... brp lama disana nih mbak?
ditaduck wrote on Sep 17, '07
liburan yg menggoroh kocek dalam2, hiks :(
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
yenceu said
wuiii.. wuiii... wuiiiiiiiiiii
wui wuiii wuiiii jugaaa...... napa atuh jenk?? :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
yenceu said
aiicchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :))
hehehehehhe....... yuuuuks......
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
nice place & pic
thaaankss, indeed it was a nice placeee :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
great shot and lucky u.....
thaaaanks ryan ":))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
yunisu said
Elissssssssssssssssssssssss......!!!!
*sirikdotcom*
mbak yuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiii................ hihihihihihi
(",)
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
liburan yg menggoroh kocek dalam2, hiks :(
lumayaaan........... lumayaaan :((
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
youfy said
Wuiiiiiih.. bener2 tempat impian neh.. beruntung banget loe..
nah nah.... lu pun pasti bisa kesini suatu saat....
asal di niatin ajaaa.... hehehhehe
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
laut biru pasir putih.. uih....ngiler....
hihihihi, yukkk..... berangkaaat!!!
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
speechless lihat photo2nya ......
whooaaa, masa siy mbak..... gak kalah kok sama halong baay :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
lucky u :p ... nice place nice photos
thaaanks andre :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
bangga said
Fantastis sekali tempatnya... foto2nya juga mantabs...
thaaaanks mas banggaa :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
amazing place...
lucky you..:)
indeed, amazing maldives :))
thaaankss
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
mbong said
'screensaver' di dinding kantor lu? ..

bagus bagus ...
kampreeeet lu bots :)) hehehheheh
muaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
yudiemilan wrote on Sep 17, '07
birunyaaa....
linda247 wrote on Sep 17, '07
salam buwat andri, sapa tau gw nyampe sana :))

gud story, gud pictures! :)
its4ndri wrote on Sep 17, '07
hi salam semua, untuk linda juga.... so siapa lagi yg mau kemaldives kasih tau gue aja... supaya gue punya banyak sepupu... anyway thanks a lot Elis for putting my pics + my link here... i'll try to find my time to put my pics on.
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
wuaduh.., congratulations udah nyampe paradise.. birunya itu loh. kayak cocktail..:)
heheheh, makasiy makasiy.... biru nya emang yahuuuud :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
mantab bener... keliatan ratenya dari sini :)
hehehheeh...... kelas nya emang beda.....
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
puisisj said
ck..ck... bentuk lain dari surga dunia, nggak heran kalo mahal
mmm.... harusnya bisa bikin versi yg lebih murah tuh....
heheheheh....... biar surga dunia bisa dinikmati lebih banyak orang lagi :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
duh indahnya ..... beruntung banget punya temen2 baik yg bikin elo bisa sampe sini yaaa
amiiin........... gw selalu ingin berteman dgn itikad baik....
persahabatan gak akan lekang oleh waktu :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
mindri said
"edan".... bagus bangetttttttttttt :)))))) arrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hayo mbak... nabung dikit... pasti bisa mampir kesini :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
mindri said
I love these.. ughhhh
oh yes, soooo inviting yaaaa..........
heheheh..........
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
Geezzzz!! you are soo lucky could get in to a dream land..
mesti ngumpulin banyak duit buat jalan2 ke Maldives nih... *ngiler*
thaaaaanks mbak....
aaah, ke maldives??? pasti mbak nat bisaaaaa.........
di tunggu lho liputan nyaaaa, hehehehhe...........
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
whoaaaaaaa.... sampai juga di maldives... ^_^
keren keren... ya hasil fotonya, ya tempatnya ^_^
hehehhe, iyaaaa... sampe juga di maldives....
emang keren tempatnya.... tapi indonesia sebenarnya gak kalah keren kok :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
hpeace said
O H - M Y - G O D ! ! !

WuooWWW!! Amazing place!!!!
(",) pegaaangan saay.... jgn sampe ngiler gitu dooong....
heheheheh...........
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07, edited on Sep 17, '07
thaaanks tess..... tapi disana cuman 2 hari setengah.... kuraaaaaaaaaaang bangeet
tp apa boleh buat... gak bisa nambah cuti :((
kamu kalo kesana mesti luangkan waktu minimal 4 hari deh kek nya ....
duabadai wrote on Sep 17, '07
u're so damn lucky! sampe nangis iri gw.. T_T
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
resort 6 star kayak gimana tuh kerennya, lis?
huahahahahha, gak tau deeh gw.... kalo ngeliat fasilitasnyaaa... sama aja dgn yg bintang lima
mungkin beda di layaaanan kali yeee..... hehehehehhe.........
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
simasa said
Cantik banget ..
Bisa gak ya sekitar kutanya lombok disulap kayak gini..kan pasir n warna airnya dah mirip ;)
waaah, setuju mbaaak.... harusnya pulau2x kecil di lombok bisa juga dibuat rapih beginiii...
tapi jgn dibuat mahal2x.... supaya tetap bisa dinikmati banyak orang...
terutama kita2x dgn budget terbatas ini tapi doyan jalan2x... hehheheh
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
ladyzie said
Masya Allah..
gila serasa surga bangeeeeeeet!

*langsung bikin target harus honeymoon di Maldives*
hahahahhaha, ku doakan target mu dapet yaaaa.....
honeymoon di maldivess pasti terasa bener bedanya :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
wow, the place is dangerously beautiful !!!
great shots !
this "cousin" of yours, dia dulu di club med bukan ? mukanya familar euy..
indeeed.... dangerously beautiful.... tapi gak kalah dgn pulau bira kok darling.. hihihihihii
my cousin??? ehm, tanya aja sendiri deeeh... tuh, dah ada link MP nya kan... :D
*gut-luck*
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
siohle said
....lucky Elis, do you think your "cousin" mind to meet his long lost uncle ? ....ha ha ha

virgin beach...unspoiled...nice photos
long lost uncle??? huahahahahahah, gubraaaaaks...........
i'll ask.... hahhahahaha.....
thaaanks ohle... i'm glad you enjoy the photos :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
kesana bisa gak dg budget backpackingan ? Misal penginapan sekelas jlPopi kuta atau Jaksa?
mmm.... harusnya sih bisa... tapi secara teknis agak sulit karena memang maldives gak dibuat untuk backpackers... huhuhuhu.... nyebelin yaaa.... penginapan murah hanya ada di male... dan kalau mau island hopping agak susah... gak banyak public transport ke pulau2x lain ... lagian semua pulau2x yg bagus2x sdh pasti di konsesikan kepada resort... berkunjung ke resort tidak dimungkinkan... karena hanya untuk tenant sajaa.... gitu deeeh.... paling kalo mau menikmati maldives seutuhnay... ikut live aboard aja (kalo divers) atw ikut kapal para angler (kalo pemancing) ... jd nginep di boat... gak turun ke pulau ...
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
birunyaaa....
iyaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...............
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
salam buwat andri, sapa tau gw nyampe sana :))

gud story, gud pictures! :)
hehehehhe, sdh disampekaaan... dan sdh langsung dibales sama orang nya langsung kan :))
thaaanks linda.... mestinya lu ikut gw... jd kita hunting bareng di maldives kemaren, heheheh.....
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
hi salam semua, untuk linda juga.... so siapa lagi yg mau kemaldives kasih tau gue aja... supaya gue punya banyak sepupu... anyway thanks a lot Elis for putting my pics + my link here... i'll try to find my time to put my pics on.
hihihihihi............ halo sepupu..... banyak nih yg mau ngaku sepupu... hihihihi
buruan sana upload photo darling!! at least, start with a head shot!! :))
elis2107 wrote on Sep 17, '07
u're so damn lucky! sampe nangis iri gw.. T_T
whoaaaaaa, jangan sampe nangis ngiri gitu doooong....
heheheheheh........
zustina wrote on Sep 17, '07
mas mas ini makin keling aja.. ;p
small world euy.