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New! First Images From The Fujifilm X-Pro1

It does appear the new Fujifilm X-Pro1 will prove to be a tough competitor, not only to the Leica M9 (as I thought it would), but also prove to be a decent alternative to DSLRs. Two Australian photographer who've had the opportunity to test it have extremely positive things to say about it. Take a look at the Vimeo movie above.

The eminent PetaPixel website featured a link to the first images from the Fujifilm X-Pro 1 on the websites of Australian photographers Christian Fletcher and Michael Coyne.

I really can't wait to test it myself!!!

Travel To Palm Beach Resort In Maldives

Located in Lhaviyani Atoll and reachable by a forty minutes seaplane transfer through the Nord, Madhiriguraidhoo is that the name of the wonderful island that lodges Palm Beach Resort & Spa, a tastefully designed structure realised in full respect of nature - an area for the specialists preferring the enchantments designed patiently by nature in countless years than the synthetic enchantments of the traditional villages.

One of the biggest island, Palm Beach Resort & Spa is sort of a pair of km long and four hundred metres wide and is surrounded by a four km sandy beach amid luxuriant vegetation. Palm Beach Resort & Spa offers high level services and structures. Everything in details is well kept, and therefore the atmosphere results terribly sensible and tuned with the wonder of the island.

Accomodtion

A total of 128 comfortably furnished guest rooms, divided into five completely different classes to higher suit the guest's desires and recently restructured with Balinese vogue furniture, line the white beaches and are tucked away in thick vegetation scattered along the island to make sure total privacy. every bungalow offers a typical Maldivian swing on the terrace to fancy the ocean views. The rooms are divided in five classes.

junior suites sunrise facet & sunset facet

60m2 surface space. Those beach bungalows embrace a bedroom, a dressing space and an open air toilet.

villas

80m2 surface space. The beach villas set over 2 floors are the closest to the most advanced. Villas embrace a front room, an open air toilet and an higher floor bedroom with balcony.

suites

100m2 surface space. Those beach bungalows embrace a bedroom, a sitting space, a dressing space, an open air toilet and a personal patio.

presidential suites

300m2 surface space. Those beach bungalows embrace a pair of bedrooms, a pair of sitting rooms, a pair of dressing rooms, a pair of open air loos, one central front room with dining room and connecting doors and a personal patio. Furnished with each comfort, every of these space classes offer: mini-bar, air con, ceiling fan, satellite TV with in house movie service, phonephone IDD, hair dryer, hot/cold desalinated water, outside shower, bathtub Jacuzzi for the Villas and Suites, bidet, shampoo, body lotion, shower gel, bath towel, face towel, hand towel, beach towel, bath robes, umbrella, candles, plug English kind, adapter, tea/coffee facilities, safety box and CD/DVD player. most capability half-dozen pax, baby bed and twin bed on request. to make sure the luxurious and privacy of the Presidential Suites, the purchasers can have a personal butler on their disposal. His aim is to facilitate and solve all their requests, to organise their daily meals and activities, by personalising the service and anticipating any desires. He can guarantee their privacy and can be at their disposal from their arrival till their departure.

Facilities and Attraction

Kayak, Snorkeling and Diving

Cheer your very little on with playground or fly a kite at the beach. Rent a kayak and challenge yourself paddling on the waves of the South China ocean.Better yet, go snorkeling at the Talang-Talang Island.

A great spot for diving enthusiasts, guests will create arrangements every day ahead for diving journeys organized by the resort. Here’s an opportunity to be at awe by the gorgeous marine life that lies below the surface.

The resort conjointly offers diving lessons from their PADI- certified dive instructors. All this could be organized at the resort and can be meted out if weather permits.

Cyclist Paradise

Visitors preferring in-land adventures will rent a bicycle and venture out to the native attractions. Sebat Waterfall is simply a half-hour bicycle ride from the resort. Along the approach, fancy the gorgeous village scenery of paddy fields and pepper farms. Stop by the watermelon farm nearby and quench your thirst with this juicy fruit whereas you’re there.

Sharon Johnson-Tennant: Diffusion & Magical Mystery Tour

di·aph·a·nous/dīˈafənəs/

Adjective: Light, delicate, and translucent.

Here are a number of photographs by Sharon Johnson-Tennant, a multi-faceted award winning photographer in Los Angeles and a participant in my 2010 Tribes of Rajasthan & Gujarat Photo~Expedition.

These photographs are part of a larger number she sent me in connection with her forthcoming exhibition named DIFFUSION; a compilation of 9 years of Sharon's work from travel all over the world. She describes the photographs in this exhibition as "images that seem to have stopped in time, things in plain sight but not always seen" such as the two top ones made in Ladakh, a remote area of India. Apart from India, her travels have taken her to Malaysia, Burma, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Thailand and the Philippines.

The exhibition's opening night is March 3, 2012 (7-10 pm) at the Robert Berman Gallery, in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. The exhibition will continue until March 31st.

As for the lower photographs, they're part of Sharon's larger body of work (still in progress) which she calls Magical Mystery Tour. Those were recently made in Morocco at twilight. That time of day in terms of light, coupled with the natural reticence of Moroccans to being photographed pushed Sharon to alter her techniques to meet these challenges.

On my blog, I frequently describe photographs as powerful, emotive, and/or well composed. For Sharon's new photographs, I happily add diaphanous and ethereal to all these adjectives.

For further examples of Sharon's talents, visit her new website...you'll see the versatility of her work.

My Work: Kushti In Kolkata

During my Kolkata's Cult of Durga Photo Expedition/Workshop, I chanced upon a group of traditional wrestlers near the Armenian Ghat on the Hooghly river. These were Kushti wrestlers, about to practice their sport in a small area, which was being carefully prepared for their bouts.

While I had known of Kushti being practiced in Delhi and Varanasi, I hadn't heard of it in Kolkata and after watching these wrestlers for a while, I concluded that it was different here. In contrast with the ground being moist (as in Delhi), the wrestling area (known as an akhara) here was dry, was swept with young tree branches then covered with bits of leaves, which I believe were from neighboring neem trees (which have medicinal properties).

Kushti is India's traditional wrestling, and is an ancient form of wrestling. It was held in great importance in Indian societies, but its popularity has dwindled over the years, although there are concerted efforts to revive it. Kushti practitioners face grueling daily training, a strict diet and celibacy.

The Armenian Ghat is probably the most interesting of all of Kolkata's ghats. It was built by a merchant of Armenian origin in 1724. Armenians dominated has spice in gem traders in ancient Kolkata. The Kolkata station and Ticket Reservation Room of Eastern Railways was situated in the Armenian Ghat from 1854-1874.

For those who're interested in tech stuff, I used a Leica M9 with an Elmarit 28mm 2.8.

POV: Lost In Translation?

Photo © AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen- Courtesy DenverPost.com

I've seen quite a few errors in the captions of photographs recently, but this one is probably the most misleading. The photograph appeared in the Pictures of the Week on the Denver Post Plog.

Underneath the photograph is a caption that reads "Eman Mohammed, 7, holds a placard that reads in Arabic, "our army is over our head, and the parliament belongs to the ousted," during a protest in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The parliament elected in Egypt's first legislative vote after Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly a year ago held its inaugural session on Monday, with Islamists dominating the 498-seat chamber that will oversee the drafting of a new constitution."

This is incorrect, and is at a 180 degrees divergence from what is on the placard. The correct translation of the Arabic words on the placard is "Our Army is over our head (ie a colloquialism for being held in great esteem)...The Council belongs (or follows) the ousted (for the ousted Mubarak)."

The Council referred to on the placard is not the Parliament, but is the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. This is totally divergent from what the caption incorrectly states. The child is presumably one of the protestors who took part in a demonstration against the military council, not against the civilian Parliament.

I always wondered whether in such a case, would the error be that of the photographer (in this case, an Arabic speaker) or someone else?

Josef Tornick: The Hebrides

"I am deeply happy to have found my place, camera in hand, in this world."

I normally do not feature much at all of European subjects, however Josef Tornick's beautiful black & white photographs of the Outer Hebrides and of the Aran Islands (a widespread and diverse archipelago off the west coast of Scotland and a group of islands on the west coast of Ireland respectively) are so well composed, that I thought I'd redress this failing.

Josef describes himself as project-oriented humanist documentary photographer. After years of deep inward study and reflection, he tells is of an effortless flow of images from his camera, reflecting a long sought integration.

Having followed my blog's posts relating to the new Fujifilm cameras, Josef tells me he just bought a Fujifilm FinePix X100 and is amazed by its image quality, which he thinks is much better than his former Panasonic G1.

Take a brand New York Bus Tours

New York could be a wonderful Exciting town. Lots of places will be visited by sightseeing guests. Places in New York will be comfortably visited with the assistance of latest York town bus tours. You’ll do the complete town tour, and very get a decent grasp of your bearings, in hectic NYC. New York bus tours give visiting tourists with a pleasing and enjoyable expertise. The whole spirit of this stunning town will be seen whereas travelling in buses. There are lots of smart bus corporations within the town of latest New York sightseeing tours.

The entire span of the New York town will be captured on a bus tour which can last approximately 3 hours. A NYC bus tour takes the tourist around to those places that the travelers would have in all probability browse or heard from through books. Some of the favored New York town bus services are in operation for many years. A daily pass will be bought for the aim of traveling in and around New York Tours. The tickets can fetch an unforgettable once in a very lifetime expertise.

Some of the fascinating places that ought to be on your hit list are: Rockefeller Center, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty Empire State building, Broadway and Chinatown. Double Decker buses within the town are actually free from stress and several other tour operators are leading the tourists. The New York City tours operator supply guest’s classic tours of NYC like very little Italy and Chinatown tours. The Sex and also the town, Friends, and Gangs of the town themed tours also are offered. Some free bus tours also are offered in New York throughout the week between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The quickest mode of transport within the town is that the chartered bus. This reveals the traditional architectural buildings and trendy business centers. Tourists will take a charter bus ride to go to New York’s Empire States Building. It’s one in all the foremost predominant tourist options within the world. It’s fastest rising sky scraper and this building has appeared in many movies. Migrating shore birds will be seen clearly whereas traveling around within the charter bus. If you like to travel around NYC take a brand New York Bus Tours. Many New York bus tours depart from Times Square or other locations in downtown New York.

POV: 5th Anniversary...Yes, 5th!!!

I always write a post at this time of year to observe the annual anniversary/birthday of The Travel Photographer's blog. I've started the blog five years ago (in London actually, and probably only because I was stuck at home as it was raining) and since then, it attracted an astonishing number of readers and visitors.

On the poster above, I haven't added my 5400 followers on Lightbox, an Android app (and soon to be on iPhone too as well).

Over two million unique visitors! Two million!!!

It established itself as a blog to read amongst a certain segment of the photography industry, and earned me the attention of many photographers (pros, semi-pros and non pros), photo retailers and industry experts. Yes, it's time-consuming (much less so now because it's well known, and requests from photographers find their way to my inbox on a weekly basis), but I still have enough self discipline to attend to it on a daily basis (well, 99% of the time).

And one of the most pleasant thrills I experience is being accosted in public and asked if I was "The Travel Photographer"...and this happens not infrequently, especially in New York City. If I may say so, adopting the brand name "The Travel Photographer" is one of the best ideas I've had in years. A self-pat on the back for thinking of it. A lesson to the younger photographers: brand yourself!!!

Onwards towards the 6th year.

As they say in my country of birth...Insha' Allah!

Mark Carey: Viet Nam In Black & White

"My photographic heart lies in documentary, showing things as they really are, not as someone has contrived them to be..."

Here's a photographer who shares my own photographic credo.

Mark Carey is a London-based documentary photographer, and who tells us he never had an interest in photographing posed or set-up shots, whether for his wedding photography or during his travels. I suggest you view his wedding portfolio, and see this documentary/photojournalism style applied to the weddings he covered.

His travel portfolio consists of three main galleries; Rajasthan, Varanasi and Viet Nam, which I think has extremely well composed black & white (one or two are in color) street photographs. I don't know if Mark shoots from the hip, but the subjects in many of the photographs appear to be oblivious of his presence....street photography at its best.

It's been too long since my last visit to Viet Nam, and I am starting to lay out plans for a photo expedition/workshop at some point to take place in this wonderful country.

A highly recommended viewing stop for all those interested in Viet Nam and solid street photography! Great travel photography does not need to be in color!

A Year Ago...Egypt

In remembrance of those who fell in Tahrir and elsewhere. The Egyptian revolution started a year ago today, and is still ongoing.

And to the naysayers, neo-cons and the rest of the mindless individuals who prefer Arab dictatorships, and see democracy (as imperfect as it may be) taking its first steps in Egypt and the rest of the Middle East as an existentialist threat, go screw yourselves.

And to those who are optimistic, here are, via Foreign Policy Magazine, the young Egyptians who will eventually succeed in achieving what they started.

The Year Of The Dragon: Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Photo © Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images-Courtesy Al Jazeera

Ethnic Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese across Asia are ringing in the Year of the Dragon with fireworks, festivals and family reunions. Legend has it that Chinese people descended from a dragon, and it's believed the powerful creature is auspicious. The tradition dictates that those born in Dragon years tend to be brave, innovative and highly driven, regularly making it to the top of their profession. In China, the holiday is known as 春节, the Spring Festival, and kicks off 15 days of celebration.

Al Jazeera's In Pictures, The Atlantic's In Focus, The Boston Globe's The Big Picture and the Los Angeles Time's Framework featured photo galleries of the celebrations all over the world.

Photo © Rungroj Yongrit/EPA-Courtesy LAT

I wish all the very best to my friends and readers in Asia and elsewhere who celebrate the Year of the Dragon.

In New York City's Chinatown, a Lunar New Year parade is scheduled for January 29 on Canal Street South from 11:30 to 4 pm. I bet many photographers will be there!!

Hilton Maldives/Iru Fushi Resort & Spa

Hilton Maldives/Iru Fushi Resort & Spa Surrounded by over fifty two acres of powdery white beach and luxurious, tropical vegetation, the beautiful and secluded Hilton Maldives/Iru Fushi Resort & Spa is about on the unspoilt Noonu Atoll and is accessed by a scenic forty five minute seaplane ride from Male. expertise friendly Maldivian hospitality combined with a wealth of leisure activities and services to suit all tastes at this luxury 5 -star Maldives resort.

Indulge in a romantic 6-course dinner underneath the celebs or relish a leisurely alfresco lunch on the beach with the youngsters. whether or not you're travelling with family or craving for romantic Maldives honeymoon, we are able to assure that our exquisite menus and skilled, attentive service can each impress and delight.

This Maldives resort's luxury spa could be a tranquil retreat with twenty one individual spa pavilions nestled among the tropical flora for privacy. The spa at Iru Fushi takes a holistic approach to beauty, health and wellbeing with nature's 5 parts and ancient Ayurvedic practices at its heart. Gaze over the azure Indian Ocean from the beautiful infinity pool, follow your serve in our floodlit tennis courts or if you are feeling adventurous, choose between a variety of exciting watersports at this Maldives resort & spa.

Guest Accommodations

Choose a Water Villa and luxuriate in elegant views of the Indian Ocean or relax in a very Beach Villa, nestled amongst the island’s spectacular flora. Unwind on the terrace within the outsized day bed and watch the sun set with a glass of wine from the villa’s wine cellar. Re-fresh within the sanctuary of the en-suite toilet with its own personal courtyard that includes an i-spa bathtub (bathtub with water jets and ipod connection), sundeck, massive gazebo and 2 rain showers.

Hotel Accommodations

Guest Rooms

Our selections include:

• Aqua Retreat

• Beach Villa

• Celebrity Retreat

• Deluxe Beach Villa

• Pool Beach Villa

• Sunset Horizon Water Villa

• Water Villa

Suite Amenities

Suites

For the final word indulgence, keep in a very secluded Suite and luxuriate in spectacular views of the Indian Ocean. Laze within the sun by the personal swimming pool or relax on each day bed and luxuriate in the ocean breeze from the massive terrace. Watch the exotic marine life float past from the glass floor panels of the Horizon Water Villa and refresh within the luxury toilet with i-spa bathtub. keep entertained with the Bose home theatre system.

Our selections include:

• Horizon Water Villa

• Infinity Water Villa

Beach Villas

Beach Villas have one king or twin beds, whirlpool bathtub, 2 rain showers, air-con, ceiling fan, TV, minibar, tea & occasional creating facilities, safe, gazebo and are nestled among the island's natural vegetation, secluded from the beach to confirm privacy, however shut enough to catch a glimpse of the lagoon.

Deluxe Beach Villas

Deluxe Beach Villas are identical as Beach Villas however you'll have your own personal sala (cabana) on the beach.

Water Villas

The Water Villas are perched over the lagoon providing breathtaking views of the Indian Ocean. you'll watch the marine life floating past from the glass floor panels in your area, or relax within the sunshine on your own personal deck, that has stairs leading directly all the way down to the clear blue water.

Horizon Water Villas:

These villas provide the final word in luxury as they stretch out over the lagoon and that they provide a Jacuzzi on the personal sundeck and glass floor panels within the area.

Infinity Water Villas

This typical Maldivian villa offers sheer indulgence because it offers a lava stone pool and a split level deck that includes a cabana with dining space and a daybed from where you'll watch the spectacular sunset.

Hotel Services & Amenities

For your business convenience Business Center, Fax, Photo Copying Service, Printer

For your family's comfort and convenience Babysitting Service, kid Care Center, Children's Activities, Children's Menu, Children's Video Rental, Cribs, Day Camp On website, High chairs

For your comfort and convenience Baggage Storage, Barber search, Beauty Salon, Clothing Store, Gift Shop, Guest Activity/Recreation Desk, Laundry/Valet Service, native space Transportation, Lounge, bags Hold, Multi-Lingual employees , area Service, Safety Deposit Box

For your fitness and recreation convenience Beach, Fishing, Fitness area, Jet Skiing, Paddle Tennis Table, Playground, Pool, Sailing, Sauna, Scuba Diving, Sight Seeing Tours, Snorkeling, Spa, Tennis Court, Water Skiing, Windsurfing Facts

Honeymoon:

Couples receive fruit basket & one bottle of Champagne on arrival, one half-day excursion, $50 Spa credit per couple per keep. Copy of wedding certificate is needed among twelve month of date of issue. Minimum four nights keep.

Facilities

221 Rooms , six Restaurants as well as 'The Cellar', an over water wine cellar where guests will relish a additional intimate dinner with vintage wines, 4 Bars, Swimming pool with children pool, Infinity edge lap pool, Kids club, PADI Gold Palm dive centre, Watersports, Fitness area, Tennis courts, Badminton, Volleyball, Table tennis, Pool tables, Cyber café, Library.

POV: Fujifilm X-Pro 1 & Leica M9

One of my most popular blog posts is the recent FujiFilm X-Pro1: Is It A Threat To Leica? in which I thought that it might well be, depending on the X-Pro 1's image quality (of course) and price point. It attracted a large number of emails...some agreeing with me, and others disagreeing.

About two weeks into the announcement, a large number of websites have expressed first look opinions and reviews of the X-Pro 1, and the consensus seems to be that Fujifilm is indeed putting the Leica M9 in its crosshairs with this new camera. Some even say that with the M9 based on the classic rangefinder model, the X-Pro 1 (although not a rangefinder as such) is the future...a reincarnation of that classic model. After all, it's an all-new camera system, with a brand new mount and lenses.

Another clue into Fujifilm's strategic thinking is its announcement it will make available a Leica M-mount adapter for the X-Pro 1, trying to peel off consumers away from the legendary classic but providing photographers the option to use the excellent Leica lenses as well as Voigtlander and Zeiss glass. How many times have I heard from established photographers that they'd love to have an M9, but it was too expensive? Lots.

I recently read in PDN that the lens system for the X-Pro 1 will initially consist of a 18mm f/2, 35mm f/1.4 and a 60mm f/2.4, with more coming down the road such as a 14mm super wide, a 18-72mm f/4 IS zoom, a 23mm f/2, a 28mm f/2.8 pancake design, a 12-24mm f/4 and a 70-200mm f/4 IS zoom.

Quite a broad range of lenses to suit every photography type! Wedding, street and documentary.

On the negative side, I also read in a number of hands-on reviews (of the pre-production models) that its auto-focus will not be as responsive as we'd like it to be. Another thing, the actual retail price has appeared in the UK, and seems to be £1350 (the equivalent of about $2000 including VAT of 20%, or $1600 net pre tax).

Will this Fujifilm newcomer pressure Leica to come up with a mirrorless model of its own? Perhaps. We have all seen countless companies fall by the wayside because they couldn't (or wouldn't) grab the moment...because of managerial inertia, bad luck or arrogance...or all of those.

I am not "dissing" Leica by any means. I own one and I'm very pleased with it despite its shortcomings (and my own), but I have no second thoughts the X-Pro 1 will nibble into the rangefinder market. How much of a nibble remains to be seen.

POV: An Evolution

It's a curious thing evolution. Not the kind of evolution that most Republican Presidential candidates unintelligently profess (or pretend to) not to believe in, but our own visual evolution...our visual maturation.

Last night, I was going through my photographs from the week I spent attending the Angkor Photo Festival in Siem Reap and, whilst I hadn't any plans to seriously photograph there, I nevertheless did manage to grab a few hundred of shots. I had no specific storyline or photo shoots in mind, played the tourist and just photographed whatever took my fancy.

I left my Canon 5D Mark II in my hotel room, and only used my M9 fitted with an Elmarit 28mm f2.8 during that week wherever I went, and it was liberating -but also challenging to some degree- to be using a rangefinder with only one lens.

Looking at my photographs, I isolated the four you see above this post that I believe illustrate the visual maturation I've been through since I started photography in earnest some 12 years ago. The top two are the shots I used to prefer almost exclusively during the first few years of my photographic trajectory...simple, uncomplicated, candid, pure travel photography....those I call perhaps undeservedly the "lazy" shots. Although these are made with a rangefinder and a wide-angle lens, I used to make similar photographs using a 70-200 lens, staying at some distance from my subjects. I no longer do this, especially with the gear I now prefer to use. That being said, this type of photography is currently my least favored. It's a milestone in my visual maturation.

The one of the caretaker monk at Wat Bo is a chiaroscuro portrait; the kind I like when making a simple "one-subject" photograph. It takes a little more planning and setting up, and is obviously much more dramatic than the "plain-vanilla" top two.

The bottom image is the type of photography that appeals to me the most at this stage. It's far from being a great photograph, but comparatively is more complex. It's not as multi-layered as a street photograph, and is just of dance performers dressing up for tourists at Angkor Wat...but is much more interesting than the above three; at least to my eyes.

A few years ago, when I definitely moved to digital photography, I decided -for space reasons- to cull my slides, and must've thrown out thousands of what -to my eyes then- were crappy shots. I only kept the "good" ones which are largely similar to the top two photographs...simple and uncomplicated. Who knows? Perhaps I threw a few slides that would have now been "keepers".

It's why I no longer trash any of my image files....unless they're really bad, really really blurry or beyond any fix. With digital files, physical space (as in filing cabinets or whatever) is no longer an issue, so all images are saved and archived....one day, they may be keepers after all!!

Sun Island Resort & Spa

Escape to an exotic world of breathtaking risk, where journey and relaxation are equally accessible. At Sun Island Resort & Spa – a flowering jewel among Maldives family hotels – each moment is absolve to form into your personal version of paradise. Cruise along our gorgeous sapphire lagoons by jet-ski, canoe, windsurf or catamaran. Explore the spectacular native scenery and distinctive Maldivian culture with excursions to neighbouring islands. Or, merely let the ocean breeze caress you to sleep as you sway gently in your hammock. From invigorating activities to precious tranquillity, our Maldives fun island resort can captivate the guts with extraordinary experiences and unforgettable recollections.

• Nestled on Nalaguraidhoo, set within the South Ari Atoll

• Just sixty two miles from Ibrahim Nasir International Airport, reachable in seventeen minutes by domestic flight.

• Just an hour’s flight from India and Sri Lanka

Accommodations

Retreat to the casual comfort and chic atmosphere of Sun Island Resort & Spa , giving 426 fantastically furnished guest rooms and suites. Though ranging in size and amenities, all of our Maldives vacation accommodations supply placing views of the sapphire Indian Ocean, in addition as a number up to date} conveniences for the contemporary traveller. from the splendid luxury of our expansive, two-bedroom Presidential Suite, that includes a non-public beachfront terrace and Jacuzzi tub. Or, create the foremost of our island location with our distinctive Water Bungalows, set on stilts higher than a tranquil lagoon with personal stairways resulting in the water. expertise the top of gracious living at this Maldives vacation hotel, fantastically positioned among the gorgeous flower of the Indies.

• Deluxe Rooms

• Super Deluxe Rooms

• Water Bungalows

• Presidential Suite

Deluxe area

With the beach at your step and also the ocean in sight, the Deluxe Rooms at Sun Island Resort & Spa supply a private gateway to paradise. These Maldives family accommodations offer twenty one metres/222 feet of house, and are equipped with trendy amenities like satellite tv and net access. Of course, along with your own personal veranda and dozens of onsite activities, checking your email won't be your 1st priority. Escape to the fun and relaxation of our Maldives family hotel, where the promise of an unforgettable getaway is usually kept.

(20.63 sq.mt / 222.04 sq.ft.) All the Deluxe rooms are within the beach, with air-conditioning, with hot & cold desalinated water, hair dryer, veranda, indoor and out of doors shower, WC, mini bar, electronic safe, Satellite TV with in-house movies and net access. IDD Telephones in area with voice mail facility.

Super Deluxe area

Upgrade to the increased comforts of the Super Deluxe Rooms at Sun Island Resort & Spa . Spanning twenty one sq. metres/222 sq. feet, our 218 elegantly furnished Maldives deluxe hotel rooms supply the convenience of en-suite tub and shower facilities, making enhanced privacy for you and your family. You’ll conjointly fancy satellite tv, net access and a non-public veranda set directly along our pristine shoreline. Check yourself into our deluxe Maldives hotel, and skill life as it’s meant to be lived.

(25.33 sq.mt. / 272.62 sq.ft.) All Super Deluxe rooms are within the beach, with air-conditioning, en suite tub facilities with hot & cold desalinated water, bidet, bath tub, hair dryer, veranda, indoor and open shower, WC, mini bar, electronic safe, satellite TV with in-house movies and net access. IDD Telephones each in area and bathroom with voice mail facility.

Water Bungalow

Set on stilts higher than the tranquil turquoise lagoon, our Maldives water bungalows really embrace the island atmosphere of Sun Island Resort & Spa . massive and richly furnished, these exclusive accommodations are accessed by a picket jetty, making the sense of a secluded hideaway excluding the remainder of the resort. soak up the vast horizon from your personal sundeck, giving either sunrise or sunset views. Walk down your personal staircase to fancy a refreshing soak within the heat ocean water, that ebbs and flows slightly below your floor. giving a very distinctive approach to island living, these Maldives beach bungalows supply one amongst the world’s most outstanding lodging expertise.

(31.62 m2 / 340.39 sqft) A picket jetty leading out over the lagoon takes you this luxury accommodation. Air-conditioning, hot & cold desalinated water, shower, WC, hair dryer, bidet, bath tub, mini bar, electronic safe, personal sun deck, personal stair case to the lagoon, satellite TV with in-house movies and net access. IDD telephones each in area and toilet with voice mail facility

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