Activities

As I had been researching the various resorts in the Maldives, one of the biggest draws of the Conrad was the abundance of activities and things to do. I spent quite bit time prior to arrival planning out a rough itinerary for our 5-night stay which I would highly recommend doing. I had been concerned that we were locking ourselves down into a specific plan but it was really easy to move things around after arriving.

When I looked at our itinerary on paper it felt like we would have a lot of down time and therefore I brought several books and movies in anticipation of that. Looking back, I can't even tell you where all our time went because the days went by so quickly and I didn't even have the need to fill any idle time with books/movies.

After arrival since it was already early afternoon, we mostly just walked around and did some light swimming to relax before heading to dinner. The next day, we snorkeled around the house reef near the #200's Beach Villas which was very enjoyable. We had our own snorkel gear since we were planning to dive but the dive shop offers a free rental for those that aren't planning to bring any. We also checked in with the dive shop and we're glad we did since they require that everyone takes an orientation dive in the lagoon prior to going on any dive trips. We were able to squeeze ours in that afternoon prior to going on the all-day dive trip the next day.

The all-day dive trip was amazing - it covers three dive sites and all were a hit, easily the best diving we have ever done in our lives. In addition, during the downtime between dives we effectively did the whale shark snorkeling trip and were lucky enough to find 4 of them. 1 even stuck around the surface to hang out with us for 10-15 minutes!

Video from diving trip

After the all-day dive trip, the last couple days were focused on relaxation. We did a couples treatment at the Overwater Spa, and as some others have mentioned, my wife and I both thought that the massages we got were the best we've ever had.

As part of the honeymoon package, along with a complimentary dinner at Mandhoo, a $100 credit is offered toward an excursion and we decided on the sunset fishing trip which was pretty enjoyable, even though we were among the unlucky few that struck out with the fish. The others got to enjoy the fruits of their labor either at the restaurant or served back in their room.

And lastly, we decided that we wanted to see the underwater restaurant, Ithaa, and went for cocktails. We're glad we did since it was a great experience and interesting to see without having to pay several hundred dollars for lunch or dinner.

Best activity was just walking around and enjoying the views


Illuminated bridge at night


Main pool


Sunset along the beach


Overwater Spa


Treatment room


View from the massage table


Post-massage relaxation area


Night fishing, I caught a baby shark


Someone else caught this


Ithaa underwater restaurant




Eating with the fish


Cocktail appetizer