Selah Tours, Maldives

19/05/2015

19/05/2015

This week's guests at Canopy Cove...visit to Hanifaru Bay.
Unbelievably crystal blue, turquoise water!

Another great trip this morning. More than 20 at the bay

16/05/2015

Throw back Dec 2014 Maldives
A big thank to Jordan of Selah Tour for arranging a wonderful n enjoyable holiday for us.
Great stay at Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi Resort and Awesome Fishing trip...

20/03/2015

Great article, has all angles covered in a fair, accurate manner!

My luxury travel experiences have been few and far between. I say I’m a budget traveller through choice but I can’t really afford the alternative. I’m okay with it — I can’t deny that budget travel has suited me well over the last four years. Sometimes, though, I find myself wondering what it ...

25/02/2015

Askani Villa is one of my favourite guesthouses in Hulhumale. It's set right on the beach and modelled as a home, exuding very homely, comfortable vibes. It also has very friendly and personable staff, making it a really welcoming place. Special shout out to Karan, the manager who pays personal attention to every guests at their property.

We've placed many guests over the past year and all have commented on how pleasant the accommodation is. It's literary one of its kind on Hulhumale where guesthouses are built as hotels/ motels. Thumbs up to Askani Villa!

Ask about Askani Villa when booking your next holiday to the Maldives with Selah Tours!

24/02/2015

Check out Theia a luxurious liveaboard, Maldives.

Theia hosts 8 staterooms to comfortably accommodate 16 guests, 4 superior and 1 deluxe cabin on the lower deck, 1 superior cabin on the main deck and 2 luxurious seaview suites on the upper deck.

All cabins are air-conditioned and have en-suite bathrooms with hot and cold water. The main deck hosts a spacious lounge that accommodates an inviting seating area with a panoramic view and a bar to enjoy a drink.

The lounge is equipped with a flat screen TV, video, DVD, PlayStation 3 and a Wii. A wide variety of delicious meals are served 3 times a day which can be enjoyed in the outdoor dining area where you can relish the sea view and the fresh air. Theia does not provide Nitrox on board at this time.

Exclusive deals available from 15 Apr 2015 onwards, email [email protected] or send us a FB message for more details.

16/02/2015

An adhoc island hopping and snorkelling trip with our guests this week...free diving is in the rage now. Didn't think it was that difficult as we usually go anything from 15m to 42m on scuba trips...but after pushing my limit on one breath, I only managed 6.2m free diving :( kudos to my Maldivian friends who could go 20+ metres any given day!

09/02/2015

I was recently invited by a friend to try out flyboarding. It was an exhilarating experience. After smashing in the sea numerous times and drinking tonnes of sea water, I was finally about to stay up before the end of the 30 mins session. I'm posting this in case you are keen to try on your visit to the Maldives, I'll be more than happy to include fly-boarding into our tour packages.

21/01/2015

Hi Nic, thanks for sharing!

We visited Maldives at end of November 2014 and stayed at the beautiful local island Thulusdhoo. We have had great time of relaxing around the beaches, swimming & snorkeling around the island, sunset fishing trip and dolphin excursion. We also spent a day trip at Centara Resort, all at a very affordable price.
Many thanks to Jordan of Selah Tours for arranging our holiday at Maldives!

21/01/2015

Happy memories of Maldives!

18/01/2015

I've been wanting to do this for a while and finally got to it!

I'm starting this series of "Introducing Hulhumale", for the outside world to get a glimpse of the island we're based out of. I'll be getting around Hulhumale', featuring interesting things to do, places to eat and hopefully, you'll get a good idea of what to expect before you get here.

Hulhumale is a local island, connected by a causeway, 10-15mins drive (depending on how enthusiastic your driver is!) from Maldives' Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. Being close to the airport, Hulhumale boasts more than 40 local guesthouses and counting. These inexpensive guesthouses caters a lot of late night arrival guests before transit to their resorts the next day.

This provides a great opportunity for travellers who might want to visit the Maldives on a budget.

Hulhumale, while fast warming up in becoming a tourist destination in its own right, is still a local island where lot of Maldivians live, work, hang out and have our way of life. Being a conservative Islamic society, bikinis and alcohol are prohibited. Lots of tourists were a bit disappointed when they found this out after arrival here.

Hence, my goal is to take an accurate portrayal of our lovely island, not hyper-photoshop it, while trying to bring out the best Hulhumale has to offer.

We start off this series with our exciting Water Sports Club, situation at the beginning of the one-way Hulhumale Beach Road. There are quite a few water sports provider around, Shambe and Thobe were the first guys who were warm and friendly to me, a foreigner, without giving me the feeling like they were going to rip me off :)

So here goes...keep a look out for more! , , ,

12/01/2015

Early last year, on a friend's request, we checked out a site in Baa Atoll for the possibility of starting a guesthouse. Marked as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and10 mins away from Hanifaru Bay, we found the site teeming with potential. In fact, its one of my favourite place in the Maldives...I caught my first Sail Fish here!

In addition to its natural beautiful, Maalhoss is also an intimate community, rich with culture. By the beach, under the shade of coconut trees, you'll always find local women weaving traditional mats and tatch or making ropes from coconut husks.

Fast forward 12 months, our guesthouse is ready!!! We named it Canopy Cove with the desire that it will provide covering and a home for world travellers.

Canopy Cove is a collaboration birthed through friendship and hope we'll bring you the warmth and hospitality of this beautifully authentic Maldives island community. We welcome you!

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/maldives/baa-atoll/

Hanifaru Bay: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/07/manta-rays/barcott-text