The Perfect Birthday Gift- A Trip to the Maldives!

The Maldives had always been my dream destination. I had read about the place in one of my school books and had been wanting to go there since. My dad had planned a trip to the Maldives in the month of July, and many of my friends and relatives were also going to join.

Talking a little about me, I have travelled to a lot of places since I was a child and we generally travelled in huge groups. But from the past few years due to several reasons, I had been travelling only with my family. This time, for the Maldives after a really long time, many of my friends and cousins were going to join and I really really wanted to go, but I had my college events and classes scheduled and couldn’t afford to take a 5-day break. So, everyone’s tickets had been booked and I was trying to make peace with the fact that I was not going.

Well, fortunately, 2 days before the trip was to begin, a chance opened up for me to go. There was a cancellation in the group and my dad asked if I would be able to come. I checked my class schedule which had been changed recently and saw that I would be able to accommodate a 5-day break quite easily without missing on many classes.

So, there it was- it was decided, I was going to the Maldives!!! I was so excited. Furthermore, the trip was planned for just a day after my birthday, which made it a perfect birthday gift for me! After 10 long years, I was going to travel with my best friends and my cousins!

As it was a last-minute decision, I decided that only my parents would know and I would give all the others a surprise by directly showing up at the airport. And that’s precisely what I did! Everyone was overjoyed and we couldn’t wait to get there.

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1. We booked our stay at Paradise Island Resort. It was a beautiful property with greenery and amazing views.

2. The never-ending shades of blue.

3. Trying out one of the various water sports – Jet Blading. It was definitely one of my favourite moments of the trip. However, it did require a lot of balance, but once I got it, it felt like I was flying over water. It was exhilarating!

4. Stingray feeding – It was one of a kind experience! 

5. Scuba diving- You certainly can’t miss a look into the beautiful marine life if you are in the Maldives. The country’s name itself urges you to dive– ”Mal-dives”.

Believe me when I say the place didn’t disappoint us at all. We never realized how 5 days just went by, and none of us wanted to leave that place so soon.