Sizam Reef View:
We are a “Butler service Only” Guesthouse just set our steps in Thulhaadhoo, Baa Atoll, Maldives. As the only and the very first of its kind, we are just doing the final touch to serve you with a new kind, new place, new life and some new people. In Sizam Reef View you take yourself to a little bit west. We are working to let you experience the very West of the Maldives with us-Th
e Thulhaadhoo, Baa Atoll. Thulhaadhoo, Baa Atoll:
Thulhaadhoo (Dhivehi: ތުޅާދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Baa Atoll. The island has been reclaimed by the government recently. It is surrounded by a large lagoon, which is the home for large verities of fishes. Most of the socio-economic activities includes fishing, lacquer works and tourism etc. It is located at 5° 1' 11" N x 72° 50' 24" E (Latitude: 5.02000, Longitude: 72.84000). The island is famous in the Maldives for having a rich culture and an incredible art of lacquer work and woodcraft. Administrative Province: Uthuru Province, Baa Atoll
Administrative Office: Thulhaadhoo Council Office
Distance to Malé: 117.88 km (73.25 mi)
Dimensions:
Length: 0.380 km (0.236 mi)
Width: 0.230 km (0.143 mi)
Population: 2,473
Time zone: MST (UTC+05:00)
Baa Atoll- a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve:
Baa Atoll as a biosphere reserve, Maldives, harbors globally significant biodiversity in its numerous reefs and demonstrates a long history of human interaction with the environment. Covering approximately 139,700 ha of coastal/marine areas, the site is representative of the Maldives’ high diversity of reef animals, with stony and soft corals, reef associated fish species, marine turtles, manta rays and whale sharks. In addition to its 12,170 inhabitants, some 350,000 tourists visit the biosphere reserve annually. As part of a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project, the site has great potential for demonstrating sustainable development throughout the Maldives and the region, while relying on a green economy. Hanifaru Bay which is known locally as Vandhumaafaru Adi is thought to be one the few places in the world where whale sharks congregate in to mate although recent research suggests otherwise with the vast majority of the whale sharks seen there being young males. The bay is however regularly sees some of the largest gatherings of Manta rays worldwide with up to one hundred individuals in the small inlet when the tide pushes plankton into the bay. The Maldives:
It is an island nation in the Indian Ocean consisting of a double chain of twenty-six atolls, oriented north-south, that lie between Minicoy Island (the southernmost part of Lakshadweep, India) and the Chagos Archipelago. The chains stand in the Laccadive Sea, about 700 kilometres (430 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka and 400 kilometres (250 mi) south-west of India. Maldives has deep blue seas, turquoise reefs, white sandy beaches and palm trees. It is also a place full of character, where its people have long spent their days languishing in the very essence of idyll living. Time: GMT+5hrs
Capital island: Male’
Total islands: 1,190
Inhabited islands: 200
Resort islands: 105
Population: Approx. 350,000
Major industries: Tourism and Fishing
Currency: Rufiyaa (USD 1 = MRF 15.42)
Electricity: 240 AC
Government Working hours: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm Sunday to Thursday. Bank hours: 9:00am to 03:00 pm Sunday to Thursdays
