2025 Bodufushi Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in April)

The beauty of Maldives Jolie Being🌴 is extremely high. It's been a week since I returned from the Maldives, and I'm still immersed in the joy of vacation and don't want to return to reality. I brought a dozen clothes and chose the residential island➕vacation island. Apart from the regret of not being able to play with the parasol, I am quite satisfied with the choice of Jolie Being on the holiday island. The service and the beautiful scenery are memorable. It would be better if Jolie Being could provide a floating breakfast.

#maldivestrip Joali Being, the sister property to Joali Maldives, is the first well-being island retreat in the Maldives, located on Bodufushi Island in Raa Atoll. The entire resort is built around holistic wellness—focusing on mind, skin, microbiome, and energy. Villas are stylish and soothing, with wellness tech like circadian lighting and outdoor tubs. No alcohol is served, and the cuisine is clean, nutritious, and personalized. Guests undergo wellness consultations and can take part in sound therapy, hydrotherapy, fitness sessions, and Ayurvedic healing. Joali Being is perfect for wellness seekers looking for a deeply transformative, luxurious, and design-forward retreat.

Overwhelmed by choosing an island in the Maldives? If you love taking photos and adore pink and blue hues, If your budget allows, Head straight to the Joali sister islands! 🏝️Joali & Joali Being They have a dedicated seaplane lounge at Malé Airport. The seaplane transfer is amazing, even the plane itself is in beautiful pink and blue! A 10-minute speedboat ride between the two islands makes island hopping super convenient. - Joali is like a luxurious queen, Decorated in a high-end, grand style, exuding an air of extravagance. Joali's main color scheme is a sophisticated dusty rose pink, absolutely gorgeous. - Joali Being is like a lively princess, With a youthful and refreshing pink and blue palette, A truly relaxing wellness island. - Both offer half-board dining, Breakfast and dinner are more than enough to satisfy, and the food is delicious. Joali's buffet is truly exceptional. Joali Being is perfect for health-conscious travelers, With each dish clearly labeled with its calorie count, Allowing you to dine with peace of mind. - I love the joy the Maldives brings me. I highly recommend adding these two islands to your shortlist, ladies. They are truly beautiful!!

🩷🩷Pre-trip Preparations: ✅Visa: The Maldives offers a 30-day free visa on arrival for Chinese tourists. Remember to ensure your passport is valid for at least six months, is undamaged, and has enough blank visa pages. ✅Essential Items: Be sure to bring high-SPF sunscreen, sunglasses, a sun hat, swimwear, snorkeling gear, and a waterproof camera. ✅Flights and Hotels: Book your flights in advance. As for hotels, the Maldives has many island resorts, each with its own unique characteristics. You can choose according to your preferences. ✅Currency: The local currency is the Rufiyaa, but US dollars are also widely accepted. It is recommended to prepare some small-denomination US dollars for tips and other small expenses. 🩷🩷Island Selection Recommendations: The Ritz-Carlton vs. Joali Being vs. Joali. All three are worth visiting; it depends on your personal preference! ✅If you are a snorkeling enthusiast with high standards for snorkeling, Joali Being is the perfect choice, as it has the best natural ecological environment. ✅If you want to take stunning photos, don't hesitate to choose Joali for its breathtaking trailing beach. It's the only one of the three with a large sandy beach.🏖️ ✅If you want both delicious food and stunning ocean views, choose The Ritz-Carlton. Although its cuisine isn't particularly outstanding, the nearby Patina Maldives, just a 10-minute speedboat ride away, offers 12 restaurants and bars where you can savor a variety of global cuisines. ✅If you want to experience a two-island stay, choose the Joali dual-island combination. Nice! Different environments will bring you different experiences. The Ritz-Carlton and Patina Maldives do not currently offer a two-island combination, but there's a boat to Patina Maldives every hour, which is super convenient. ✅As The Ritz-Carlton is a newly built artificial island, its ecological environment is somewhat rigid, but its beauty is undeniable. ☕️Dining: 1⃣️The Elephant And The Butterfly: This was our most frequented restaurant, close to the villas, with a wide variety of delicious dishes. 2⃣️Hard Rock Cafe Maldives: Live rock music is performed in the evenings. Don't miss it if you like a lively atmosphere. 3⃣️Sessions: An ingredient-driven restaurant offering both local flavors and dishes from around the world. The lamb chops are particularly nice! 🌟Hidden Gems: 1⃣️You can rent a bass guitar at the front desk to experience your own Maldives rock and roll journey. 2⃣️You can get a free pair of biodegradable flip-flops at the front desk by providing your room number. 3⃣️The rock spa here is a must-try. 4⃣️WeChat Pay is now available [doge], making everything more convenient. ✅✅💃Clothing Recommendations: Wear beautiful resort dresses, swimwear, tank tops/shorts, and flip-flops. One bag is enough; no need to overpack. It's best to wear bright colors for more vibrant photos.📸

Joali Being is located on Bodufushi Island in the Raa Atoll of the Maldives. It is the first nature-immersive wellness resort in the Maldives. Designed by Autoban, the resort is based on the concept of "weightlessness" and aims to reconnect the self with the surrounding environment and integrate with nature by eliminating all unnecessary excess elements. Rooms The 68 villas on the island are beautiful and elegant, each with a private pool and unique customized configurations such as a wellness mini bar, sound therapy equipment, and wellness activity facilities. Dining The resort's dining experience is based on the concept of "from farm to table," offering fresh and sustainable food options. Private health consultants will customize personalized health plans through four aspects: mind, skin, energy, and microbiome. Even the menu and wine list are professionally planned by nutritionists. Wellness AREKA Wellness Center innovatively integrates the concept of wellness into every detail. From medical services to fun courses, to recovery treatments and a variety of sports and leisure facilities, it provides a comprehensive healing environment. Spa Cleanse and purify in the Russian sauna Banya, and relax and rejuvenate in the aromatherapy sauna. Enter the sensory room and enjoy an unprecedented sense of tranquility and peace.

JOALI BEING Maldives, the island's activities and facilities, whether it's healing sound therapy or cryotherapy, are really amazing! 🎵JOALI BEING Maldives' sound therapy also has an outdoor version, in a garden full of musical instruments. The staff will patiently explain how to use the instruments and their effects. 🥁 It turns out that you can play the instruments yourself during outdoor sound therapy! Pick up the small hammer and play the music in order 🎹 The whole process is relaxing and healing, and the instruments and greenery complement each other 🍃 It's also a great place to take photos. 🏋️ JOALI BEING's gym is the largest and most impressive in the Maldives, with modern fitness equipment 🏃 including treadmills, strength training equipment, and more. 💃 Cryotherapy When you enter the room, you will first change into disposable clothing and put on a mask and earphones to protect your ears 👂🎧. The coach will choose a pleasant piece of music 🎵 and take you to experience 🕛 -87°C cryotherapy for 3 minutes. It has the effect of weight loss, fat reduction, and muscle relaxation, because in a cold environment, people consume a lot of fat to protect their bodies, thus producing a fat reduction effect. Come to JOALI BEING to become beautiful.

Basically, one island in the Maldives is a hotel, also known as a resort/holiday island. There are usually at least three restaurants, bars, gyms, spas, water sports centers, diving centers, and amusement centers on the island to ensure that guests will not feel bored even if they stay on the island for 3-7 days. So what is there to do on the resort island? What can you do in most of the resorts? - Get a nice villa to take Instagrammable shoots - Activities that promote good health: yoga, aerobics, going to the gym, tennis, volleyball, massage, special treatments, etc. Join the wellness sections: Yoga, Fitness classes, Gym, Tennis, Volleyball, Spa & Therapy 🧘🏽♀️ - Explore the sea and challenge yourself: water activities such as diving, snorkeling, dolphin tours, surfing, jet skiing, parasailing, windsurfing, water flight, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, pedal boats, etc. Get Close to the Ocean：Diving, Snorkelling, Dolphin Cruise, Wakeboard, Jet Ski, Parasailing, Wind surfing, Fly Board, Kayak, SUP, Pedalos etc 🏄🏽♀️ - Knowledge-enhancing sessions: Some resorts offer free lectures, some on corals, some on wine and tea tasting, some on skin care, and some on nutrition. Gain Knowledge while you are on vacation: Complimentary seminars about corals, tea tasting, wine tasting, or nutrition depending on resorts 🎓 - Literary activities: painting classes, ceramic classes, painting classes, etc. Be an Artist：Drawing, Painting, Ceramic Work 🎨 - More and more: Limited live music performances, DJ parties What’s more : Live music night, DJ Party 🎉 There are so many activities on the resort island that it is difficult to list them all. Sometimes when you just stroll around, you may see small sharks and manta rays passing by. Please remember to ask about the activity schedule when booking. Activities and events in the resorts are too many to be written all here. Feel free to get the activities calendar before your arrival to plan the best trip. If you have more questions, please leave a message or send a private message📥 Feel free to reach out if you wanna more details 💌 #Maldives #LuxuryTravel #Maldives #ResortIsland #TravelTips #JOALIBEING

📍JOALI BEING, Island, Bodufushi, Raa Atoll, Maldives Ever dreamt of a slice of paradise where the ocean's your backyard? 🌊 JOALI BEING, nestled in the heart of the Maldives, offers a serene escape with a wellness twist. Here's why it's a must-visit: 🚴‍♀️ Customized Bicycles & Tricycles: Arrive at your water house to find bikes with your name on it! For those who prefer three wheels, your wish is their command. 🛌 Macaron-themed Rooms: Each water house boasts a private pool and sunset views that'll steal your breath away. The rooms are a sweet blend of comfort and style, minus sockets by the bed for a tech-free rest. 🍽️ Nutritionist-Designed Meals: Light, healthy, and prepared with care, the cuisine here is all about wellness without compromising on taste. But, it's not just about the rooms and food. Start your day with sunrise yoga 🧘‍♀️, indulge in a spa session (though it may be hit or miss), and soak up the tranquility. While some may find the privacy lacking compared to sand houses, the overall experience is one of comfort and joy, with a slight hiccup in the butler service department. Dive into a world where the sea whispers secrets and wellness is woven into every detail at JOALI BEING. 🐠💆‍♀️ #Maldives #MaldivesHotel #MaldivesTravel

I will be sad if anyone comes to Maldives and does not choose this island If you ask me which month is the most cost-effective to go to Maldives, of course it is from April to October. The glass sea of ​​​​Jiaoli Island is live without any filter. Adding any filter is disrespectful to Maldives [About service] Jiaoli's butler service is very professional. It was my birthday the day before I went to the island, and Jiaoli gave me a bottle of 🍾 and a 🍰. The Russian guy in the breakfast restaurant is not only handsome but also has a very good attitude! However, the butler was very well trained and provided remarkable service, but I didn't sense any sincerity from him. 【About catering:】HB is enough. There is a daily spending limit of $180, which is really enough. I gained 6 kilograms in 5 days. Every day I was either eating or on my way to eat. Recommend Italian restaurant. There is a live band every night during dinner. The violin song "Scent of a Woman" played at the Italian restaurant that night made me like Jiaoli to the fullest! Better than Westin! 【About snorkeling】You can see schools of fish. I saw a soft-shell turtle under the water house at night and a nurse shark during the day. 🦈 【About the room】Full of luxury. Female friendly island. The dressing table is amazing. On the day of departure, our flight was in the evening and the butler arranged a transitional beach villa for us to rest for the afternoon. It's considered sincere. But now I don't send pajamas. [About seaplane] The return flight was Jiaoli's own plane, and the seats were much more comfortable. Each seat is provided with Evian mineral water. The coconut ice cream in the Shuifei Lounge is super delicious, be sure to order it!

I want to go to the Maldives a billion times more Although it's something from the middle of the year, every time I flip through the album to the photos of the Maldives, I will stop and look at it over and over again. I really, really, really like the jelly sea in the Maldives. Every day there is either soaking in the sea or watching the sea. This year I chose the delicate twin islands, the two islands are completely different feelings, but both in details and service gave me a very good experience. Personally, I will like Being a bit more I hope I can find time to go to the Maldives again next year

| A collection of useful information. Joali Island in Maldives | Practical Collection The photos are beautiful without filters. The photos in this article record the luxurious sunset water house. 🏠The room is very spacious. The Haoshui room has an extra living room compared to the ordinary room. I personally think the living room is very necessary. 👩🏻‍❤️‍👨🏻Please note that for honeymoon trip, the hotel will provide honeymoon cake, welcome champagne🍾 and fruits. There is a heart made of plants on the bed. There is also a free honeymoon spa. (The hotel needs to see photos taken within six months of the marriage date. Just ask your agent to send them to the hotel in advance. Friends who want honeymoon services can do it by themselves) 🥂Mineral water, ice cubes, tea and coffee in the room are free, and other drinks and snacks are at your own expense. (Don’t boil the tap water to drink) 🧹The room is cleaned every day when you go out for breakfast and dinner. The cleaning guy will put snacks in the evening🍰 and occasionally add fruits. Because we put in a $4 tip, we put in extra water and soap. If there is no need to clean, just hang the small blue sachet hanging inside the door outside the door to indicate do not disturb. 💄The dressing table is very thoughtful, with two mirrors with lights and a hair straightener (Philips). Girls don't need to bring a hair straightener. 🔌The room can be plugged directly into a domestic outlet, and there is a converter in the drawer. 🚁Transportation on the island: seaplane to and from the island (it is recommended to prepare earplugs as the noise is very loud. I was lucky to take the Joali flight to the island and they provided earplugs in the seaplane lounge. I kept them for the return trip. The TMA flight to leave the island did not have earplugs). The butler will have a small shuttle bus to pick you up, and you can also ask the butler to pick you up when you go out to eat. However, after you get on the island, you will have your own bicycle 🚲 (a wooden name tag is made in advance). It feels great to ride a bicycle (unlike the manual brakes in China, the brake is braked by pedaling in the opposite direction). Sisters who can't ride a bicycle can also ask for a three-wheeled bicycle. Before leaving, we asked the housekeeper and took the name tag away as a souvenir. 🪂🤿🎣Activities: If you need to try some sea activities, it is recommended to stay on a residential island for 2 days first. The prices for sea activities there are more reasonable. The sea activities on the resort island, such as chasing turtles and sunset fishing, will be much more expensive. Of course, if you have money, it doesn't matter if you take photos with nurse sharks or chase manta rays. These activities are only available on residential islands. 💰Tip: Tips will be given to staff who help with luggage pick-up, room cleaning, housekeeping, and after spa. It is recommended to prepare change in advance. We made an appointment with the bank for US dollar change in advance and prepared 1, 5 and 10 dollars in change. The housekeeper will give more, after all, he will respond to your requests and be on call at any time. 💵Possible cost issues: In addition to the package, the excess of meal expenses, drinks, sea trips, spa, etc. will be placed in the room for you to confirm and sign the night before leaving the island. We paid by card the next day.

Maldives | Macaron-colored JOALI BEING🌊🐬 🐬Joali Being 🤿Snorkeling Level: A 🏝️Beach Level: A 🐬About the pick-up There is only one direct flight from Shanghai to Male, arriving at 18:30, by which time there are no seaplanes, so you have to stay in a local hotel for the night. The hotel will have staff to pick you up from the airport, and around 8pm that night they will inform you of the seaplane time for the next day. The next day, the hotel will take you to the airport to meet with Joali staff, check in your luggage, and then arrange for you to rest in the exclusive waiting lounge while waiting for the seaplane. The waiting lounge is very large and clean, with free food and drinks🆓 🐬About the hotel: Why choose JOALI? Because you can experience a double island tour, JOALI & JOALI BEING, with a 15-minute speedboat ride between the two islands, it's very convenient, seamless, and the butlers will arrange everything very well, not troublesome at all! Let's talk about JOALI BEING first, their main focus is a wellness hotel, it's quite quiet, and every day's meals are carefully prepared by nutritionists! The food is a bit light! 🐬About the room: Joali understands the sense of ceremony, there will be exclusive bicycles at the door, and your own nameplate, if you can't ride🚴, the butler will help you change to a tricycle. The room is macaron-colored, full of girlish heart! But there are no sockets at the head of the bed, each water house has its own private pool, sitting on the net bed watching the sunset🌅, it's too beautiful! The hardware facilities are very good, with independent wash bags, and the bathrobes are very comfortable😌 🐬About the food: The online reviews say that being is not very tasty, but I think it's commendable, there are still delicious things to eat, it's just that there may not be as many types of breakfast and dinner as Joali, Joali has more choices!

Maldives Joali being Continue to recall joali being First of all, the concept of recuperation plus the experience in joali a few days ago was too good, we were all looking forward to it before we went, but the actual feeling is not the same haha, not to say it's not good but even if we go to joali again, we won't go to being nearby ——————————————— 👉🏻Hotel room + island environment Stayed in a water house, the color scheme is more girlish but the room and pool are smaller than joali, the bike is cute, with a custom sign. But the water houses are too close to each other, a slight turn of the head can be said to be a full view, the couple next door snorkeling directly to our pool, accidentally heard quite a lot, private space still has to choose a sand house. ——————————————— 👉🏻Island activity project Morning yoga, highly recommended, starts at 7 o'clock, the location is in a shed (?) at one end of the island (I don't know how to describe it but facing the sea is very beautiful) Spa did the hotel's main push of four pillars, also specially paid extra to choose to do it in a sea water house with a transparent floor, the evaluation is very average, the environment is average, the essential oil is average, the massage is average, two people nearly 7k...... The rest are various spa treatments, gave a cryotherapy is also okay (sister played good days for me all the way) ——————————————— P16-18👉🏻Hotel meals Like joali, it includes breakfast and dinner, the main push is recuperation, each meal on the menu is marked with calories, fat and other content Breakfast has a lot of variety, the environment is also good directly to the beach. Dinner is average, just remember the portion is not small, eat very full, joali is better ——————————————— 🤫Small complaints There are no outlets on both sides of the bed, the reason is to let guests completely relax and not look at the phone before bed The butler we were assigned at being can only be described as 'unprofessional', it really affects the stay experience. But because she is a young girl and also polite so we are not good to say harsh words or complain, and also gave tips as usual (later regretted not expressing real thoughts)...... 💔On the first day of check-in, we were made to sit at the front desk for more than two hours, although it was not check-in time but we only had that time for island hopping, wanted to ask her what we could experience first but did not want to sit idle but did not reply to messages, later we found a restaurant colleague to call to contact; pick-up and drop-off late, dining does not matter but some activities late will affect the teacher's class; when leaving the hotel, all the butlers are at the front desk to see off except ours, just disappeared silently (this should be the most basic etiquette of a vacation hotel, right) Overall experience is still comfortable and pleasant (aside from the butler problem), but we all prefer joali