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Maldives Desert Islands - Uninhabited Island

#mytraveldiary History of the island : Beautiful coral islands spread over a large area – these uninhabited Islands in Maldives are around 1200 in number. However, mere 200 have people living over, while the rest are deserted, which puts the number of inhabited ones at an extremely low number. It is interesting to note that around ninety of these deserted islands have now been converted into resorts for travellers, though the rest of them still remain human-less. My Visit: Anbaraa is a little desert island and it’s situated about an hour by boat from Keyodhoo, to the south-west, on the west side of the Vaavu Atoll. It’s considered a desert island, but it is not really completely empty, because inside the island there are some masonry bungalows (which are very very old), a toilet for tourists, another structure (also this very dilapidated) and two guardians. Several years ago it was home to a resort for tourists, and I don’t know why it has been abandoned, because the place is beautiful, and there near the reef is full of wonderful fishes and corals. One of the old bungalows is now used as a mosquee by the guardians, and in the dilapidated structure the guardians live and cook for themselves and for the tourists who want to eat in that island. The island is very little, but we couldn't do the whole walk around the beach, because in some places the sea water was too deep, and the plants and brushes inside were close. In front of the house of the guardians there is a beautiful stretch of sand, and walking up to his tip you can have a beautiful view of the whole island. Tied to the branches of a large tree, near the pier, then there is a strong swing, which allows you to swing by touching the green water of the Anbaraa’s lagoon. Next and united to the main structure, that one in which guardians live, there is a simple roofed structure, under which you will find a table and some chairs. We ate under this roofed structure, because a storm was coming. At first a guardian had prepared a table for our lunch near the jetty, and had decorated it very gracefully with fresh yellow flowers and green leaves, but then our chef Alì, our captain Rashaad, the guardian and we had to bring every thing under the shelter, because it was beginning to rain. At that time I thought I wanted to go back to that island so pretty, because the time spent on that beach was too short for me and I did not have enough time, nor to contemplate the wonderful colors of the sea, nor to explore it as I wanted...I will be back there next year!
Posted: Oct 16, 2025
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