Helengeli Tourist Village

We have just returned from a week in Helengeli Island Resort. This was our fourth trip to the Maldives, which we truly consider to be the best place on earth. Helengeli is a small resort, with only 50 double rooms, so it is always quiet. It is also primarily a dive resort, so you can almost have the island to yourself in the daytime (we know, as we are not divers), bar from a few pensioners soaking up the sun. The onwership is Swiss, so there are a lot of Swiss, Austrian and German guests. Maybe due to this, or the fact that... more

This is a lovely island and resort, though I have not been anywhere else in The Maldives to compare it to. We chose Helengeli because it seemed quite good value for The Maldives, it had few rooms and therefore fewer people and the snorkelling was supposed to be good. It measured up in all the categories, though I did gulp at the final bill, all the small things sure add up! The snorkelling was fabulous. The rooms were nicer than I expected and showering under the stars in the wonderful outdoor bathroom isn't something I will forget in a... more

Helengeli is situated on a narrow islet in the middle of a deep channel on the NE fringe of the Male atoll. As a result the house reef is excellent and we saw a very large range of marine life on our many snorkelling trips. It also means that you can always see the ocean, which is nice. The resort itself is excellent. I booked directly, and the resort arranged all of our flight connections and timings for us. Upon landing in Male we didn't have a thing to worry about. The service was always excellent, with the only exception being one... more

My husband and I stayed at this resort for two nights in January 2006. We took up an offer from Meeru Island Resort to transfer and upgrade (HB to AI) to Helengeli for two nights. The island has only 50 bungalows and has a very intimate feel. At the southern tip of the island there was something almost like a sand bank which runs out for about 100 metres (by 15 metres wide) which we had to ourselves for the entire duration of our stay! The water around it was very shallow and we could see manta rays and sharks and all sorts of... more

My wife and I visited Helengeli from 14/11/05 - 28/11/05 we have traveled before to mexico, various Caribean India Malaysia Australia Europe and North Africa. We are in our mid 30s i hope you find the following review usefull. Location Helengeli is a 50 minute fast speed boat ride from Male or 20 minute by seaplane we did both got the boat there as its less hassle at the airport and upgraded to a seaplane transfer from the resort for $40 each The Island Helengeli is beautifull and very natural all the 50 Beach... more