Helengeli Island Resort - Maldives - overview introduction
Property, Picture View - 
- Property Overview
On Helengeli you experience the natural beauty of the Maldives at its best. Lush tropical vegetation, completely untouched beaches of the finest white sand surrounded by a turquoise lagoon and a fantastic house reef - the unique charm of this secluded Maldivian island will captivate you as soon as you step onto it.
The resort has been completely renovated and reopened only in October 2004. It has been designed and developed with the preservation of the island's fragile environment and your comfort in mind. The result is an unspoiled island paradise with all the amenities that will make you feel completely at home.
- Location
This resort lies far away from other resorts, making this the an ideal resort for divers and snorkelers. Many dive sites near Helengeli Island are hardly visited enabling guests to see many fish otherwise rarely seen.
- Quick Facts:
Property type: Resort
Distance from airport: 43.00 Km
Total no. of rooms: 50
No. of room types: 1
Accepted credit cards: 
Address: Helengeli Island Resort, North Male' atoll, Maldives
- Airport Transfer:
Transfer time between the airport and the resort is about 60 minutes by speed boat and 15 minutes by seaplane. Night transfer is not provided.
Airport transfer modes available: 
Sea plane Transfer. Speed Boat transfer.
Helengeli Island Resort - Maldives - Accommodation Room Villa Suites
- Accomodation Overview
There are total of two room types offered. Deluxe and Standard. The deluxe is located at the very tip of the island and have a fantastic sunset view. There is only room of this type is the resort and is served mostly for families. Next are the Standard Beach Villas.
- Standard Bungalow - (50 rooms / units)
The bungalows blend in harmoniously with the natural surroundings, are spacious and cosy with open-air bathrooms in Maldivian style, where you can shower in your own private garden. Outside seating facilities allow for relaxed and unobstructed views over the lagoon.
- Available facilities and amenities:
Air-Conditioned Hot & Cold fresh water Open-air bath room Hair Dryer
Helengeli Island Resort - Maldives - Food and Beverage Restaurant
- Food & Beverage
On Helengeli we offer you the best in culinary delights, continental as well as exotic oriental dishes, in our bright cosy restaurant. Start the day with our home made oven fresh bread and tropical fruits from our varied breakfast buffet. Lunch and dinner are served both as buffets and set and are carefully prepared and lovingly presented.
- Main Restaurant
Offers excellent cuisines ranging from western to the South Eastern. Occasional beach BBQ’s or private beach dinners round off the wide choice of dining events. Enjoy an exotic cocktail poolside or on the wooden deck next to our well-stocked bar during sunset, the ideal time to spot playful dolphins.
Helengeli Island Resort - Maldives - Facilities & Services - Recreation
- Facilities & Services
Some of the facilities include a Spa, fresh water pool, children pool, restaurant and bar, special beach BBQ's, fax and Internet facilities, resort boutique, choice of excursions, multi lingual staff, baby-sitting services, laundry and valet service, safety deposit boxes, dhoni, speedboat and seaplane hire.
- Available Facilities
Aroma Therapy Fitness Facility Room Service Baby Cot In-house Doctor Safe Deposit Bar Laundry Sauna Beauty Saloon Massage Parlor Souvenir Shop Coffee shop Porters Spa Services First Aid Restaurants
- Duniye Spa
Place yourself in our hands and let us pamper you. Our experienced therapists will relieve the stress from your body with the wide selection of treatments on offer. Choose between Swedish, Aromatherapy or Foot Massages or try the traditional Thai Treatment.
- The Beach
The north side has fine beaches, the south side is less so (and sometimes non-existent). This leads to some room changes but, on the other hand, there are no groynes here no retaining walls or lagoon walls. The lagoon is fairly small and full of coral so there is no water sports center, but the snorkeling is wonderful - though the management doesn't bother much of maintaining the reef properly.
- Pool
The resort offers a nice pool for sun bathing. Includes a small pool for children as well.
Helengeli Island Resort - Maldives - Sports, Entertainment & Excursions
- Sports & Activities
If you had enough of sunbathing or swimming in the pool, table tennis, billiard, volleyball and carom (a traditional board game) keep you active. Snorkelling trips will introduce you to the amazing under water world the Maldives are renown for, as the unspoiled house reef is just meters from the beach. Excursions to inhabited local islands and deserted islands give you the unique opportunity to discover more of the Maldives and their way of life. A special excursion is the dolphin search, as many dolphins call the waters around Helengeli their home.
- Available Facilities
Aroma Therapy Excursions Restaurants Baby Cot First Aid Room Service Bar Fishing trips Safe Deposit Beach Volley Fitness Facility Sauna Beauty Saloon In-house Doctor Scuba Diving Boating Karaoke Snorkeling Coffee shop Laundry Souvenir Shop Cultural Shows Massage Parlor Spa Services Darts PADI Dive School Table Tennis Discotheque Porters
- Diving
Due to Helengeli's location on the outer reef the unspoilt house reef is within walking distance, easily accessible to both snorkellers and divers. Some of the best dive sites, such as the Helengeli Thila, are also found near Helengeli. The dive school is run by Ocean Pro-Zürich and equipped with the best modern equipment. Experienced, multilingual European diving instructors teach PADI courses up to internationally accepted diving certificates of different levels. Twice a day diving excursions to some of the 36 dive sites nearby Helengeli are arranged, some as close as 10 minutes away by dhoni.
- Snorkelling
Being a dive island, The island has a beautiful house reef. The coulourful coral and fishes and the under water garden is just a few minutes away from the island. Unaccompanied house reef dives are permitted throughout the day into the evening. Dive gears are available to rent at the resorts dive shop.
- Leisure Activities
As usual on dive islands excursions and evening activities are not a priority. As this place is out on its own the excursions are necessarily more expansive, but half and full-day snorkel and picnic trips are organized to the uninhabited island "Kagi", and if 10 passengers get together then a trip to the inhabited island of Gaafaru is also available.
Some of the excursions are:
* Dolphin Watching * Snorkel Safari * Snorkeling with Mantas
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