With some 2000 islands on offer in the Maldives it would be a shame not to go out and explore what some of the others have to offer. By Maldivian definitions an excursion is when you leave your resort island to visit another island, it sure would be romantic to take a stroll along the beach with your loved one; and the Maldives boast a profusion of both inhabited and uninhabited islands for you to indulge your dreams of island hopping. Of course if you want a private getaway, charter a dhoni for the day and get whisked off to an inhabited island for a quixotic picnic and a snorkel. Some of the more popular islands will be prepared for the arriving tourist and will have plenty of souvenirs and refreshments to choose from, others are the true desert island prototypes. Whether you chose to crash out on one island or explore many you won’t be disappointed in the splendor of the Maldives