Equator Village

 When you have been to the Maldives before, forget everything about the Maldives. When you chose to visit the Addu Atoll you will see, it is totally different from everything you experienced before.

Before reaching the Addu Atoll and Gan you will have a flight from Male to Gan and that is something you will never forget. You will see all kinds of beautiful atolls, islands and of course the blue ocean beneath you passing by.

Before landing on Gan you will see that it is a large island, at least compared to the normal Maldivan islands. With its length of 5 km and width of 3 km it is a real island. And what is more the Addu Atoll is even south of the equator. That?s probably the resort is called Equator Island.

As said, Gan is one of the four larger islands in the Addu Atoll. And once you visit one these islands, you will be amazed. All the islands are connected by bridges. As the islands are so large, there live about 25000 Maldivians on the island. So you have an excellent opportunity to meet the ?local? people. Please do try to make several excursions. In this way you will get a good impression of the way of life of the Maldivians.

 Gan Island was a base of the Royal Air of Britain until March 1976. The British troops were present during the second Worl War on the island of Gan.There is war memorial that was built by the British on the Island of Gan. Gan is connected to other Villages in western lagoon of the atoll by causeways. The length of all these islands is about 18 kilometers. On Maradhoo (Inhabited Island ) there is still the building used as a Armory by the British forces during second World War.

The British cargo ship(British loyalty) that was Torpedoes by the Japanese in World war two is lying on the sea bed inside the atoll at Maradhoo Island. This is one of the best wreck diving point in the Maldives. As Equator Village is the only tourist hotel in Addu atoll, the diving points and the marine life is still unspoiled and this area is considered as one of the best dive areas in the Maldives.

As Gan Island is connected to other villages by cause of ways tourists can freely move to see the local culture and way of life of the Maldivian people. Equator Village- Gan offers bicycle for those who wish to ride and explore the islands on their own. There is lush tropical vegetation on Gan Island and other neighboring islands. There is a long white sandy beach just 100 meters from the hotel for the guest to enjoy the coral and other marine life is ideal for snorkeling.

The name of the resort at Gan is "Equator Village" and could be reached by air from Male (capital) in approximately one and half hours.

Equator Village is located in the Gan Island , Addu atoll 1 Km from the S.Gan Airport. Gan Island is 5 Km length and 3 Km width. It is the largest Island in Addu Atoll.

The bungalows with a total of 78 rooms are located in nice garden area with a profusion of flowers, bushes and trees. All rooms are spacious and equipped with air-condition, refrigerator, shower(hot & cold water) sitting area and an outside sitting place.

The reception area is equipped with satellite TV and IDD telephone facilities. Also the resort provides following facilities: a fully equipped bar, open air restaurant and a nice billiard room with an antique table. The large fresh water swimming pool has direct access to the beach and is equipped with a pool bar as well as a children's section. Around the pool plenty of beach chairs, beach umbrellas available at no cost to clients. There is tennis court, squash, volleyball, dart billiards, table tennis, catamaran sailing, windsurfing and snorkeling. Furthermore at a distance of only 25m you will find the house reef where many beautiful and a lot of fishes can be seen. There is also a professionally managed diving base attached to the hotel.