Special harbour to be constructed to serve safari vessels

Tourism Ministry has announced that a designated harbour is to be constructed to serve safari vessels that cater to the tourists in the Maldives.

Deputy Minister for Ministry of Tourism Mohamed Maleeh Jamaal told Sun Online today that the harbour is planned to be built under the Fourth Tourism Master Plan.

“Safaris are in need of a good harbour. So far we have not been able to facilitate this. It is included in the fourth master plan, and during our various meetings, the idea is to build a harbour especially for safaris,” said Maleeh.

He said that the current plan is to construct the harbour along with the second phase of the Hulhumale’ development project and that work on the harbour will begin soon. Deputy Minister however did not mention the size of the harbour or the kinds of facilities it will provide.

With more than 2500 beds, safari vessels consist of the most number of beds after tourist resorts in the Maldives.