Halal Travel Maldives

Located in the Indian Ocean, Maldives is home to a huge population of Muslims. 98.4% of its population is made up of Muslims, ensuring the wide availability of mosques and Halal food at all inhabited islands. The island nation is home to around 725 mosques in total, with about 266 of them offering facilities for women as well. Masjid-al Sultan Mohamed Thakurufaanu-al-A'z'am, or The Grand Friday Mosque is considered to be the main mosque in Maldives. According to CrescentRating, the beautiful island of Maldives received over 27,000 Muslim visitors in 2004. By 2013, this number drastically increased to 73,000 and it is increasingly becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Muslims are now finding that the facilities and privacy they require can be found at numerous resorts. It is prohibited by the law to serve any alcohol, pork or non Halal products at all inhabited islands of Maldives. The inhabited islands are home to over ...

Ministry of Tourism has said that the Maldives is an attractive destination for Muslim tourists around the world. Minister of State for Tourism Maleeh Jamal said today at a press conference after attending the World Islamic Tourism Fair held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from Thursday to Saturday last week, that the idea of Islamic tourism is growing at a fast pace. He said that Muslim tourists are often faced with the challenges of finding the right food and prayer rooms, and that these needs are catered to in the Maldives. read more 

Away from the fancy resorts, where alcohol flows and honeymooners dine in swanky restaurants, are the inhabited islands of the Maldives. The pace of life is much slower and noticeably simpler on these islands, especially north of Male’ in places like the Vaavu Atoll. You can’t just hop on a boat and walk around these village islands either. You need the permission of the island chief, which makes sense as these are not tourist attractions. These are working, living communities where children go to school and families make their homes. There is no alcohol allowed on these islands either, as the Maldives is a Muslim nation. It is quite a contrast to the $1000 a day luxury vacations most people think of about the Maldives. read more