Ruth Franklin

Ruth Franklin is the Co-Founder and Director of Secret Paradise Maldives. She discovered the Maldives 20 years ago, visiting as a scuba diver in search of mantas and whale sharks. Her love and appreciation of this country, its people, its culture and traditions was almost immediate and resulted in her visiting the archipelago on over 30 occasions in the years following. In 2012 through a chance meeting, the opportunity to leave behind a 28 career in UK retail and relocate to the Maldives to form Secret Paradise arose.

Secret Paradise is an award winning, responsible and sustainable tour company. They received TripAdvisor's Travelers Choice Award 2020, following 5 consecutive years of achieving TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence. In 2020 they were commended in the ‘Meaningful Connections’ category World Responsible Tourism Awards and were long listed for the 2015 'Best for engaging people and culture' category, World Responsible Tourism Awards. Find out more at www.secretparadise.mv