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It looks like a beautiful place! Thank you for your kind words about our country. Awesome that you chose to experience local life too as most people just see the resorts as life in the maldives, but as u would have seen, its really different. After all, a third of the population lives there, just on one island, when we have about of them. Thank you so much, Amina! Hi Amina I know this is an old post but since your a local I would like to ask which island you recomend.

We are traveling to Maldives only for 3 nights. I would prefer an island where we can explore the Maldivian culture. And since I am Muslim myself would like quiet beaches. Other than this fantastic post not much info on net about it. Thank you so much, Miriam! I really appreciate it: Back to Thailand to get some work done now, and the next new country for me will be Burma in November! Thanks for letting me know, Ahmed!

Excellent info from a foreigner about my home town…. Thanks so much for the information! I did actually say that women and men need to cover their shoulders and thighs, meaning that shorts were okay: Oh, thanks for the clarification! I find that interesting as, when we were close to running out of cash on several islands the guesthouse owners told us that the only way for us to get money out was to go to Male. One of the staff members on Guraidhoo needed to get some cash out and went to Male to get it, too. I just wanted to drop a comment about the part I read.

Most people do not talk and stare simply because they are shy and out of curiosity… Take my word for it. Thanks so much, Zihan! Thanks for letting me know! This was really interesting, Lauren, thanks! I had no idea the Maldives were such a strict Muslim country, that really seems strange to me considering I picture it as the quintessential tropical holiday place: Good job I know better now!

Now, the taxes thing would piss me the hell off, ditto the ATMs. The beaches look divine though, and good to know the WiFi situation is top notch! Also, those breakfasts…you actually had me searching for flights to the Maldives after reading this. You have to visit!

Few things I wud like to correct,.. Men can go to the beaches shirtless. Short shorts are also allowed. In resorts they will let you do anything you want. I recommend not trying to get alcoholic beverages from the black market. Now that cud get u in jail. If you fancy a drink, they have a bar in the airport. Hulhule Island Hotel or H. Good to know that men can go shirtless on the beaches, though: Maafushi was the first island that became specialized in tourism Even before the law was passed, the guest houses were there.

However, the locals are always willing to help, if you could find an agent within the island, they can arrange a fair accommodation and meal plans. The farther it is, the harder it gets. The trip can be enjoyable if you chat up with a crew member, or even the captain. They can tell you a lot of stuff about almost anything about the islands.

They are very experienced.

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Well, I hope all this was helpful. If you want anymore help, feel free to ask me: Thank you for you compliments on our country, Lauren. Im travelling there in january. For 5 days 4 nights. Is it true that the north atoll is better during this period in term of weather and coral visibility. Thank you so much for your super detailed comment, Mohamed! But it would be complete if you could have mentioned some of the activities you could do while in Maldives as such night fishing, diving, snorkeling, barbecue, watersports… Suggestions regarding how certain facilities could have been improved would be helpful to those owners and travel agents.

Do visit again and share your experience. As you mentioned, certain travel info is hard to get hands on. Hence as the market grows, so will the services and facilities. If you need certain info before hand try facebook queries and other travel agent websites. Thanks for the suggestion! I also write for my readers, fellow travellers, rather than guesthouse owners and travel agents: Shifax, If you need I wrote an article about diving in the Maldives if you need more information you can have a look: Otherwise, Lauren congratulation for your post it is very informative and very exhaustive!!!

I hope I could also write articles that long ;-. Thanks so much for sharing your information about diving, Julien! Thanks for putting together such a detailed post, Lauren! Ah, I actually had to cancel my India trip, which is how I ended up in the Maldives. My Indian visa ended up being too complicated and expensive to apply for, so I went for some island hopping instead!

Hi Lauren, Greetings and best wishes from Maldives. I am a Maldivian and just like the other couple of Maldivians loved your post, I also loved it equally or even better. Quite detailed and easy to understand even for someone who never knew about these islands. You will find even local girls with their shoulders exposed and wearing shorts at the thigh level. I am not trying to put someone into a religious debate over this issue someone who may read this but wanted to clear the impression that you had about the serious restrictions over dress code here in the Maldives.

Like you said, Maldives was always recognized as a destination for the rich but now you have explained it otherwise, so well. Thanks so much for clearing that up. I do my best not to offend cultures as I travel so was cautious not to offend and covered up as much as possible: This is a fantastic guide, Lauren!

Even though you said locals were friendlier to you when you were out on your own, the lack of other tourists would kind of make me think twice about traveling solo there — I would want a buddy to at least chat to! Some of the more popular islands, such as Maafushi, would have been fine as a solo traveller. But the hospitality you will receive is something to cherish…… Eid festival is marked very colorfully in islands with lots of cultural activites. Thanks for the recommendation, Fathima! I definitely enjoyed the islands the further from Male I travelled.

Would love to visit for Eid one year! How do you tink I need to spend for a 5days 4 nights trip on a budget. One night water villa n e rest in a guest hse. Awesome article i must say: And girls can also wear shorts that is not much revealing in the local islands. Thanks for sharing, Shafa! Thank you for this post. This is very helpful as my husband-to-be and I plan for our honeymoon destination. Great article about your trip to my lovely country.

I saw it late at night and still ended up reading the whole blog and comments. I just want to share a link on ferry schedule by MTCC http: Thanks so much for sharing, Shifan! Ur post is just brilliant…. Awesome — so glad to hear from someone who loves Maafushi as much as I did. Next time I plan on doing some island hopping like you did: Though I love their barbequed fish.

I guess many travellers are going to think — why bother going to the Maldives and spend more money for something I can get for cheaper in Thailand…where I can also get drunk every night and walk around with my top on.

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Personally I think the lack of alcohol and conservativeness of it all sounds perfect. But is it worth all the extra hassle with the ferries and such? I always picture tropical islands as being filled with them. Or do you want it? And was it too hot to lie on the beach? Not really any bugs. Temperatures were around degrees C most days. Definitely a great place that I want to visit. Now that I know there are cheaper options definitely want to look into it more. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Thank you for such a comprehensive post on travelling independently to the Maldives, Lauren! The photos were impressive the door and the heron ones topping the list! How do we look past this? It can be tricky. But where do you draw the line? I feel that by visiting these countries it helps to bring about change because locals meet people with different life views and ways of thinking.

Staying away only increases the isolation that can create these issues in the first place. I personally have re-evaluated so many of my beliefs since I started travelling just from meeting other people from different cultures and ways of life. So, I try to stay in homestays and guesthouses wherever possible so I can give to the locals who need it. After read your post , seem that going Maldives is not a dream for budget traveler like me!

Hi Lauren, really great to chance on this brilliant post! What can we do at the resorts, just basically visiting it? Yep, you can use the pools, lie on the beach, go to the restaurants or visit the spa. Basically just visiting it for a day: I knew the Maldives was beautiful but I always assumed it was way beyond my budget.

Thank you for the detailed post about the Maledives! A lot of it really surprised me. Now it can really be on my bucket list. So many great tips! Thanks for a great post. We maldivians do live our rice and curry but one can have so many varieties of curry. Hope next time you would hav the opportunity to try and experience the variety of cuisine. For me, the appeal was being somewhere where very few and in some cases, no other tourists were.

This is a great resource! I always hear that the Maldives is so expensive but these tips are great for those of us who want to visit without a lot of money: I also went to the southernmost atoll—Addu, which is quite open to budget tourism, and is an old British army base. Thanks so much for sharing! So great to see that word is getting out about the Maldives as something other than a high-end resort destination. We travelled there for the first time shortly after guesthouses started opening officially and just loved the raw experience on the local islands.

The guy at guesthouses-in-maldives. About the bikini swimming and activities, many guesthouses are selling packages now that include meals and trips to deserted islands, where you can also swim freely. A package might help reduce the cost of some of the activities and make sure you can get off the island to see more of the gorgeous scenery. Thanks so much for sharing, Jennifer! My question is regarding the shorter ferry trips between Male and the nearby islands such as Hulhule airport , Hulhumalle, Villingili, Kuda Bandos, Kurumba, Thulusdhoo.

Do these ferries run daily including Fridays? Is there a webpage that lists the timetable? This website should help with the shorter ferry trips: I am a Maldivian. Just a couple of words to you: And please do forgive the locals for what you feel is a stare. Usually what you see as a stare is a good thing. Also, if ever you need help of any kind while you are on an inhabited island, please ask for it.

That is one great way to make friends. And please, please, if there are children around, do not ignore them. Even if you do not need anything, think of something and ask for it Try this: Ask where you can get a glass of water to drink. I will be very surprised if someone does not invite you home for a cup of tea! Let us become part of your life while you are here. I have never travelled out of india and first time I am planning my Honeymoon and I am thinking for Maldives…I have gone through many websites including yours and now I know a lot about Maldives like what to do where to do and about hotels..

Hi Lauren — enjoyed our stay at Papa Pippos on Otres Beach in Cambodia this past winter after reading about it in your blog. Glad we got there before it gets ruined.

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Now looking for an inhabited island in the Maldives where we can snorkel right off the beach. Want to be able to snorkel easily and also mingle with the locals. Hmmm, well none of the islands I visited had amazing snorkeling. Maafushi was the nicest island for snorkeling and swimming as the waves were very calm — but not any coral to see, just a few colourful fish. Kindly reply to my post… that will help me a lot… by the way I am planning the trip my self.

I enjoyed your blog very much! What did you use? Is there enough space for a suitcase in the local ferryboat? This by far is the most informative post I read on Maldives on a budget. I was hesitant about doing this trip , but after reading your posts I have decided to go ahead. Just need to find the right time … when its not full season and yet not terrible weather.

Need to have luck on my side for that: I am wondering if you can recommend an overwater villa near the islands you visited? We are hoping to do the same sort of thing as you, and treat ourselves to two nights on an overwater villa as part of a budget trip. Hi Lauren Great article. We are going to the Maldives next month. Do you recommend booking online or just show up? The ferries I talk about in this article are run by the government. I think your link is a privately-owned company so a little pricier. I just wanted to say thank you for your amazing post.

I found myself completely engaged the entire way through it. So many tips, and tricks and amazing things to consider. Thank you for that. My bestie and I do a large annual trip and this year we are considering a Taj Mahal to Maldives trip, and this was a perfect read. Could you suggest how to get to Male from Mumbai, assuming you know of course.

I want to know which is the best island. Maafushi is a good option! Thankyou for the amazing post. Me and my fiance were planning are honeymoon in Maldives in May I wanted to ask you the following: Can get whale shark excursions from maafushi? Should I book directly with them? Glad you found the post useful! Thanks for letting me know about Water Breeze. Hi Lauren, Great compilation! My flight gets to Male at 3: Possible for me to get to Maafushi by ferry that day?

Also I was choosing between the three islands you mentioned for my honeymoon? What would be your top two picks? One is going to be Fulidhoo as I can see from the post above: Thanks so much for this post, was really helpful! Do you know anything else about the liveaboard trips? Me and my friend want to do one in august and dunno where to find info! Thanks so much for this informative post! I noticed you wrote about the overwater bungalow in your post, can you let me know how did you arrange that please?

I mean, did you have to go back to Male for the transfer to resort or you actually went from either Maafushi, Fulidhoo or Guraidhoo? Can we arrange our own transfer or it has to be arranged through the resort? Yep, I stayed at Olhuveli Island , and arranged the transfer from Guraidhoo. Hi Lauran, thanks you for your blog. Rice is seen as normal in the Maldives as well! They have rice for breakfast and a lot of meals are chicken curry with rice or chicken fried rice.

You can get fries and pizza on Maafushi! Your post is what inspired us to go to Maldives in November last year and we loved it. We did not go to Olhuveli but Thoddoo, which is famous for its fruits and white sandy beach. It was a great — inexpensive — holliday. The only problem was the weather: But the water was still calm, warm and crytal clear! So happy to hear you decided to visit after reading this post: Thoddoo looks amazing, even with all the rain! Hi Lauren, my friends and I were planning to go to Maldives and after reading your blog, we became hesitant due to the fact that they are a strict Muslim Country.

Just jumping into the conversation. We were wondering exactly the same thing about LGBT and it is not a problem. Generally, resorts do not care. But yeah, Maldives is quite a conservative country so it is better to be discreet… You can read more on our blog about our GAY experience of the Maldives: I still have one question…is it possible to arrive in Maafushi without accommodation and find those offering affordable rooms waiting at the dock? Thank you so much for publishing this.. You saved a catastrophic honeymoon..

No alcohol and restrictions on clothes — definitely not somewhere I would want to go for a honeymoon.. And thank you once again! We honeymooned in Maldives 20 years ago, we found it pretty boring. We dived times a day, which was great, but being stuck on an island with no cultural interest was dull. Seriously considering whether we should bother going or not now.

But thanks for the info, I would not have even thought about the beer situation otherwise. One of the most informative blog i have encountered so far while doing my research for my upcoming backpacking trip to this wonderful place. Thank you Lauren for your informative blog. My boyfriend wrote a similar style post for Sri Lanka here: Thank you for such invaluable information.

We are planning on doing a Three night vacation Unfortuantely thats the time my husband and I have on hand atm. We will be staying in Hulhumale. I plan to do a day trip to Male and take the ferry in the noon to Maafushi. Stay in Waterbreeze for the night. Leave for male-Hulhumale the next day and then goto the Resort Islands the next day Hotel has a shuttle. I am not sure if its the same as Picnic Islands??? Will stay in one of the overwaterbungalows. Leave for Hulhumale the next day. Spend the day and leave next day. Lauren I loved reading your information and defiantly want to visit — what is the best and most affordable route to get there from the USA — also are there any charter yachts available?

Also do you have to snorkel and dive in skins? Curious Mark — aka CaribeSail. When you to the transferring from island to island ie Guraidhoo to Olhuveli and while you get the resort to arrange the transfer for you and as the quote the price, do you actually pay via credit or you only pay upon the service rendered? And as for the return trip, is also possible, while you are already in the resort at Olhuveli Island, to get them to send you back to male instead of the origin island you came from? Is it also possible from any resort to send you to the Male Airport instead of Male?

I paid after we returned to Guraidhoo and when we checked out. Olhuveli will be able to transfer you back to Male, but I doubt the guesthouse will. And if they did, I imagine it would end up being pretty expensive due to fuel costs, whichever you used. Thanks Lauren for the prompt reply. My apologies for the many errors from the previous post and yet you are able to understand where I am coming from! From what you had mentioned, will it be advisable to book a return ticket of Maafushi — Olhuveli, from which, I can then travel from Maafushi to the Airport?

What is your recommendation or solution for such a problem then? I guess your only option is to pay for the transfer to the Airport. Thank you for the informative post on Maldives. One question though, I was researching on accommodation and am still a bit confused on the transfer details. Do you know how I can find out which islands do the local ferry go to? I cannot believe that i read your very long but informative and useful post. But i am pleased and thankful that you made this post. Like you, i want to save enough money and travel.

But whenever i could, i would. We are planning to stay at Maafushi, and probably at the same Guest house you stayed WaterBreeze. Your post shows what i want to know. Very informative site, thanx. I thought i will add a few things.. Plumeria hotel, newly opened in Thinadhoo, next stop on way from Fulidhoo on ferry. Also, always try n book direct with guest house, they very negotiable with rates. Before booking flights make sure of ferry schedule , usually 3 times a week to island, and 3 times back to Male.

Takes approx 1 hour from landing to get to ferry, first have to take ferry from airport island to Male, comes to north side of Male. Need to take taxi from there to Vilingili ferry terminal, south west of Male, distance approx 2km, cost about 3usd.. Takes half hour to get to airport from ferry terminal. Some inhabited islands have scheduled speedboat transfer, costs vary but 1 example is Omadhoo island, 25 usd.

Dughurah 95usd, but this island in South Ari Atoll, best place for Manta rays and Whale sharks, and island has 3km long sandy beach, and great house reef. Other good islands are Thoddhoo, this is agricultural island, nice beaches too. With regard to ferries, there are some islands that have ferry service at night, leaves at midnight from Male, arrives usually at 5am.

This has advantage of saving 1 nights accommodation cost. And ferry very cheap, less than 5usd. Thank you Farid for your detailed comment. Where can I find a schedule of the midnight ferries you mentioned and where do they go? My flight arrives at 1: Just wanted to let you know! Oceanic Village where i am staying now, 4 rooms. Hudhu Raakani, 5 rooms, both on the beach. Plumeria, very stylish 4 star, plush, 21 rooms, m from beach, Casa Barabaru various rooms on island some on on beach, some not, Rai Nika beach, 5 rooms?

About m long, spotlessly clean. This is my 8th day here and until now we are the only tourists on this island. Entire beach to the two of us, now thats private. Also, there are only 40 locals staying on this island, yes u read correctly, 40 ppl. If u need more info u r more than welcome to e-mail me. Had no idea it was a strict Muslim country. Hey Lauren, i have been following for quite some time now but i must say that this post is one of my favorites, since i plan on visiting Maldives soon as part of a 4-week volunteer program.

I have just one question and i was wandering if you could help me.! Do you consider staying in Maldives safe or not?

Have you witnessed any rise of religious extremism or something relevant? Continue traveling and inspiring us this way!! I experienced zero problems in the Maldives with regards to safety. Dear Lauren, thanks for writing this lovely blog. I had many apprehensions in finalizing Maafushi as my Honeymoon destination in the month of November this year but after going through this article, I feel I know almost all about this lovely Island.

The main reason of staying on this Island is definitely because its cheap and you get chance to explore the best water activities. However, to experience the life in Resorts, would you recommend a day trip there or to book a water bungalow for a night? In later case, does resorts allow this for a night and of they do, what would be a good option around? Or knowing swimming is a mandatory thing? Many thanks again for the details that you have already provided. Looking forward for your response. I think you need to be able to swim metres in order to dive.

Thank you so much for this detailed post, this has helped me so much! Fulidhoo sounds really lovely — how are the beaches there, would you recommend going just there? Is it possible to have excursions from there? And how easy is it to get there from the airport we arrive in the evening, so it might be too late to catch a ferry…? And do they have a tourist beach at all? Lots of excursions available! If you stay at Thundi Guesthouse, which I mentioned in the post, the guy offers lots of excursions — island hopping, resort visits, fishing trips, snorkelling, diving, whale shark watching.

You might be best to spend the night in Male and then get to Fulidhoo the following day. Hi Lauren I would be visitng the Olhuveli resort in August But the cost of speedboat transfers are way too much. For a family of three, I have to spend close to USD!! Anything like the ferry rides, island hopping…etc. Yep, just take a ferry to a local island and arrange a transfer there! Do the local guesthouse owners arrange for a transfer even if i dont want to stay in their guesthouse? And are there many guys who would be willing for the transfer?

Coz i dont wanna get stranded on the island! One option could be to email a guesthouse owner on the island in advance and see about arranging a transfer with them without staying there. This post is awesome! We are going to stay on the islands of Fulidhoo, Maafushi, Feridhoo and Ukulhas. You explained pretty exhaustively about Fulidhoo and Maafushi, but do you know how the islands of Feridhoo or Ukulhas are? Glad you found the post helpful! Thanks Lauren for such a wonderful article.

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This is definitely going to help me a lot for my trip to Maldives. This blog is very informative! Thank you so much for this. Im from the Philippines and yes im a tropical country babe. Id love to visit maldives hopefully on our honeymoon next year. Then i learned its a muslim country.

And so… my bikini daydreams have changed. By the way, i just want to ask… Where does direct flights to male come from? Any specific country that would have a flight which you would suggest? I flew from Sri Lanka, but you can get there from all over. We see thats its a great post that you have written about Maldives.

You have really covered a lot of very important points that will be needed for a tourist to visit Maldives. We being a guest house operator wish there are more informative posts like this that could help the average traveler a trip to Maldives guest houses, to enjoy more days of sun shine and turquoise blue waters and free to travel around from one island to another exploring the local folk, sea, beaches and islands. We hope you will come back and write another exciting report soon. Please feel free to mail back if you do require any assistance. Amazing article, complete and exhaustive!

I would also recommend to visit the capital Male. Whether you are staying in a beautiful Resort or Guest House or you are touring cultural museums and art gallery in Male, you can immerse yourself in the old world of Maldivians going about their daily routine and catching the exuberant culture that defines the Maldives. Just want to add my thanks! Thank you for sharing. Dear Lauren, Trust all is well at your end. Couple of days ago landed on your blog while searching for Maldives.

A resort nearby Male island to save transfer times and might be able to use public ferry or guest house on surrounding islands near Male. I hope you could help us decide our itinerary. I recommend heading to Maafushi for your stay. Your tips are very useful to me because I was planning to go Maldives with the family to spend my vacations.

Now I can save me a lot of money by using your idea. Thanks a lot for these. Hi Lauren, thanks for sharing so much of information here! May I know how to get the Olhuveli Resort from Maafushi for budget way? Email your guesthouse on Maafushi and ask if they can arrange it for you. I did it through my guesthouse in Guraidhoo. And then you can get a local ferry from Maafushi back to Male. This is such a great post, thank you for sharing all of your insightful experiences! I am looking to go to the Maldives in the winter and your blog has really helped a lot!

I do have one question — while doing my research on the Maldives, I found out that in order to visit the non-resort islands I needed to be granted a special permission from the Maldivian government. With so little information around, I was not able to find anything out about the process of actually getting the permission granted. How did you go about this? Thank you in advance!

Thank you so much for taking the time to write this — it has surely helped me understand the Maldives much more. During our stay in Sri Lanka — we want to detour for days in the Maldives. You mentioned you went to Maafushi, Fulidhoo and Guraidhoo. If you were us, which islands would you recommend us visiting as I understand there are hundreds? As well, which islands should we avoid?

Looking to stay on a budget with a little wiggle room. Thank you so much! Hope you have a great trip! Hey lauren thanks for such a informative and detailed blog. All my doubts were cleared about maldives by you. Lauren, you are a GEM for this. Did you pay in Maldivian currency the entire duration of your stay? Was your Resort booked online? If so, when should this be presented? I think it was mostly USD. Places preferred us to pay in USD but would also accept ruffiyah as well. Yep, I booked it online. Hey Lauren, very cool post.

We have days in hand and are in a limbo regarding how many days to spend Vs where have so far decided for Maofushi, Fulidhoo based on your inputs. Any other recommendations looking at the time in hand? Where could we buy internet enabled local SIM, upon reaching there? Maybe take a look at Gulhi — I think you can get there from Maafushi and a friend of mine who visited gave it a good write up.

I also loved the snorkelling trip I did — the water was so shallow that you could stand up and still be surround by colourful coral. For the local SIM card, this post has everything you need to know: I book room on Maafushi yet and i wanna book resort such as Fihaalhohi or Olhuveli resort. But i dont know how much for those tours. Can u give me some infos and prices? And price of any tour. Check out their website for prices! Hi Lauren, great post. As you said islands , where do one start? So from what i gathered, we should just do Mafushi and the other two could be put aside? You mentioned about Airbnb.

Is that like an agency where I go to once I land in Male? And is 3d2n enough for me to just visit the Maafushi Island? No, Airbnb is an accommodation booking website. Just type in the name of the island into the site and book somewhere: This post is remarkably detailed! I definitely have to bookmark this for future reference. I have had the Maldives on my mind for about a year now, as well as Sri Lanka. This is by far the most information I have found online.

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Thank you so much for helping others! Our arrival to Male is on a Tuesday The ferry timings are a really pain , we need to get transferred to felidhoo islands and the Ferry departs Male city at 10 am on Tue Thur n sun, from Felidhoo it is 8: Is there a second ferry that runs on the same day , Ferry timings are really a pain in the ass. It is screwing up with our entire journey and we are on a budget trip. It would probably be best to visit somewhere different.

Alternatively, you could get in touch with the owner of a guesthouse you want to stay at and ask if there are any additional ferries. I think it can only be found on certain resort islands at certain times of the year. Thank you so much for your awesome info Lauren! I just went there and I fell in love with Fulidhoo right away. Now I miss Fulidhoo now! Thank you Lauren for the very informative and helpful post on this.

It was very handy for organising our trip to Maafushi: Actually, booking is not the best place to book accommodation in Maldives. Its a great post with loads of very useful information. I always thought that travelling in Maldives would burn a hole in my pocket. Now i can consider to plan a trip! I wish that i can return to those amazing places. I am planing my budget honeymoon. This post has helped a lot! I am currently in Maafushi. There is an ATM now! The whole island is a construction site.

My fear is where will all the guests sun bathe in a year or two…. I am planning a trip to Maldives alone, is it safe? I will only stay there for 5 days, which Island and resort will you recommend so I can enjoy my trip. This might be a silly question, but the prices that you quote in your post- are they in usd or the Maldivian currency?

Thank you so so so much for this post — it has really helped me a lot! I am planning on going to the Maldives for two weeks, and was just wondering whether you think that is a good idea? I would be going solo, as a young 22 female… Would you think this would be an issue, or would I have to be concerned about my safety when being there? Dear Lauren, Thank you for the very informative blog! I have some questions though, What private island resorts did you go to during your stay in which you took that pretty good pic of the overwater bungalows? I would like to know difficult it is to fly into Male and then get a boat out to MAAfushi?

And then once back into Male do you catch another ferry to one of the luxury resorts? Is it the best place for honeymoon? And , I am a pure Vegetarian , would i get sufficient veg food items there?? Hi Lauren, I really do like your article about Maldives: I spent 8 months there, but not as tourist. I was working on construction lot finishing the 7 star resort. There is not much I can contribute to your blog, since my expenses were paid by the company. Still, I might can add a few tips. It is very local island, only pedestrian, and easily reachable by ferry from Male.

One of my supervisor lived there and invite me to visit. I was so suprised to find something so authentic so close to Male. For adventures souls, it is possible to travel long distance from Male on dhoni local boat for the peanuts or nothing , just need to find a good captain in harbour, maybe have a sleeping bag, and time, since 3. Depends what experience will make you happy. The only thing I would like to worn you, if you stay away from resorts, is dengue fever; use mosquito repellent on less inhabited islands.

Unfortunately, it is all I can tribute: But it is worth to visit, I never saw such a beaches and turquoise sea as on Maldives: That is, of course, until I came across your blog. Thanks for taking the time to offer your readers a comprehensive, detailed look at life in paradise. I could visualize perfectly everything you described. Thanks a lot Lauren for the detailed review about the trip. It was so insightful that I would hardly need a handguide now. I will be travelling in June this year. What a fabulous post!

This has led to me exploring your blog some more. Full kudos to you! Which of the three islands would you recommend? It will most likely be for one or two nights. Also, is there anything particular I should see or do while there? To clarify, there are some guesthouses that have private beaches and even swimming pools. So, visitors can still have the bikini beach holiday experience without having to take an excursion to a deserted island or a resort.

Enjoy the Maldives, all! Hi there I would be very grateful if you could let me know more info about your guesthouse stay in the Maldives. Hi Brock, I highly doubt that Sakda will return to this post and see your comment, unfortunately. Thank you for the lovely post which coves everything one wants to know about Maldives. How much ruffiya we have to take with us for one week stay at maldives for two persons. On average How long it will take to enjoy a single island??

Hi, if we only have 5 nights and 4 days. Looking to travel on Aug 19thth Hi Lauren, fantastic post! I very much appreciated your comments on what to wear. Any thought would be great! I felt very safe whenever I was wandering around on my own. Hi Lauren, Thank you so much for the outstanding post. It really helps a lot. What would you suggest the best island to stay? We need to have a relaxed visit; not surfing or diving.

Which is the nice place to visit with kids? Since we are planning a budget travel, can kids really enjoy the trip? Your kids will definitely enjoy the trip! The beach was totally dug up when I was there, too. Such a shame to hear it only took a couple of years for it to change so significantly: Do you recommend me to do so? So you can go alone, no need to worry about it.