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4-Night Maldives Guided Local Experience from Male’ Airport
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5 Days
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Overview
Your 4-night Maldives experience provided by TripAdvisor's leading Hulhumale based tour company, allows you to travel inexpensively or combine a local island stay with a traditional resort holiday.
View the beauty of the Maldives islands, snorkel, enjoy optional water sports, and become acquainted with local customs through food and interaction with locals. Your tour offers an excellent way to combine both styles of vacation, particularly because your tours begins and ends at the Male International Airport. Your guided small-group tour can accommodate 8 guests. Round-trip shared transfer from Male International Airport included.
Private tours available upon request.
What's Included
- Lunch
- All Local Tax
- All activities mentioned in itinerary
- Round-trip shared transfer by speedboat
- 4 nights Guesthouse accommodation
- Experienced English Speaking Local guide
- International flights
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
- Personal Expenditure
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
Your guide will meet with you at the airport information desk or if flight details are provided at the arrival gate. Full details provided following receipt of booking.
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
ARRIVAL & EXPLORE MAAFUSHI
1 Stop
Maldives
Arrive Velana International Airport (MLE) where you will be greeted by your guide, who will assist you with your public speedboat transfer to your local island in South Male Atoll. The speedboat takes 40 minutes to journey across the Indian Ocean to Maafushi where you can view the beauty of the many Maldives islands that pass you by, keeping your eyes open for dolphins. Upon arrival at your guesthouse you will have time to settle in before exploring the island with your guide to get yourself acquainted with the layout and to observe Maldives local life. Your guide will explain the history of local tourism including the positive and negative impacts on the islands and local communities. Leave a positive impact by planting a palm tree with your guide. Afterwards, experience traditional ‘hedikaa’ – Maldivian savoury and sweet snacks served with black tea at a local cafe. Dinner will be served at your guesthouse.
12 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Stingray Beach Inn Selected to provide comfort, local feel and value for money.
Meals : Dinner
SNORKEL TOURS & CORAL NURSERY VISIT
1 Stop
Maafushi Island
Breakfast this morning is served at your guesthouse before being taken out by boat to enjoy a 90 minute guided snorkelling trip to nearby reefs to discover the underwater world of the Maldives. Join your guide on a house reef snorkelling tour to discover the story of Renee's Coral Garden and discuss the importance of seagrass ecosystems. The remainder of the afternoon is yours to relax or for those feeling a little more energetic, take advantage of the many water sport options available including kayaking and diving. This evening after dinner, your guide will introduce you to the work of Olive Ridley Project to give you an insight on their studies on turtles, preparing you for a possible turtle encounter during snorkelling tomorrow.
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Stingray Beach Inn
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
SNORKELING, SANDBANK AND PICNIC LUNCH
1 Stop
Maafushi Island
Following breakfast you will be taken by speedboat to an idyllic sandbank just a short distance from Maafushi. Here you have the opportunity to swim, snorkel or just lie back and relax. A picnic lunch will be served before we head off to snorkel in search of turtles. The soft corals available on this reef usually mean its lunchtime all the time for turtles! On the return journey to Maafushi cruise the Indian Ocean and hopefully spot dolphins. This evening dinner is taken at a local cafe.
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Stingray Beach Inn
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
GULHI ISLAND VISIT
1 Stop
Gulhi Island
Following an early breakfast we take a short journey by public ferry to the quiet local island of Gulhi where your guide will accompany you on a tour of the island. Visit the boat yard to stand in awe at the size of the boats under renovation, chat with the ladies sweeping the streets and finally refresh yourself with a cool Kurumba (coconut) watching the comings and goings at the harbour. Ready for relaxation you can choose to head to the bikini beach or for the more energetic join your guide for a final snorkeling opportunity on the house reef of Gulhi.
6 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Stingray Beach Inn
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
MALE CITY TOUR & DEPARTURE
1 Stop
Male
Depart to Male by public speedboat. Your guide will accompany you on a city walking tour.
3 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Meals : Breakfast
Additional Info
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The Maldives is a Muslim country and therefore alcohol is not available on local islands. Subject to availability day/evening, visits to resorts can be arranged.
- The Maldives is a Muslim country and care needs to be taken in relation to the dress code on local islands. While it is acceptable for men to wear t-shirts and shorts or swim shorts, females should avoid causing offence by maintaining a more conservative approach to clothes by wearing t-shirts, loose shorts or sarongs. While the islands we visit are more tolerant of guests wearing traditional beachwear, females should avoid wearing bikinis and swimwear unless on an uninhabited island, picnic island, sandbank, screened off tourist beach, dive boat or resort island
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- No prior visa arrangements are required. Tourists are issued a 30-day visa on arrival. A passport valid for 1 month and travel documents (flight tickets) are necessary
- Safety has always been important to our business, this is why our guides are Emergency First Responders & Life Guard Certified. We are pleased to offer safe travel and hygiene standards as required by the World Travel & Tourism Council and Maldives Safe Tourism Guidelines. Private tours available upon request.
- The online traveler declaration form IMUGA must also be completed within the 96 hour period prior to arrival in the Maldives
Operated by Secret Paradise Maldives
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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