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This Maldives island-hopping tour offered by TripAdvisor's leading Hulhumale based tour company since 2012, allows you to immerse yourself in the culture and tradition of the Maldives. Travel privately or as part of a small group by public ferry and stay in local island guesthouses. Engage with the local community and discover local life. Snorkel beautiful reefs and encounter colorful marine life, turtles and reef sharks. With plenty of time just to sit back and relax this is the perfect tour for discovering the real Maldives.
Upon arrival at Male International Airport you will be greeted and transferred to your guesthouse on Hulhumale. After settling in, the rest of the day is yours to explore Hulhumale where the public beach is only a few steps away and plenty of local cafes and water excursion providers are close by.
12 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Point Inn
This morning your guide will accompany you on a tour of the capital city before transferring by afternoon local ferry to the local island of Guraidhoo, South Male Atoll. Upon arrival, settle in at your guesthouse and relax at the local beach while watching the sun go down. Dinner this evening is served at the guesthouse following which your guide will discuss the harmful practices that are pushing the balance of the ecosystem and what we can do to limit the impact.
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Ocean Retreat & Spa
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
Following breakfast you will be taken by speedboat to nearby coral reefs for your first underwater encounter! The coral reefs of the Maldives are inhabited by diverse marine life and are teaming with colourful fish and corals. Keep your eyes open for turtles, sharks and rays you never know what may be in the blue! The afternoon is spent exploring the island with your guide, learning about the local way of life, finishing up at a local cafe to taste Maldivian sweet and savory snacks - "hedhika". This evening enjoy a relaxed beach BBQ dinner.
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Ocean Retreat & Spa
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
Starting off the day early, transfer to Maafushi where after checking in to your guesthouse you have your breakfast. Your guide will then accompany you on an island tour, explaining the history of local island tourism including the positive and negative impacts on the islands and local communities. In the afternoon, join your guide on a snorkelling tour to discover Renee's Coral Garden and learn about the importance of seagrass ecosystems. After dinner at a local cafe, your guide will introduce you to the works of Olive Ridley Project and their studies of turtles to prepare you for a possible turtle encounter during tomorrow's snorkelling.
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Stingray Beach Inn
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
Following breakfast, it's time to head off to the ocean once again. 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. On the return journey to Maafushi cruise the Indian Ocean and hopefully spot dolphins. Dinner is served at your guesthouse.
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Stingray Beach Inn
Meals : Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Following an early breakfast we take a short speedboat journey to the quiet local island of Gulhi. Once checked in to your guesthouse, 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 locals and finally refresh yourself with a cool Kurumba (coconut). Over your refreshment, your tour leader will inspire and educate on how plastic is being dealt with in the Maldives and the work being done by Parley of the Oceans. Ready for relaxation you can choose to head to the bikini beach or for the more energetic join your tour leader for a snorkeling opportunity on the house reef of Gulhi. As the afternoon cools down there is the option to support a beach clean, giving back to the community that has welcomed us. Dinner this evening is prepared by a local family, just don’t expect silver service as traditionally meals are eaten without the aid of a knife and fork!
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Tropic Tree
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
Today is a rest day! Relax on the bikini beach, or for those feeling energetic participate in the various optional watersport activities on offer. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner in the peaceful courtyard of your guesthouse.
24 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Accommodations : Tropic Tree
Meals : Breakfast, Dinner
After breakfast transfer back to Male by public ferry, across town, and on to Male airport where the tour ends.
6 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Meals : Breakfast
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