by Rahul Pal

Travel Trip about Maldives on Budget | When To Visit Maldives

About Maldives

The Maldives is a tropical nation in the Indian Ocean composed of 26 ring-shaped atolls, which are made up of more than 1,000 coral islands. It’s known for its beaches, blue lagoons and extensivereefs. The capital, Malé, has a busy fish market, restaurants and shops on the main road, Majeedhee Magu, and 17th-century Hukuru Miskiy (also known as Friday Mosque) made of carved white coral.

The islands are popular for snorkeling and diving due to the warm water, high visibility and diverse marine life, including manta rays and spotted whale sharks, which can grow to 12m long. Other popular water activities include swimming, surfing, sea kayaking and jet-skiing. Travel by boat or seaplane is common on inter-island trips from Malé to uninhabited islands or small fishing villages, many of which offer guesthouses or homestays. The most typical travel accommodations are luxury spa resorts and overwater bungalows on wooden stilts.

Travel trip about maldives on budget

When to visit

Peak travel periods include the drier, less-humid season from Dec–Apr (particularly during Christmas–New Year and Easter), and Aug. Surf season runs from Mar–Oct. The rainy monsoon season is May–Oct. Major holidays include National Day (Jan 24), Ramadan (dates vary) and Independence Day (Jul 26).

Travel trip about maldives on budget

Travel Tips for the Maldives

Tomaldives on a budget
While the Maldives don’t have to break your budget, it’s important to know a few things before you go – or you’ll make some costly mistakes:
Ferries require planning (and don’t always come) – The Maldives’ atolls are served by a series of ferries from Malé. They run on opposite days (to Maafushi on Monday, back to Malé on Tuesday) and rarely on Friday (it being the Muslim sabbath). You can jump from Malé to an atoll’s capital island then to smaller, nearby islands in the chain. The ferry is only $2-5 USD depending on distance.
But they don’t always show up. I was meant to take one that never arrived. They only travel once a day (in the morning — don’t oversleep), so if one doesn’t come, you’ll have to fork over money for a speedboat ($25 USD, or $160 USD to rent an entire one) or wait for the next day’s departure.
When you are visiting the Maldives, research the ferries beforehand so you know when and where you can go next. Island hopping is very difficult without planning. I messed up by not looking at the ferry system before I arrived; as a result, I missed a few islands I wanted to visit. I wrongly assumed there would be frequent ferries between the islands — I was sorely mistaken.

Speedboats are your friend – From Malé, you can take speedboats to a few of the nearby capital islands of surrounding atolls. They cost $25-30 USD but also leave infrequently, usually once a day (Maafushi is the only island I found with multiple speedboat departures).
There is no alcohol – As the Maldives is a Muslim country, you can’t get alcohol anywhere in the country, except on the resort islands which have a special exemption. (Though there is a special barge for drinking off Maafushi, at the time of my visit, it was being repaired for the foreseeable future.)
Flying is not cheap – Flying is incredibly expensive here. Flights from Malé to surrounding atolls can cost up to $350 USD each way.
All Budget & Price

  • Single room in a local guesthouse: $40 USD / ₹2,761 Ruppee per night
  • Public ferry: $2-5 USD / ₹138 – 345 Rupee per ride
  • Airport ferry to Malé: $1.50 USD / ₹100 Rupee
  • Speedboats: $25-30 USD / ₹1725 – 2070 per ride
  • Tea at local cafés: $0.33 USD / ₹22 Rupee
  • Snorkel trips: $20-30 USD / ₹1380 – 2070 Rupee
  • Diving for whale sharks: $100 USD / ₹6900 Rupee
  • Meals: $7-10 USD each / ₹483 – 690 Rupee
  • Buffet dinners: $10- 15 USD each / ₹690- 1035 Rupee
  • Sandwich on Male: $4-5 USD / ₹276 – 375 Rupee
  • Bottle of water: $0.40-0.80 USD / ₹27 – 55 Rup

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