By: Shib Sankar
Hi Sarah
Lovely blog and suggestions. Would be helpful if you please comment on the following queries
1. Planning to spend our anniversary for 2 days at Maafusi. What are the must to do things in Maafusi to make a memorable one?
2.Is it ok to change local hotels if not found suitable? If yes how to carry the luggage from one hotel to another?
3. The best place to have romantic dinner?
4. Apart from Maafushi where to stay at reasonable price in Maldives which is near to airport?
Thanks for your answer in advance.
Shib By: Sameer Abhyankar
you've painted a beautiful picture, and honestly I cant wait to get there.. only apprehension I have is I hope not much has changed from what you've written about by the time I reach in December 2017 By: Maldives on a budget: Full series - seefoodplay.com
[…] The Male International Airport is very small, despite servicing international flights, but border control is a smooth process. We couldn’t be bothered to make our way by ferry to Maafushi as this would have required a taxi and a short shuttle ferry, then a long wait (we arrived in the morning but the ferry leaves at 3pm) and it takes two hours to reach Maafushi. So we went with a speedboat transfer (for $50 for both of us) with iCom that we found by going to the information desk right in the airport. The ferry option would have been much cheaper (around $4 for two of us), but with the hassle and wasted time, it just didn’t seem worth it. Though if you are on a very tight budget this is definitely a viable option, details for which can be found on this helpful blog post: Expat of the World. […] By: Maldives on a budget: Part 2 - Maafushi - seefoodplay.com
[…] The Male International Airport is very small, despite servicing international flights, but border control is a smooth process. We couldn’t be bothered to make our way by ferry to Maafushi as this would have required a taxi and a short shuttle ferry, then a long wait (we arrived in the morning but the ferry leaves at 3pm) and it takes two hours to reach Maafushi. So we went with a speedboat transfer (for $50 for both of us) with iCom that we found by going to the information desk right in the airport. The ferry option would have been much cheaper (around $4 for two of us), but with the hassle and wasted time, it just didn’t seem worth it. Though if you are on a very tight budget this is definitely a viable option, details for which can be found on this helpful blog post: Expat of the World. […] By: Sarah
Hello Dee, thank you! That's the tricky thing with resorts. Public passenger boats don't go to resort islands. I would suggest taking a public passenger boat from Male or Villingili to the closest local island to your resort and perhaps even staying a night or two in a local island! Then the transfer to the resort should be much cheaper at a smaller distance. Maafushi is gorgeous. Good luck! By: Dee
Hi Sarah, I came across your blog recently, when I started doing some research on Maldives to plan for our upcoming vacation. I love your writing, even without being there I feel like I know what the country would be like. I was hoping you can help us with one question: it seems the resorts are charging almost a nights-rate for the speed-boat or skyplane transfer itself. Sounds like daylight robbery to me. Is it possible that I just book a resort accommodation and be able to arrange a cheaper transport to that resort independently? We cannot go beyond U$300 per night on accommodation and it's looking bleak :( By: Sarah
Hi Jared. One option I used to do was take a local passenger ferry to the nearest local island. Then either ask around and see if someone could drop me off, or get picked up from the resort much more cheaply.
My Maldivian friend Sira always said that South Ari Atoll was the best place for whale sharks. There you'll find many local and resort islands. Have a great tiime! By: Jared
Hey,
I don't know if you still check this but I was wondering if there is any way to get to a resort to stay for a night without taking their personal speedboats. Also, do you have any recommendations on where to stay to see whale sharks.
Thank you very much,
Jared By: Sarah
They should be in touch soon since you've already made a booking, otherwise I'd find their website! Have a lovely time By: Willester Yap
Hi Sarah. Do you know the contact details of Holiday Lodge in Maafushi. I booked there lodge via booking.com. I have some inquiries to them. I hope you could help. Thanks