Multi-Day Maldives Island Hopping Tour


8 days
Free cancellation
1 - 8
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Overview

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.

Inclusions

  • 7 nights accommodation
  • Experienced & Certified Tour Guide
  • Round-trip shared transfer
  • All activities mentioned in itinerary
  • Local Tax
  • 7x Breakfast
  • 6x Dinner
  • Accommodation included: 7 nights
  • 1x Lunch

What to expect

Itinerary

Day 1: ARRIVAL AND SETTLING IN AT HULHUMALE

Stop At: Hulhumale, Hulhumale
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.
Duration: 12 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Point Inn

Day 2: MALE TOUR AND SETLLING IN AT GURAIDHOO

Stop At: Guraidhoo, Guraidhoo
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.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:


Accommodation included: Ocean Retreat & Spa

Day 3: SNORKELLING, ISLAND TOUR AND HEDHIKA EXPERIENCE

Stop At: Guraidhoo, Guraidhoo
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.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:


Accommodation included: Ocean Retreat & Spa

Day 4: DISCOVERING MAAFUSHI AND SNORKELLING

Stop At: Maafushi Island, Maafushi Island
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.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:


Accommodation included: Stingray Beach Inn

Day 5: SANDBANK, SNORKELLING AND SUNSET CRUISE

Stop At: Maafushi Island, Maafushi Island
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.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:



Accommodation included: Stingray Beach Inn

Day 6: DISCOVER GULHI AND DINNER WITH LOCAL FAMILY

Stop At: Gulhi Island, Gulhi Island
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!
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:


Accommodation included: Tropic Tree

Day 7: FREE DAY

Stop At: Gulhi Island, Gulhi Island
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.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:


Accommodation included: Tropic Tree

Day 8: DEPARTURE

Stop At: Male, Male
After breakfast transfer back to Male by public ferry, across town, and on to Male airport where the tour ends.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:

No accommodation included on this day.

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • 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.
  • Bikinis are also not allowed to be worn on local island beaches; however our guesthouses offer private gardens or private beach areas for guests.
  • The Maldives is a Muslim country and care needs to be taken in relation to the dress code on local islands. Whilst 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. Whilst 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
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Itinerary subject to change due to weather conditions
  • 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 travelerh declaration form IMUGA must also be completed within the 96 hour period prior to arrival in the Maldives
  • Face masks required for travelers in public areas
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitized between use
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • All our guide team are: * Have been trained on HPA (Maldives Health Protection Agency) How to Identify & Manage Suspected cases of COVID19 for Tourist Operations. * Emergency First Responder Certified * Level Three International Life Guard Certified
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 7 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability

Ticket delivery

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Cancellation

If you cancel at least 4 day(s) in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent cancellation fee.
Optifin
January 2023

We visited for 10 days in December 2022. Our guide was Shark and he is a knowledgeable and very good guide. We got along famously. We arrived at the airport in Male on 24 Dec and our first night we booked at the Sun Siyam Olhuveli resort. This was good because after travelling for about 20 ho...

hazelmS830XM
February 2023

This tour was an awesome mix of adventure, cultural insights and loads of fun. Big thanks to Ruth who didn’t tire of our emails back and forth, always super quick to respond to every query and made sure all our requirements were met. The itinerary was nice and varied and incorporated activities...

Ibtissam K
October 2022

It's rare for me to rave that much about organized travel as a convinced solo traveler for the last 10 years, but I can honestly say that booking this particular tour with Secret Paradise was one of the best ideas I had in a long time, and it's very hard for me at the moment to keep my comment an...

Daydream44329105765
February 2022

5/5 This turned out to be an amazing trip. The trip didn’t start out good the first island resort would not let us come after arriving at the airport in MLE due to covid this was not part of the tour we did not booked with Secret Paradise. Everything was closed but Ruth from Secret Paradise call...

Princemargie
February 2022

We had the most incredible time with secret paradise on our recent trip to the Maldives across new year and to celebrate my 30th. I would recommend going with secret paradise to anyone I meet - our guide Kamay made our trip incredible, giving us so much confidence in the water swimming with shark...

sara f
February 2022

I was hesitant to go to Maldives as I am not a "island resort" type but then I came across "Secrete Paradise" and I decided to jump in, and this us exactly what happened. The service was amazing, I discuss openly with Ruth what I liked and what not, exchange on different options and itinerary. T...

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