Maldives

Indian Ocean

Maldives

A thousand islands, one long exhale.

01 Overview

About Maldives

Overwater villas, house reefs alive with fish and sandbanks that vanish at high tide.

02 Where you’ll go

Sites to visit, day by day

4 scenic stops

Scenic stops and their locations — mix and match them into days, or ask Davema to build the route for you.

Overwater villas, North Malé Atoll 1 Stay
Beach · North Malé Atoll

Overwater villas

North Malé Atoll

Wake above turquoise water with a house reef at your steps.

House reef snorkelling, North Malé Atoll 2 Half day
Nature · North Malé Atoll

House reef snorkelling

North Malé Atoll

Reef fish, rays and turtles just off the beach.

Sandbank picnic, Maldives atolls 3 Half day
Beach · North Malé Atoll

Sandbank picnic

Maldives atolls

A tiny sandbank, a boat and nothing else.

Hukuru Miskiy, Malé 4 Quick stop
Heritage · North Malé Atoll

Hukuru Miskiy

Malé

A 17th-century coral-stone mosque.

03 Best places to visit

Where to go

04 When to visit

Month by month

JanBest
FebBest
MarBest
AprBest
MayGood
JunQuieter
JulQuieter
AugQuieter
SepQuieter
OctGood
NovBest
DecBest

Best time Good Less ideal / wetter

05 Itineraries

Journeys in Maldives

All trips

09 Before you go

Travel notes

Visa & entry

Visa requirements depend on your passport and purpose of travel. Davema’s visa desk will confirm what you need for your nationality before you book.

Davema travel documentation

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