Maldives on a Shoestring

Maldives is such a fascinating tropical destination for travelers. Where else in the world can you find a shore that sparkles at night, small wooden houses on top of the sea, and unexploited beaches? Though airfare can be quite expensive just to reach this country, it’s going to be worth your every penny.

After finding a cheap airline bound to Maldives, the next thing you have to settle on is finding a cheap accommodation. Unfortunately, there aren’t any dorm rooms or night bungalow beaches like in Southeast Asia. But there are plenty of affordable guesthouses that are suitable for people travelling in large groups. For $30-60 per night, you are eligible of a clean, spacious, and air conditioned rooms complete with hot shower, snorkeling gear, free daily breakfast with a bottled water, and even fast WiFi.

Water Breeze Guesthouse for only $61.71 per night is a highly recommended guesthouse. Enormous breakfast, lovely owner, and a fancy room were the highlights at this accommodation found in Maafushi. At Fulidhoo, there were only two choices of guesthouses on the Island and one of which is the Thundi Guesthouse. For $53.59 per night, the rooms are fully air conditioned, hot water in the shower is functioning well, and of course, the WiFi was dependable.

A trip at Maldives is incomplete without trying a couple of day trip activities which are offered through your chosen guesthouse. But if you’re not satisfied with their offer, you can shop around and wander into four or five guesthouses for comparison of prices before you make a decision. Look for excursions that include lunch, water, and a soda.

If you are interested in diving on the deep ocean of Maldives on a budget, you can arrange it with your guest house or sign up at a dive shop on a local island. You can experience two dives for around $100. The cheapest option for diving in Maldives is doing a liveaboard trip. There were also snorkeling trips and get the opportunity to see some manta ray or whale shark. The cost is $50 per person for a half-day snorkeling trip. It may sound pricey but the chance to see the visibility of thousands of adorable sea turtles and fishes is a priceless experience.

Guesthouses also offer fishing trips for $50 per head and day trips to exclusive world famous resorts for the same price (excluding the entrance fee with is around $30 per person). There are also trips to sand banks and island hopping which costs $25 and $50 respectively.

Since majority of guesthouses offer free breakfast, the only thing you have to worry about are lunch, dinner, and some snacks in between. Being surrounded by the ocean, fish and seafood are the popular main dish in the island. You can also order meat like beef or lamb but it’s relatively costlier. Dining in Maldives is really not that expensive. For an average of $20 per day, you can feast yourself with fresh seafood cuisines.

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