
Many people think that if you would like to travel to Maldives, you need to save a lot of money , spend lot of time to earn and save, keeping in mind the best time away of the high season.
I think this is because the image in most of minds that you will stay in Bungalow Villa in a fancy hotel on private beach, or you will have to book a seaplane to get to your hotel in a beautiful island or maybe a luxury dinner that will rip off your pocket ..
However, with a tiny budget you can travel to Maldives and enjoy the beauty of this magic place. This is how I and my friend did a year ago, and the picture was taken just before landing to the beautiful capital, Malé.
So instead of booking an expensive hotel in a private Island , we stayed in Malé, the capital in a 3 stars hotel. It was a beach view with balcony and inclusive of breakfast, the hotel was near the center, close to many convenient stores, restaurants and port which had a lot of ferries going to different islands.
As a regular part of our trips, we had to try the local food. It is all about seafood, this could be the best place ever serving it, delicious and fresh!
We booked a daily tour with a local travel agency to visit 2 different islands with a day pass to a resort. It costed 80 $ for both of us, The tour included pick up/ drop off (by ferry), lunch and soft drink as well, Since we don’t drink alcohol, it was really a great fit with us.
This daily pass gave us access to all the hotel facilities, even the snorkeling equipment. After enjoying the beautiful underwater life and a bit of swimming, it was the time for laying down in the sunbed, feel the fresh smell from ocean & the beauty of sunset in Maldives.
On the last day, we arranged a full day trip to see stingrays and swim with dolphins. We literally saw over 100 dolphins, everywhere you look, there are more dolphins and what about snorkeling in middle of ocean? we saw Manta Rays, wow, that was just an experience of life. Unfortunately we didn’t have the chance to swim with sharks, however, this amazing trip costed us 50$.
That is not the end, as we couldn’t miss a final excursion before heading to the airport. we decided to visit a secret budget island named ” FLOWER ISLAND or Maafushi island, the ferry from airport to there is just 2 dollars and it is really beautiful nature , walk around island, we also tried some local food there with as less as 3 dollars!
The adventure was so fun , we have made a lot of new friends , Maldives was really heaven on earth. You feel young, free and you feel beauty in front of mother nature.
Arrange your luggage and fly if you are looking forward to experience nature, beaches , food, wild life, and the most beautiful sunset.
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Berk
Hey Anna, it is very nice and amazing experience with a amazing story 🙂
I am excited to read the next one)
Anna Nguyen
thank you berk 🙂
MinHo
🥰🥰🥰
Anna Nguyen
love u 🙂 one day we will make adventure together
Sameh
Wooow what an amazing photo story looks professional and detailed I can’t wait to travel there well done Anna please go on
Anna Nguyen
Yes, Place must visit .::)
Zoya
Well done Ms. Anna…. Amazing story 😍😍😍 waiting for more 🙂🙂🙂
Anna Nguyen
Yeahh, thank you. more to come
Haphuong
Wow.. Amazing 😊 thank you so much.. I will follow your experience for my trips
Anna Nguyen
heheee, yes, we need to travel together one day
Aimy
Woah .. the picture is amazing looks its by some photographer and the way u have described your experience make it more desirable to go …
Keep up the good work Anna 💕👌🏻
Anna Nguyen
Hope to see you and your beloved one in Maldives soon
Gohar
Thank you very much Anna for sharing your story and helping many of us to think that we dont need to save big money for travel especially to Maldives, dream destination for most of us. Waiting for your next stories to learn something new about travel ❤
Anna Nguyen
Yes, We can travel special with beloved one. Hope to see you and your beloved one in maldvies soon
Shreeyukti
Wow would love to visit one day ! Thank you for taking us on a journey with you can’t wait for more !!!
Anna Nguyen
hehee, thank you, Let’s make plan for Maldives trip after covid 19
Shanali
What a lovely journey!!!! ❤️
Can’t wait to visit Maldives 😍 Looking forward to hear about more wonderful journeys you had 😇
Anna Nguyen
sure, more to come
aisha
Hey Anna!! such a beautiful story & adventurous experience can’t wait to explore Maldives after da perdemic.. Keep me posted on da next travel…
Anna Nguyen
hehe so you will be my buddy next adventure
Aakriti
Beautifully explained. Great picture ! Thank you for sharing your story.
Anna Nguyen
thank you, Hope to see you and your husband in Maldives soon
ugyen
Wow…I loved it.😍 felt like in fairytale… seems I need to put on my bucket list as well… hopping to hear more ..,
Anna Nguyen
thank you Uguyen, One day will visit Buhtan 🙂
Quyen
Lovely! Im so excited!
Anna Nguyen
Thank you. Wish you soon come back on sky
Mohamed
Amazing 😍 looking forward for your next one 🌟
Anna Nguyen
katch, thank you and stay safe
Cici
Such a wonderful experience explained in a very easy way 😍😍😍.. Adds it on my bucket list
Anna Nguyen
thanks Cici, Take your habibi with you
Tuyen
So lovely. Im so excited
Anna Nguyen
Take girlfriend there and make honeymoon
Ashley
So lovely story, wish to go there one day 😍😍😍, thanks Anna for usefull info, do we need visa to go there?
Anna Nguyen
No Visa for all nationality. Enjoy with your friend or beloved on is the best
Hatem
Ms. Anna really nice story. amazing , i want to go there
Hatem
yes, please. They dont need any visa and beach there is beautiful
Anna Nguyen
Yes this is really nice blue beach, white sand
Hatem
Wow really, sure. How to book? online or TA
Anna Nguyen
Yes, dont need visa . I booked flight directly and tour from travel agency.
I can help you with contact of travel agency which i book. If you go for occasion like birthday or honeymoon they also ask the hotel to arrange free of cost cake as well
Mohamed
Do they have private beach? I mean totally private for a couple.
Anna Nguyen
Unfortunately, they dont have like private one if you come with day pass, but resort are really huge- island, lot of quite places for couples