Maldvies on a Budget

The cheapest month to go to Maldives is during the low season. The months from May through to October are the most reasonable because of the monsoon season. This season means that you have the opportunity to have an entire beach all to yourself!

You will find hotels and flights to be cheaper. And though you may experience periods of storms and heavy rain, they quickly disappear in no time. So if you do not mind the heavy spontaneous rains and are more than willing to explore Maldives on a Budget, then make bookings during May to October.

When it is about vacationing in Maldives, the most significant factors are always price, crowds, and sunshine. And thus keeping everything in mind, you must skip the high season that starts from December to March. That is because during this time the guesthouses charge exorbitant rates.

But if you make bookings within six weeks of your travel, then as the time of departure approaches, many resorts inclusive of the top-end luxury ones drop their rates to maximize the levels of occupancy. Also, you would not want to miss out on visiting the other Maldivian islands that are pretty quiet during August to September.

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When you desire to explore the Maldives on a Budget, you must keep in mind that there won’t be any super cheap accommodation options. There aren’t dorm rooms or crappy five-dollar beach bungalows but there are budget guesthouses galore. The Maldives is an epitome of luxury and is dotted with the chain of international hotels, one after the other all over its mini atolls. Most of these are extremely promising, extravagant and the best accommodations that offer personalized services.

But for those that do wish to live in low-cost lodgings, there are many independent guesthouses for them as five years ago the government of Maldives relaxed its rules of accommodation.

You will be enthralled to know that for just thirty to sixty dollars, you can stay in a spacious, modern, and clean room that is air-conditioned, and has a hot shower. Most of these budget accommodations are cleaned twice daily, offer you free breakfasts, snorkeling gear, and water.

The easiest method to find economical accommodation is through Thrillophilia. Here you can simply search for a list of the hotels, alongside your dates, and sort the prices in ascending order. Start searching from over three hundred guest houses that can charge you anything between fifty to 100 dollars (INR 3751- INR 7354), per night. 

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Transport is cheap in the Maldives and when you are all set to explore the Maldives on a Budget, you will find that there are local ferries that offer bang for the bucks. They may have an infrequent schedule but all you have to shell out is two to four dollars for a journey of three hours.

If you had to travel to Male from the Male Airport then you may have to pay as less 0.60 dollars, while three dollars to reach Maafushi from Male. It is indeed commendable how you only have to shell out four dollars to reach Fulidhoo from Maafushi and pay only two dollars to reach Guraidhoo from Maafushi.

Remember that the local ferries do not stop at any of the resort islands, so if you are headed for a resort visit, you have to board a speedboat. These speedboats can charge anywhere between forty dollars to two hundred dollars for nearby locations and are hence too expensive.

Also when on a budget, you must avoid the seaplanes at all costs. They can charge you anything around 500 dollars for a journey that spans twenty minutes. 

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For those that have a Budget Maldives Trip and have chosen to go the route of the local island, you will be delighted with the plethora of classic Maldivian dishes that guesthouses have to offer. You can expect plenty of fish in any form, and rice and curry aplenty for less than ten pounds (INR 1000).

If you go to Maafushi, which is a comparatively larger island, you would be amazed as much because many local restaurants offer a lot of varieties of Maldivian delicacies and barbecued gigantic fish. You must never miss out on the incredible breakfasts that Maldives offers because the bowl of chili, coconut, finely chopped onion and tuna that is served with freshly baked roshi is divine.

Expect to shell out anything between five to ten dollars for a fish-based meal that comprises tuna thoroughly depending on the accommodation you choose. Say if you choose a resort-style vacation then bargain price for drinks and dinner each night could amount to anywhere close to 100 pounds (INR 9508). And, finding cheaper alternatives once when you have checked into a one-resort island is not easy at all. So, think wisely and choose well.

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When on a budget Maldives trip the cheapest method to opt for an excursion is to make bookings for it through a guesthouse that you selected through Thrillophilia. Of course, you can shop around to bag better deals by wandering into over four guesthouses and enquire about the rates before arriving on a conclusion. Much to your relief, most guesthouses will include extras like diving and snorkeling.

You can also arrange the excursions through any of the dive shops present on the island and pay anything between fifty to a hundred dollars for dives. Mind you, that the cheapest diving option in the Indian Ocean islands is to opt for a live-aboard trip.

If you are at Guraidhoo you may have to pay fifty dollars per person for 12 hours of snorkeling. The price can feel like it's on the higher side but after you witness a swarm of tropical fishes, and lovable sea turtles swimming by your side, you will have no regrets. 

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