All Maldives itineraries

17 curated Maldives itineraries and 5,815 total route options by trip length. Open one for the full day-by-day plan, then tailor it to your dates, group and budget.

• Short resort break near the airport · 4 nights · 5 days, North Malé Atoll resorts · from ₹1,61,400 per person, base estimate before flights. A short stay on a resort island 15–60 minutes from the airport, so no seaplane cost or long transfer.
• First Maldives trip on a budget: Hulhumalé and Maafushi · 5 nights · 6 days, Hulhumalé → Maafushi · from ₹66,900 per person, base estimate before flights. A night near the airport, then four on the busiest local island for snorkelling, a sandbank and a resort day.
• Water villa honeymoon in North Malé Atoll · 5 nights · 6 days, North Malé Atoll resorts · from ₹1,99,150 per person, base estimate before flights. One resort island a short speedboat from the airport, with an overwater villa, house reef and slow days.
• Baa Atoll seaplane honeymoon · 6 nights · 7 days, Baa Atoll resorts · from ₹2,25,200 per person, base estimate before flights. A seaplane to the UNESCO biosphere reserve, a water villa and, in season, manta feeding at Hanifaru Bay.
• Family resort in South Malé Atoll · 6 nights · 7 days, South Malé Atoll resorts · from ₹2,14,200 per person, base estimate before flights. A family resort with a kids' club and calm lagoon, a speedboat ride from the airport, with one outing a day.
• Hanifaru Bay mantas from Dharavandhoo · 6 nights · 7 days, Dharavandhoo → Hulhumalé · from ₹94,425 per person, base estimate before flights. Fly to Baa Atoll in manta season and wait for the plankton days at Hanifaru Bay, with dives and sandbanks in between.
• Malé, Hulhumalé and Maafushi · 6 nights · 7 days, Hulhumalé → Maafushi · from ₹72,900 per person, base estimate before flights. A day in the capital's mosques and markets, then local-island beach time with snorkelling and a sandbank.
• Whale sharks from Dhigurah · 6 nights · 7 days, Dhigurah → Hulhumalé · from ₹72,625 per person, base estimate before flights. Five nights on the local island closest to the South Ari whale shark area, with spare days for weather.
• Ari Atoll seaplane resort with whale sharks · 7 nights · 8 days, Ari Atoll resorts · from ₹2,73,500 per person, base estimate before flights. A seaplane to an Ari Atoll resort, with a whale shark excursion, mantas and an undersea meal.
• Island hopping: Maafushi and Fulidhoo · 7 nights · 8 days, Hulhumalé → Maafushi → Fulidhoo · from ₹87,525 per person, base estimate before flights. The lively local island of Maafushi, then tiny Fulidhoo for nurse sharks, stingrays and quiet beaches.
• Local island plus resort splurge: Maafushi and South Malé Atoll · 7 nights · 8 days, Maafushi → South Malé Atoll resorts · from ₹1,88,350 per person, base estimate before flights. Four budget nights for excursions on Maafushi, then three nights in a resort water villa nearby.
• Surf trip: Thulusdhoo · 7 nights · 8 days, Thulusdhoo → Hulhumalé · from ₹75,400 per person, base estimate before flights. Six nights at a surf camp on Thulusdhoo with boat trips to Cokes and Chickens, then a night by the airport.
• Baa Atoll mantas: Dharavandhoo plus a resort · 8 nights · 9 days, Dharavandhoo → Baa Atoll resorts · from ₹2,46,400 per person, base estimate before flights. Guesthouse nights next to Hanifaru Bay for the best manta odds, then a resort in the same biosphere reserve.
• Divers' route: Rasdhoo hammerheads and South Ari whale sharks · 8 nights · 9 days, Rasdhoo → Dhigurah → Hulhumalé · from ₹1,25,650 per person, base estimate before flights. Dawn hammerhead dives at Rasdhoo, then South Ari for whale sharks and mantas, ending near the airport to clear the no-fly window.
• Slow North Ari: Ukulhas and Rasdhoo · 8 nights · 9 days, Hulhumalé → Ukulhas → Rasdhoo · from ₹93,950 per person, base estimate before flights. Two quiet local islands with long beaches, mantas and sandbanks, at an unhurried pace.
• Ari Atoll local islands: Rasdhoo, Ukulhas and Dhigurah · 9 nights · 10 days, Hulhumalé → Rasdhoo → Ukulhas → Dhigurah · from ₹1,34,950 per person, base estimate before flights. Three local islands by speedboat: dive-focused Rasdhoo, quiet Ukulhas and whale sharks from Dhigurah.
• Budget Maldives: Malé, Thulusdhoo, Maafushi and Fulidhoo · 10 nights · 11 days, Hulhumalé → Thulusdhoo → Maafushi → Fulidhoo · from ₹1,23,025 per person, base estimate before flights. The capital, then three local islands by shared speedboat with snorkelling, sandbanks and nurse sharks.