Cost Incurred in
the trip to Maldives
Undoubtedly, one
of the most expensive country Maldives was on top of my travel list. It has got
the best beaches from around the world. The dream honeymoon destination for
couples where I got the chance to hop around with Nitin in my birthday week. We
planned for this trip in the month of June. We
were both geared up to any how make this
trip cost effective. We did
lot of researches and gathered hell lot of information before making this trip
to happen.
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Romantic view - Maldives |
Flight and Accommodation
‘Male’ being the
Main Island and the gateway to Maldives (as
the airport of Maldives is located on this island) is equipped with lots of
accommodation. But also being the most densely populated city, we were not in
favor of staying there. We always wanted to experience the true beauty in a
secluded island Resort, for which Maldives is famous for.
Note : Always keep in mind that transfers cost are
very high in Maldives, So if you are on budget always try to choose a resort
near Male city. And always include your transfers in your Package. Individual
transfer cost is very high. Higher than your Resort cost even. (See transfer cost at Atoll
Transfers)
So we were
looking for a nearby island so that we don’t need to hire a see- plane or a speed boat for long distance
that could cost us high. Read our journey to Island (Also Read: Maldives Arrival- Land of Blue Water and White Sand)
Some of the
Islands that are close to Male Airport are (See
hotel Reviews)
1. Paradise Island Resort
2. Bandos Maldives
3. Kurumba Maldives
4. Adaaran Club Rannalhi
5. Cocoa Island Maldives
And so we found,
Paradise Island Resort, located in the North Male Atoll which is 15 Minutes
ride from Airport. All set with required flight tickets and accommodation, now
is the time I should share my average expenditure.
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Spice jet Ticket - Small place - Cochin to Maldives |
Flight tickets costs both for INR 36,000/- (for a couple) from Delhi and a beach
bungalow stay at Paradise Island Resort costs us around INR 49,000/-per couple (Half Board – Breakfast and Dinner) for
three nights and four days.
If you are
planning to experience the stay at ‘Water Villa’, I recommend to get it pre-
booked. Option to upgrade to Water Villa for one or more nights is also
available at the resort but that can cost you very high.
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Water villa - paradise island - Maldives |
Activities at the Resort
Coming to the
Water Activities Paradise Island Resort provides you with wide variety of
activities including Scuba Diving, Snorkeling (Read Our Experience) and
any other activity like Dolphin Watching, parasailing etc. Scuba Diving and
Snorkeling were among the dream activity for both of us. So we could not
manage to drop them down from the to-do list. ;-)
To inform you in
advance, each and every activity is a non-refundable activity. One you get it
booked, you have to pay for it whether you go for it or not (For more details also Read: Blue
All around- Scuba Diving and Snorkeling at Maldives)
Scuba Costs us ($111 + Taxes) around INR 9,000/- per
person that is INR 18,000/- for both of us.
For Snorkeling
we got our own equipment’s ready so we saved our penny from hiring them at the
resort. (Snorkeling equipment cost – Rs.1,500 Two Set) And also, we did snorkeling at our own convenience
any number of times at any location we liked. So we saved our money here also
by not booking this activity.
For other water activity, you can add INR 6,000/- more
to your expenditure list.
Food and Beverages
Though we got
our package pre-booked but that was half board, which includes breakfast and
dinner for the meal. Also, it doesn’t include any of the drink. I recommend you
to go for All-Inclusive (If your Budget allows) because it includes all meals
and drinks in your package. So that you don’t need to hassle for your drinks at
the resort. We opted for half-board because of several reasons:
One,
we both are non-Alcoholic drinkers.
Second,
we knew the food at this resort won’t be that alluring for vegetarians. (For
details read Previous post - Varied Food Options at Paradise Island Resort)
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Burger King - price list - Maldives Airport |
We spent ($ 11 * 2) around INR 1,500/-
for buying Veg Burger Meal (Only vegetation Option available) at Burger King at
the Airport on the day Maldives Arrival. A Long journey from Delhi to Maldives will always make
you feel hungry once you reach the airport (Lunch
not included in our package), so you have to compensate for that at airport)
Also, the resorts are at some distance from airport where it is not necessary
that you reach at the time of meal.
We also spent ($ 20 + Taxes) around INR 1,600/- in
buying pizza at the resort from 'Tramanto'
(an Italian restaurant). – Not as per our taste buds – Definitely not for 1
person.
Rest we had our ‘Ready to Cook’ eating stuffs with us –
Our all time favorite, saves cost, as well as life savoir for Vegetarians.
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Invoice - Paradise island resort - Maldives |
Total Expenditure
Summing every
cost above,
INR (36,000 Flights + 49,000 Resort booking + 1500
Burger King + 21000 Resort Bill)
Total INR 1, 07,500 (Total) was spent by us in our trip to Maldives for three
night and 4 days.
A worth spent
for a couple on such a romantic destination, a secluded one equipped with its
own natural beauty.
Maldives, for which I have already starting dreaming about
and planning to visit it again to experience some more of islands and its
beauty.
thank you tips were very useful..do share more pics please..you guys are awesome.
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Awesome Sapna!! I would definately visit Maldives ❤️
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ReplyDeleteThankyou for all such derailed information, it will definitely help us as we are planning a trip there . Kindly let us know there was no mention of airport transfer in your total expense , was it arranged by hotel and how much did they chathec for airport Transfer
ReplyDeleteSince you visited in June, Was it raining in Maldives? How will be the weather in second half of May?
ReplyDeleteSince you visited in June, Was it raining in Maldives? How will be the weather in second half of May?
ReplyDeleteYes it did rain.. but only once in my 4 day trip to Maldives and that too just for 2 hours.. Weather would be rainy again in May too..
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