Experiences
The trips worth doing, and the people who run them properly
Every guesthouse sells the same excursion list. These are the ones we'd actually book, with notes on which operators look after the reef and which just fill boats.
Snorkeling & diving
House reefs, channel dives and the dive centres we actually use.
Island hopping
Day trips between local islands, and how to string them together.
Boat trips & transport
Ferries, speedboats and private transfers — who runs what, and when.
Whale shark & manta tours
Where the sightings actually happen, and how the boats behave.
Sandbank & picnic trips
Half-day sandbank runs, barbecues and sunset trips.
Weather right now
What's the sky doing over Malé
Almost every trip starts in the capital — this is the live 5-day forecast for Malé and the airport island. Weather on the local islands tracks it closely, though your atoll can be sunnier when Malé is grey (or the other way round).
When to go: seasons and monsoons →Weather — Malé City
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5-day forecast by Open-Meteo. % = chance of precipitation.
Live from the islands
- Kuredu Island beachLhaviyani Atoll
- Veligandu sunset beachNorth Ari Atoll
- Kandooma FushiSouth Malé Atoll
- Velaa island 24/7Baa Atoll
Resort-run cameras, opened on the provider's site. Views change with weather and daylight.