Highlights / General details
Spend the day accompanied by your guide. Following collection from your hotel venture on a Male City our, visiting the fish market, local market, Presidents Palace, Friday Mosque with an optional museum visit (entrance fee not included) as well as discovering a few points off the beaten track! Stop for lunch at one of the many restaurants overlooking the water front before taking the public ferry to Villimale’. Here join Save the Beach and discover the quieter side of city life by exploring the smaller island of Villimale’, located south west of Male. Wander the quiet streets, learn the names of local trees, visit the spice factory (subject to opening times) and learn more about the conservation work being carried out by Save The Beach. Before returning to Male’, sample traditional ‘hedika’ at a local café on the beach. Hedika is traditional sweet and savory snacks served with black tea and taken between 3:00pm and 5:00pm.
Inclusion
All Public transfers; Hedika experience; Guide; Local Taxes/GST.
Exclusion
Foods and beverages; Personal expenses; Gratuity.
Hours of operation
Available daily departing at 10:00am.
Duration
Approximately 7 hours.
Location
Meeting point: Jetty Number 5 opposite Bank of Ceylon, Male’.
Additional Information
The Maldives is a Muslim country and alcohol is not available on locally inhabited islands. Bikinis are also not allowed to be worn on local island beaches; however all of the guesthouses used on our tours offer either private balconies, gardens or private beach areas for guests and resort visits can be organized, subject to availability, for guests who wish to consume alcohol.
Policies
Cancellation: 3 days prior 100% penalty. No show 100% penalty.
Amendments of dates after the reservation has been confirmed and name changes will be considered as a cancellation and charges will be as per the cancellation policy. This excludes departure date extension.
Tour is subject to weather conditions and can be cancelled should we believe the safety of our guests to be at risk.
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