Holidays in the Maldives can cost even cheaper than in Palanga – it has shown how it will be

If you want to relax for little money, choose not the private resort islands, but those where the local Maldives live. Of course, you need to do your homework before you arrive, that is, find out which of the islands generally accepts tourists. It is true that not all the islands of the Maldives are reminiscent of paradise.

The capital of the Maldives, for example, is completely unsuitable for a vacation. Although it is small enough, but there are a lot of people there, the house sticks to the house, the eternal chaos, noise and all the other non-vacation things. There are more such cities, so avoid them.

One of the cheapest and most tourist-friendly islands is called Mafushi. My old friend, the traveler Rimvydas Širvinskas-Makalius, has come here on vacation for many years. It was the first tour operator to offer Lithuanians travel to the Maldives for little money.

On this island you can see all the life of the locals. Perhaps some may say that these are not the real Maldives that everyone is talking about and that they see in the picture, but that is where the real life of the Maldives comes down.

When Rimvydas first came to the Maldives, he tried to see as many islands as possible, but out of all the locals, this was the one he liked the most. And in fact, not just for him. Germans, Russians and Scandinavians also like to vacation on Mafushi Island.

“On this island, I had the idea to show people that the Maldives can travel and it is cheap, that not only the rich, who have a few or tens of thousands of euros in their pockets and can stay in water huts with everyone , but also on the other side of the Maldives. These are the local Maldives, which started tourism in 2009, “said R. Širvinskas-Makalius.

That Mafushis will definitely expand and grow is evident as soon as it hits this island. Build, repair and install something everywhere. Rimvydas has a simple explanation for this: the number of cheap tourists in the Maldives is growing rapidly every year. For those who want to rest as cheaply as possible.

These islands of local inhabitants are a lifeline for those tourists who hate a quiet, passive vacation without activities. Most tourists from the small Mafushi marina sail somewhere every day and return at night.

“A typical local island vacation is much more active than a private one. This is probably the travelers’ choice as to which island to choose. Those who want to see more, want more water entertainment, choose this local island of Mafushi, from which there is the opportunity to take a day trip, ”said Rimvydas, who has been visiting the Maldives for several months.

It is true that it is not worth bringing the euro to this country. You need to have US dollars or an ATM to withdraw local rupees. It turns out that, for the Maldives, the euro and the dollar are the same. They do not recognize the fact that the euro is more valuable (15 rupees is 1 dollar and around 20 rupees is 1 euro).

Most tourists on these local islands like the low cost of accommodation. The cheapest option is to ask someone at home, for example, to rent you a room or a bed. However, even hotels and guesthouses bite into even the most frugal. At Summer Villa, accommodation costs between EUR 25 and EUR 30 per person for breakfast and dinner.

Another option, three times more expensive, is to book a room in large hotels, right on the seashore. One night for two people with breakfast here costs about 150 euros.

See what cheap leisure and entertainment looks like in the Maldives at Orijus Travels.