Experiences
Days out from the house
Four trips with local guides, in small groups and priced per person. Add them when you book, or arrange them once you are here.
Snorkeling at the House Reef
We enter from the beach and follow the reef edge, where the shallow lagoon drops to about twelve metres. Green and hawksbill turtles feed here most mornings, with parrotfish, unicornfish and small blacktip reef sharks.
Groups are six people at most and move at the pace of the slowest swimmer. Beginners are welcome: we give a short briefing on the beach and provide life jackets.
Included
- Guide trained in reef first aid
- Mask, snorkel and fins
- Reef-safe sunscreen
- Water and fresh fruit
The water is calmest between 8 and 11am. Life jackets in all sizes, including for children.
$35 per person, before taxes
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Sandbank Picnic
The sandbank lies fifteen minutes north-east of Maafushi and changes shape with the tide. At low water it is about two hundred metres long. We leave at noon and collect you at five.
Lunch is grilled reef fish, rice, two salads and fruit, served under a shade with mats and cold drinks. Snorkel gear is kept on the boat.
Included
- Boat to the sandbank and back
- Lunch of grilled reef fish, rice, salads and fruit
- Shade and mats
- Snorkel gear and cold drinks
Swimwear is fine on the sandbank. Bring a hat: the shade covers about four people.
$60 per person, before taxes
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Dolphin Sunset Cruise
Spinner dolphins feed in the channel west of Maafushi most evenings. We leave at 5pm on a traditional wooden dhoni and are back at the jetty by 6:30, after sunset.
We see dolphins on about four trips in five. If we do not, you are welcome to join another trip at no charge.
Included
- Traditional wooden dhoni and crew
- Guide
- Fresh juice and short eats
The channel can be choppy. If you are prone to seasickness, tell us and we will seat you at the stern.
$45 per person, before taxes
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Local Island Walk
Maafushi has about three thousand residents, a school, a mosque and a working harbour. The walk follows the island’s lanes past the boatyard and the old banyan tree, with time for questions.
It ends at a tea shop for sweet black tea and hedhikaa, the small fried snacks served across the Maldives in the late afternoon.
Included
- Local guide
- Sweet tea and short eats at a tea shop
Please cover shoulders and knees on the walk. We can lend you a sarong.
$20 per person, before taxes
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The sandbank, noon
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Experiences can be added at any time before you arrive, or arranged at the house during your stay. Trips run daily, weather permitting.