Maldives Capital City Tour – Stepping foot into the Capital Male’ city from the peaceful atmosphere of the island life provides an experience as different as day and night. Unlike a typical local island in Maldives. Male’ city is packed with buildings, people, and vehicles. Described as the urban jungle of Maldives, Male’ city hosts the busiest streets of Maldives.
Male’ city is not without its attractions and activities to do though. Plenty of historical sites that resides in the city educates you on the rich heritage of Maldives allowing you to understand the country better. Shopping in Male’ will certainly be a thrilling activity to engage in as shops are scattered all around the city. The lack of dining options will not be an issue due to the number of restaurants featured in Male’ city, including international food chains. You tour guide can show you through the streets of the city enabling you to see the stunning attractions without much of a hassle.
Getting to and from Male’
There are generally two means of public transportation form Maafushi to Male’ and vice versa. The cheapest way is through a public ferry dhoni (Medium Maldivian boat with engine) which costs about USD 3 per pax and takes about 90mins. The most ideal way to get around though is through the scheduled speedboat, which takes about 45 minutes and costs about $25.
Male City Tour From Airport
You don’t have to necessarily be at Maafushi to go on a Male’ city tour. You can go on this excursion, at arrival or on the way to departure. This is especially useful for long intervals between your international flight and your transfer speedboat to Maafushi island. Instead of waiting 2 to 4 hours at the airport why not go explore the capital of Maldives.
You can book a Male city tour easily from the various tour guides available at Maldives online before you arrive to your tropical getaway vacation. Here are some of the types of Male city tour that you can go on.
Walking Male city tour
Most common Male city tours which guests enjoy. This costs about $15 per pax making it one of the cheapest options to explore the city of Male’. This is the most ideal way of to get around the city as its provides the most mobility allowing you to go on a shopping spree.
Bike tour
The best way to getting around Male’ city is one the back seat of a bike. Maneuvering your way through the narrow streets of Male’ city you don’t have to worry about slow traffic, unlike getting around the city in a car. The bike tour costs about $30 and allows you to see all of the attractions in the least amount of time. Perfect if you are in a hurry.
Car tour
If you do not prefer the hot and humid climate of Maldives, your best option would be to get around the city in an air-conditioned car. Costing about USD 150 per a 4 seater car you get to explore the streets and attractions of Male’ in luxury. Car tours also provides complimentary refreshments such as coconut drinks that you could enjoy on the cushions of the four wheeled vehicle.
What to expect
These tours provide pick up and drop to the airport and a personal tour guide. There isn’t a specific duration for these tours as they vary upon the number of attractions you are seeing and the package option you choose from. Be sure to check with your tour guide for more details.
You will explore some of the Famous locations of Male’ such as:
- Fish market
- Rasrani Beach and Artificial Beach
- Sultan park (garden park)
- Stingray point
- Sinamale’ Bridge
You will also get to see some of the historical attractions of Male’ such as:
- Old Friday mosque
- Grand Friday mosque
- Old presidential palace
Souvenirs!
There is a souvenir shopping area in Male that features traditional Maldivian crafts, suited for great mementos of your trip to Maldives, so be sure to pick one up.
Male City Tour from Maafushi Island
You can book Male city tours from your Local guest house at Maafushi island as well. They provide a well-thought out list of itineraries for your tour in Male’ city. They manage all of transportation from and to Male’ city and provides a personal tour guide at Male’ city. Male’ city tour packages is around $60 per pax and can be booked at your Maafushi stay.
Maldives Capital City Tour provide a great contrast to your Maldives vacation while learning bit and pieces of the history about Maldives.