Location of Maafushi
Maafushi is located in the mid of all atolls, not very far away from Malé, the capital of Maledives.
In former times, tourists weren´t eligible to stay on local islands, which has changed some years ago though. Local islands have some huge advantages, as we found out for ourselves:
- it´s way cheaper to eat out in comparison to resort islands
Full meal (fresh whole fish grilled with fresh steamed vegetables, 1L bottle of water, starter and dessert ~8-10$ a person.
On resort islands, you pay at least 13$ a person. - you can experience the real way of living of locals and still enjoy the idyllic paradise.
How to get there
Since Maafushi is a local island, there´s a constant connection with MTCC (Mid North Province Ferry) , which can be found on www.mtcc.com.mv . Usually the ferry leaves at 10am and 3pm heading to Maafushi and will cost you only 2$ a person.
Ferry schedule
Saturday 3 pm
Sunday 10 am, 3 pm
Monday 3 pm
Tuesday 10 am 3 pm
Wednesday 3 pm
Thursday 10 am 3 pm
Friday n/a
Every hotel offers transportation with a speed boat, which is about 160-190$ per boat – not per person. If you share your costs you will be there within 30 minutes.
Another way to travel is to use the water taxi, which is abolutely impressive but demands for a high budget, too.
one way to happiness 