🇲🇻 Malé · Maafushi, Maldives · Cruise
Maldives Cruise & Stay
Maldives by sea and by land — a cruise leg plus time ashore in Malé · Maafushi.
Starting from
₹79,999 / person
Overview
See Maldives from the water and from the ground. This 6-night trip pairs a cruise leg with land nights across Malé · Maafushi, so you wake up in a new port without repacking, and still get proper time ashore at Overwater villa stay and Snorkelling coral reefs & house reef. Cabin, excursions and port transfers are all arranged.
Nov – Apr is the sweet spot for Maldives (South Asia), and we plan departures from Surat around it — flights via Mumbai or Ahmedabad, 4★ hotel + cruise cabin hotels locked in writing, and this itinerary from ₹79,999 per person on twin sharing.
Explera's Surat desk runs the whole journey end to end — flights, stays, transfers, guided sightseeing, Maldives visa assistance and insurance — with a written day-by-day plan before you pay and a human on call 24/7 while you travel. Every departure is fully customisable to your dates, budget and travellers.
Trip highlights
✓ What’s included
- ✓6 nights' 4★ hotel + cruise cabin stay with daily breakfast
- ✓Return airport transfers
- ✓Sightseeing & tours as per the itinerary
- ✓Maldives visa assistance & documentation
- ✓Cruise leg in an outside cabin with onboard meals
- ✓Shore excursions and port transfers at each call
- ✓Explera 24/7 on-trip support
✗ What’s excluded
- ✗International/domestic airfare unless specified in the inclusions
- ✗Visa fees, travel insurance and any airport taxes not mentioned
- ✗Personal expenses — laundry, tips, mini-bar, phone calls and shopping
- ✗Anything not listed under "What’s included"
- ✗GST (5%) and TCS as applicable under Indian tax rules
- ✗Cost escalation due to currency fluctuation or fuel surcharge before travel
Day-wise itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Malé
Arrive in Malé and transfer to your hotel for a night on land before boarding — no rushing straight from a flight onto a ship.
Day 2
Overwater villa stay
Visit Overwater villa stay from the water — a different first view of it than the road gives you.
Day 3
Snorkelling coral reefs
A shore day at Snorkelling coral reefs & house reef, then back aboard to sail on overnight while you sleep.
Day 4
Dolphin-watching sunset cruise
Ashore at Dolphin-watching sunset cruise today — a guided excursion timed to the ship's window, back aboard for dinner.
Day 5
Private sandbank picnic
Private sandbank picnic on the day's port call, with the rest of the afternoon on deck as the coast goes by.
Day 6
Water sports
Today's landing is Water sports & sea-plane transfers; the excursion is booked, so you step off and straight into it.
Day 7
Departure
Disembark after breakfast, with a transfer straight from the port to the airport arranged.
Book your Malé · Maafushi trip from Surat & Gujarat
Explera Vacations plans Malé · Maafushi holidays for travellers across Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Vapi and the rest of Gujarat — from our Surat Diamond Bourse (Khajod) and L. H. Road (Varachha) offices, or entirely on WhatsApp. As an IATA-certified agency and the official SDB travel desk since 2009, we handle the whole trip on one invoice: visa, flights, hotels, transfers and sightseeing, with flexible 20% booking, GST billing and a 24/7 desk while you travel. Share your dates for a written, all-inclusive quote — no hidden mark-ups.
Package FAQ
Malé · Maafushi package — questions
Prices are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and vary with season, availability, hotel category and currency. Share your dates for a confirmed, customised quote.
Traveller reviews
What travellers say about the Malé · Maafushi trip
“We compared a few agents for our Malé package and Explera gave the clearest quote with proper inclusions. Transfers were always on time and the on-trip WhatsApp support answered within minutes.”
Foram Sheta
Surat (Adajan) · Trip with friends
“Went for our trip with friends and everything from the Malé itinerary to the return was handled with care. The hotels were exactly the category promised. Will book our next trip with them too.”
Tejas Sojitra
Surat (Adajan) · Trip with friends
“Malé was our first big trip and Explera made it stress-free — visa guidance, forex tips, a sensible day plan and a driver who knew the area. Came back with amazing memories and zero complaints.”
Rutvi Vaghani
Surat (Adajan) · Trip with friends
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