Maldives from Napier Hastings — Split-Stay Itineraries | Maldives Postcards

No, tourists do not require a prior visa as a 30-day free tourist visa is granted upon arrival. You will only require your resort confirmation and your return international flight tickets.

The best weather is between January and April, which also means high season. The monsoon runs from May to October, peaking in June. It is worth paying higher prices and sticking to the dry season as there is nothing to do on a rainy day except drink, work out or scuba dive.

The flight from Napier Hastings to the Maldives typically takes around 20 hours with a layover in Singapore or Dubai.

Most resorts are a seaplane ride away from Velana Airport. Speedboats are faster for nearby resorts like Gili Lankanfushi, but seaplanes open up more remote atolls.

If you are staying more than a week in the Maldives or between 10 days to two weeks, combining two islands is just perfect. We would recommend staying in a resort close to MLE airport on your arrival and then opting out for a Seaplane experience to another atoll.

The Maldives is 5 hours ahead of the GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

Airlines like Emirates, Qatar Airways or Singapore Airlines offer attractive stopovers and world-renowned service to its passengers.

The weather in the Maldives is mostly sunny and humid throughout the year, however tropical rain showers are expected from May to October.

Diving conditions are superb throughout the year, but the areas frequented by the larger marine animals vary with the seasons. During the dry northeast monsoon season, manta ray and whale shark diving in the Maldives is best on the western side of the atolls, whereas during the Southeast Monsoon season, manta rays and whale sharks will typically be encountered near the eastern edge of the atolls.