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Maldives Dhoni Cruise

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Maldives Dhoni Cruise - G Adventures
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Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 8
Age range 12 to 90
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Highlights

  • Meet your CEO and start your adventure
  • Snorkel vibrant reefs and shipwrecks
  • Relax on uninhabited beaches of Bodu Moro
  • Enjoy local seafood aboard the dhoni
  • Explore traditional boat-building in Felidhu

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Malé/South Malé Atoll (1L, 1D)
  2. Day 2-6 South Malé Atoll/Felidhu Atholhu (5B, 5L, 5D)
  3. Day 7 South Malé Atoll/Malé (1B)
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport

What's Not Included

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

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Age Range

12 to 90 years old

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Good
    4.0
  • Itinerary
    Good
    3.8
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.2
  • Transport
    Good
    3.9
  • Accommodation
    Good
    3.7
  • Food
    Excellent
    4.6
  • 4.7
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  • Maldives Dhoni Cruise reviewer 1
    · April 1st, 2024
    Really enjoyed it! Good boat, good food, great...
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks for your great review and for the stunning photos. We are so glad that you enjoyed your trip with us. We hope to see you on another trip soon.
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    Trip date: March 2024
  • CM
    · January 8th, 2020
    Beautiful place, great boat, best trip and would do it again in a heart beat
    Trip date: December 2019
  • LB
    · November 2nd, 2018
    We have chosen a Dhoni Cruise but, after the first day, G Adventures changed the boat “upgrading” us in a bigger cruise boat. This boat has had few problems: in the bathrooms (blocked toilet, shower not working and so on) and my cabin full of bugs. The boat didn’t have any snorkeling equipment and I had to use the staff’s one. The boat wasn’t provided with sufficient alcohol beverages and the generator was working all night long creating an annoying sound. I want to point out that crew and staff have been super efficient and helpful. Regarding the planning of the cruise, it has been asked to arrive in airport not later than 10.30, so we did. Nevertheless we lost the first day because G Adventures booked the trip for 2 customers flying from Colombo with the arrival in Male scheduled at 2.30 pm and they reached the boat after 4.00 pm. We lost our first day of snorkeling because of this.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks for the honest review here Laura. It seems we have some things to improve upon on this tour, and we will do our best to do so.
    Trip date: October 2018
  • Maldives Dhoni Cruise reviewer 4
    · June 10th, 2018
    The chef on board “Ajoy” was amazing
    G Adventures commented on this review
    So glad you could experience the Maldives with us. Thank you.
    Trip date: June 2018
  • MM
    · April 14th, 2018
    I loved the trip. I would totally recommend it. And Tourradar service is really great: clear information and amazing customer service. Crew, food, boat and overall experience was great. Its a relaxed and chilled trip. Would have been good to know in advance that this tour in NOT island hopping. You actually barely stop on islands. The tours is mostly sailing and snorkeling everyday. There are only a couple of stops on sandbanks (so not islands but just a few minutes on a piece of sand) and 2 stops in local islands (which are really poor and dirty). There is barely no beach time, which is fine if you love sailing and snorkeling. The food quality and portions was really impressive. The crew was very nice, hardworking and available all the time. Only thing is that only the CEO spoke English but not the rest, so really hard to interact with the rest of the crew.
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    Trip date: April 2018
  • M
    · March 13th, 2018
    Not all "dhonni" are created equal. At least I hope not. Our room had no ventilation so we left the door open. The AC didn't work for several nights. When it did it was turned on from roughly 6pm to 6 am. After repeated complaints we finally got a working fan. Metal in bathroom area was rusted through. I was glad I had my tetanus shot when I slipped on the floor and my toe went through the metal. Our guide slept a lot so much so that we joked about it. He showed himself briefly when not going on excursions. He never introduced the crew. On the last night, the owner of the boat came on board and openly smoked pot. Oh yes, full ashtrays were inside the common areas. Without the open windows and doors, it would have been unbearable for a non-smoker. The crew on the hand was great and we relied on them. The cook was excellent producing great food in a small galley. Based on this experience I would not recommend this trip. Maybe other hired boats are better....let's hope so.
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    Trip date: March 2018
  • MM
    · March 13th, 2018
    Trash and bleached coral
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    Trip date: March 2018
  • Maldives Dhoni Cruise reviewer 8
    · October 9th, 2017
    Loved the trip! CEO and crew were attenative to our needs and sensed a real desire to make it as wonderful as possible. Did all they could to make sure we had top snorkeling experiences, including see illusive manta rays!
    Trip date: October 2017
  • Maldives Dhoni Cruise reviewer 9
    · February 26th, 2015
    Maldives Dhoni cruise - an amazing experience...
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks so much for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your trip with us.
    Trip date: February 2015
  • Maldives Dhoni Cruise reviewer 10
    · August 5th, 2014
    It was definitely the most relaxing week in my...
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks for your feedback. We are so glad that you had a great time
    Trip date: March 2014

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Maldives Dhoni Cruise
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