Name: 6 NIGHT BEST OF VAAVU: SHARKS, SHIPWRECK & SANDBANKS
Location: Maldives

Indulge Maldives Holidays PVT LTD

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Duration: 7 days

Group size: 1 - 9999

6 NIGHT BEST OF VAAVU: SHARKS, SHIPWRECK & SANDBANKS

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Indulge Maldives Holidays PVT LTD

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15 reviews

Duration: 7 days

Group size: 1 - 9999

Maldives local islands don’t come better than this – this is it!

This all inclusive package, 6 night / 7 day Best of Vaavu Atoll – Sharks, Shipwreck & Sandbank Package is our most popular.

Designed specifically for adventure travellers who seek to combine a little luxe for less with Maldives’ best islands & ocean experiences. Discover Maldives’ smallest & possibly most picturesque atoll, Vaavu. Island hop between the stunning Fulidhoo & Thinadhoo Islands, whilst staying in brand new modern seafront accommodation at two of the best local island hotels in Maldives. Plus enjoy the hassle of having all meals, daily excursions & all speedboat movements co-ordinated for you. The only extras you may consider are upgrading your package by adding additional nights or excursions, or budgeting for the bar boat at Thinadhoo Island.

Package is inclusive of:

3 nights Seaview Deluxe Room at Luau Beach Inn – Fulidhoo Island (local island)
3 nights Ocean View Room at Plumeria Hotels – Thinadhoo Island (local island)
Daily breakfast, lunch & dinner
Return two-way airport transfers (1&1.5hrs)
Speedboat Transfer from Fulidhoo to Thinadhoo
Nurse shark snorkelling
Coral garden & sandbank half day trip (possibility of turtles)
Shipwreck snorkelling
Half Day Uninhabited Picnic Island excursion with lunch

WHO IS THIS TRIP FOR?

Travellers who enjoy affordable luxury, modern comforts & adventure. This itinerary is ideal for those who prefer to travel Maldives independently, yet enjoy the freedom of having a flexible self-guided Maldives vacation itinerary to follow. Snorkelling excursions will take place in a small group settings with highly experienced local guides. Must be confident at swimming.

ACCOMMODATION

3 nights accommodation in a Superior Deluxe Sea View Balcony Room at Luau Beach Hotel, Fulidhoo Island, followed by 3 nights accommodation in an Ocean View Balcony Room at Plumeria Hotel, Thinadhoo Island. Both room categories are the best available at both properties (excluding the suite categories – please enquire). Luau Beach & Plumeria boast the best restaurants on the islands & are perfect for memorable seaside dining experiences.

ABOUT FULIDHOO ISLAND

Fulidhoo Island is one of the best local islands in Maldives for tourists & is located just 1hr or 56km south of Velana International Airport via speedboat. Fulidhoo Island is the first island or most northern island of Vaavu Atoll. Considered a must-see local island for tourists, due to its pristine coloured water & stingrays & nurse sharks cruising the shoreline, Fulidhoo Island is a gateway to some of the country’s best sandbanks, coral gardens, dive sites & Vaavu shipwreck. Fulidhoo is the island in Maldives best known for swimming with (harmless) nurse sharks. It’s a relatively small island complete with an uncrowded bikini beach, hotels dotted along the water front and a jetty where stingrays & nurse sharks like to congregate. There are a handful of small shops & local style cafes on the island.

ABOUT THINADHOO ISLAND

Thinadhoo Island is a teeny & extremely beautiful island located 1.5hrs or 75km south of Velana International Airport via speedboat. With just 75 local residents, Thinadhoo is the smallest island by population in Maldives. The island is popular with tourists due to its calm flat waters, flawless idyllic tropical backdrops & is considered a quiet, upmarket local island. Thinadhoo is a stones throw from the famous Vaavu shipwreck & is situated close by to some of the country’s most stunning uninhabited islands, including Fotteyo & Anbara, perfect for an island style picnic day out. Thinadhoo also has access to a bar boat where you can enjoy a sunset beverage onboard.

ITINERARY

♥ DAY 1: 10am or 4pm 1hr speedboat transfer from Airport to Fulidhoo Island, where you will spend the next 3 nights / 4 days. These are the only daily speedboat transfer times to Fulidhoo Island. Upon your arrival at Fulidhoo Island, a Luau Beach Hotel representative will greet you at Fulidhoo Harbour & assist you with your luggage & transport to the hotel, where you will enjoy a rooftop lunch (morning arrivals). Check into your lovely room at Luau Beach Inn, Fulidhoo Island. Relax or take a walk to familiarise yourself with your new island home! Dinner on the hotel rooftop. If you wish, wander down to the Fulidhoo jetty at dark and watch the stingrays, fish & nurse sharks congregate.

♥ DAY 2: Morning: nurse shark snorkelling trip. Afternoon: lunch & dinner at hotel, plus explore Fulidhoo Island on your own terms.

♥ DAY 3: Morning: Coral garden snorkelling & sandbank excursion. Afternoon: lunch & dinner at hotel, plus & explore Fulidhoo Island on your own terms.

♥ DAY 4: Morning of leisure before 11am, followed by a 20min speedboat transfer to Thinadhoo Island. Luau team to provide assistance to jetty with luggage. Arrive at the stunning Thinadhoo Island & be greeted by Plumeria Team. Settle into your new island abode & enjoy lunch at the hotel with toes in the sand. Spend the afternoon exploring your beautiful new surroundings, doing as little or as much as you please. Bar boat is optional. Dinner at hotel.

♥ DAY 5: Morning: Get ready for a bucket list day in the Maldives – days in the tropics don’t come much better than this! Today you boat off for a half day excursion & picnic lunch at an incredibly picturesque nearby local island… you’ll feel like you’ve stepped foot into a real life postcard! Enjoy an afternoon back at Thinadhoo. Bar boat is optional. Dinner at hotel.

♥ DAY 6: Morning: Today is all about discovering the underwater world of the Vaavu Shipwreck. Snorkel this semi-submerge wooden vessel, teeming with corals & marine life. Lunch & dinner at hotel. Bar boat is optional.

♥ DAY 7: 7am or 1pm speedboat transfer from Thinadhoo to the Airport (only daily speedboat times from Thinadhoo Island) – 1.5hr journey. Standard check out time is 12pm on the day of departure.

Indulge Maldives Holidays PVT LTD

15 reviews

Indulge Maldives is an exclusive Maldives Travel Agency. Our uniqueness - we specialise in both affordable & luxury vacations to Maldives, plus group style island hopping retreats & surfing holidays, no matter your budget. Australian Founder, Kristie works alongside Maldivian locals, has lived in Maldives for 9 years & has travelled to over 50 Maldives islands. Together we know Maldives & take exceptional care of our clients' every need, from the planning, right through to departure. Let us create your dream Maldives vacation!

Wow is an understatement when it comes to trying to describe how absolutely amazing this surf clinic with Chix Surf School and Indulge Maldives was. Probably the fact that this is my 4 th trip with them speaks how good it is . Everything from the meals to the surfing to extra activities were all organised for us. We went snorkeling with the Nurse Sharks, snorkeling a ship wreck , a boat trip to a sandbank in the middle of the ocean and an awesome day trip to Club Med.. So many great memories made that will last for ever not only with what we did but also the fact I meet amazing surf women from all round the world . The hotel where we stayed was perfect for us and the staff were always there to help us when ever we needed them and were super nice . I also loved that we got to try different restaurants on the island and I was extremely happy with the variety of restaurants that we tried and the food at Reef Edge , where we stayed ,was amazing too . I can’t speak more highly of the surf coaching staff. They are brilliant I can’t get over how they helped all of us in and out of the water . They took us to different surf spots over the duration of the clinic we were able to surf left and rights. Then with all the videos taken of our surfing we were then analysed by our coaches . This was invaluable and I know my surfing improved while I was there and I will leave knowing I have things to work on that will improve my surfing even more . At the end of our trip we took home all the amazing photos and videos that were taken of us by Maldives number one Photographer Hupa . So many people have commented on how good the videos and photos are I would highly recommend to anyone to book a surf trip through Indulge Maldives and Chix Surf School . It's a trip of a lifetime and can’t wait to go again next year .

By Joanne H for 2024 CHIX SURF SCHOOL MALDIVES: HIGHER INTERMEDIATE TO LOWER ADVANCED on Apr 22, 2024

I had a good time, but unfortunately I had quite a lot of disappointment with the trip. I was quite disappointed with the coaching provided for the surfing. I hardly got any coaching in the water, that was why I particularly went there for. The coach mainly concentrated on the people that she was friends with and it was made quite obvious that they were her main priority. With the skill level of the group we would have been better off to do 1 hour a day on land with body movements for turns. Instead we spent 3 hours out in the water and with only 2 coaches quite a few of us got little to no coaching at all in the water. I honestly feel like I would have been better off to spend that money at home On coaching and I would have got a lot more out of it. The food at indulge never changed for dinners and was very average, The last nights dinner could have been something different. Overall I had a good time however left very dissatisfied with quite a number of things.

By Julie A for 2024 CHIX SURF SCHOOL MALDIVES: HIGHER INTERMEDIATE TO LOWER ADVANCED on Apr 21, 2024

Hi Julie, Thank you for your honesty we strive to refine & improve the Chix trip annually & do take on board any feedback shared by our valued clients. We are however quite surprised to receive your review Julie & learn of all this just now, as nothing was mentioned throughout the 11 days in the Maldives with you. We would like to point out this is the first of its kind review we have received over the past five years of running the Chix Surf School trips. It is surprising to hear you would have preferred only one hour surf time daily especially since on your beginning day of the trip you assumed one surf session of 3 hours was not going to be enough for you & we specifically had the conversation with you to really encourage you to pace yourself at the start of the retreat, especially in the extreme heat. This is as most past feedback we have received from the past clinics is that by the end of the 11 day trip of a fast paced schedule, surf & muscle fatigue set in. That’s why we also bring on a physical therapist to relive muscle tension & have a wholistic approach to the trip. It is also interesting to hear in a small group of 9, you were disappointed with only access to 2 professional surf coaches & 3hrs daily surf time daily…. After 5 years of running the trips & taking onboard client feedback, the surfing session as one large 3hr surf is largely preferable over a 1hr surf or 2x daily surfing sessions. This is especially given with the strong currents & people struggle to paddle against the current on the 2nd session, leads to a faster decline in fatigue. All aspects considered, we do feel the coaching painted in your review was not quite accurate Julie - both coaches always went above and beyond every surf, splitting the peaks & moving around to assist everyone equally to catch waves, refine technique & hold their confidence in the line up. Yourself included. We feel it’s also important to reflect on whether you surfed with the group near the coaches or chose a more independent approach to your surfing sessions & whether the coaching that was offered was taken onboard. The dinners at Indulge - this is confusing as we did not do the dinners at Indulge - only one pizza - all dinners were at 4 different restaurants throughout the 11 days so plenty of variety & choice on offer including both buffet & a la cart meals catering to dietary requirements. It is also important to remember the trip was held on a small remote island during Ramadan time, where everything is flown & shipped in bi-weekly by local ferry, not a five-star resort - it’s all imported & dependent on supply. Judging by the amount of five-star reviews we’ve received over the last five years & this being one of a kind remark, it would have been appropriate for any issues to have been discussed in the moment with us so we could have made adjustments for you to enhance your Maldives & coaching experience Julie. We are both surprised & sorry you left the beautiful Maldives & all the trip had to offer with an overall feeling of disappointed :( We also missed you joining the group on the Vaavu day.

By Indulge Maldives Holidays PVT LTD on Apr 22, 2024

Maldives is an incredible destination but with Kristie at the helm we were able to have a really authentic experience with the local Maldivians. They were so kind in sharing their beautiful country and all the culture to go with it. Surfing was the best but wouldn’t have been the same without the local influence.

By Sal T for 2024 CHIX SURF SCHOOL MALDIVES: HIGHER INTERMEDIATE TO LOWER ADVANCED on Apr 15, 2024

Thulusdoo in the Maldives wasn't just a location; it was a dream come true. Indulge Maldives and Chix Surf School took it to the next level with fantastic food, comfortable accommodations, and the most incredible surf coaches I could have asked for. But what truly made the experience unforgettable were Kristie, Coach Gee, Coach Millie, and the amazing classmates. Each person brought something unique to the table, enriching my life in ways I never expected. Coach Gee deserves a special shoutout! Her guidance not only boosted my confidence in the waves, but also in myself. By the end of the camp, I was riding waves I never thought possible, all thanks to Coach Gee's expertise and encouragement. This trip exceeded all my expectations. If you're looking for an all-around incredible surf experience with amazing people and a stunning backdrop, look no further than Chix Surf School Maldives. I couldn't recommend it more highly!

By Stephanie M for 2024 CHIX SURF SCHOOL MALDIVES: HIGH BEGINNER TO LOW INTERMEDIATE on Apr 10, 2024

This progressive surf clinic is a game-changer. From the moment i set foot on the idyllic Maldive shoreline, I was greeted with warmth and professionalism from Gee, Kristie and their teams. Chix Surf School and Indulge Maldives go above and beyond which ensured that I felt safe, supported and empowered through my surf journey in the Maldives and beyond. With Gee and Millie I was able to focus on surf progression both in the water as well as via the invaluable surf video analysis. During the rest days the team organised unforgettable holiday experiences which I won't spoil here. But what truly sets this experience apart is the genuine dedication to your overall wellness. Not only do they nurture your surfing skills, but they also prioritize your mental and physical health. It's a holistic approach that leaves you feeling refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready to conquer the surf. Sooz