Maafushivaru is a small island in South Ari Atoll, 25 minutes by seaplane from Velana. The figure on this page is the whole thing: half board, the return seaplane and every tax are already in it.
Three nights for two in an Over Water Villa starts at ₹260,400, and everything here has to be booked by 30 September 2026.
What this actually costs
Pick a villa and a package above and the price is the whole stay for two adults. Minimum three nights.
- Extra nights cost about half what the first three do. Three September nights in the Over Water Villa is ₹260,800 and five is ₹362,700, so nights four and five land near ₹51,000 each against ₹87,000 for each of the first three. You pay the seaplane once.
- The private pool buys 56 square metres, not just a pool. The Over Water Villa is 95 m² and the pool version 151 m², for ₹60,200 more on three September nights. The Beach Villa is 99 m² and ₹25,100 above the Over Water Villa, so here the water is the cheaper side.
- January to April is the peak and September the buy. The same Over Water Villa is ₹345,600 for three nights from 8 January 2027 against ₹260,800 in September, settling back to ₹260,400 from 11 April.
Off the dropdown, and we will book any of it. Half Board Plus at US$130 per adult per night, or Dine Around All Inclusive at US$130, US$170 between 8 January and 10 April 2027. Both need three nights and are free for under-twelves.
Also October 2027, where three nights over the water is ₹293,800, and the two family rooms: the 129 m² Beach Family Villa and the 184 m² Two Bedroom Beach Villa with Private Pool.
Who this isn't for
Anyone landing at Velana after 15:00. Seaplanes run 06:00 to 16:00 and there is no transfer after that, so a late arrival costs you a night in Malé. Going home has its own constraint: the seaplane only meets flights leaving from 09:00, and the last one off the island is mid-afternoon.
Snorkellers who want coral above all. The reef is a short swim from the pool-villa pier and the sharks and rays are reliable, but the coral is good rather than exceptional and still being regrown.
Anyone travelling 24 December to 7 January. Those dates sit outside these prices and carry compulsory dinners of US$225 an adult on Christmas Eve and US$500 an adult on New Year's Eve, with a five-night minimum.
Before you book
- Travel runs to 31 October 2027. These prices do not combine with the early booking or long stay offers. Honeymoon and anniversary amenities do stack, both on four nights or more.
- A third guest is priced on top. An extra adult is US$966 across the three nights to 31 October 2026 and US$1,031 after, then US$147 or US$162 a night. A child of 2 to 11.99 is US$391 and US$12 a night beyond, which is green tax and nothing else.
- Cancellation has no middle step. Free until fifteen days out and then the whole stay, tightening to thirty days from January to April. Leaving early is charged in full.
- The seaplane is a wait, not a hop. Allow two to three hours in the lounge before it leaves. Baggage is 20 kg checked and 5 kg hand.
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