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Who flew from Sri Lanka to the Maldives?
Good evening everyone! We were ripe to fly to Ceylon in January :-) Well, since we will be there, in the immediate vicinity of the sensational paradise Maldives, I want to see, fly for 2-3 days. Anyone with experience please share. Interested in the financial side of the issue and where, how best to book a flight, book Colombo-Male-Colombo tickets at home or already take on the spot? And, in general, is it worth doing it? How about spending more on tours? We want to take an inexpensive three-ruble note, go to Kandy, Bot. Garden, reserve, Sigiriya and Galle. I don’t know, just be 1 hour 20 minutes from the Maldives and not visit ... What do you say?
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My husband and I also thought so last year, but after calculating the cost of a trip for three days, we decided that it was too expensive. The flight is cheap, but then the question arose - where to live. If you book a decent hotel on the atolls, then you get a lot of extra costs - a transfer there from Male (and this is a decent amount for two), plus two nights there at the hotel, plus food, excursions. Then they thought of staying in Male, but it turned out that the Muslim population lives there, there is not even a beach where Europeans can swim - as we were told, the locals love to break glass and mix it with sand on the beach because of their dislike for tourists. In general, we decided that the flies are separate, and the cutlets are separate, we will go to the Maldives on a separate tour. But in Sri Lanka in hotels there are representatives of tour companies that sell tours to the Maldives, I don’t know what and how, but I think if you really want to, you can use their services.
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answered 11 years ago
Thanks for the detailed and prompt response! I also calculated a decent amount of accommodation and at least with diving and fishing on a boat .. It turned out for the money a mini-vacation in Prague or Vienna)))))))))))) So we will go to Lanka for now, and there we'll wait and see :-) And how was your vacation, was it a success?
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answered 11 years ago
Yes, and eating there, as it turned out, is not very cheap ... After all, almost everything is driven, hence the pricing policy ...
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answered 11 years ago
If you plan in advance, it is better to choose not such a peak month as January, prices are just space. Consider October - November or March - April, during these periods there are free nights in hotels, for example, you pay for 5 - you live 7, etc. and a hotel in the Maldives is better to look at 4 *.
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answered 11 years ago
Lina23S, thanks for the good advice, we ourselves understand that the days off in January require a certain overpayment, but this is how it turns out at work :-(
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answered 11 years ago
We rested in Lanka just fine, yesterday even my husband got nostalgic and said that we should return :) True, not until the next New Year - now we are waiting for replenishment :)
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answered 11 years ago
We are happy for you! :-) and we shot back last year, so we can already fly away to rest!)))))
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answered 11 years ago
I also had the first thought, if I'm in Sri Lanka, why not fly to the Maldives? The tour operator was honest, any whim for my money, but he said, it’s not worth it, in terms of show that you were in the Maldives, it’s one thing, but relaxing there for a couple of days is completely different. Better that money (flight, accommodation in the Maldives spend on good excursions in Sri Lanka) We stayed for the first time in Sri Lanka-20 days, an ind.tour-traveled it up and down, a year later we went again for 2 weeks, didn’t walk, overlooked. There is no desire to go to the Maltiva. mentioning Sri Lanka, I’m ready to pack my bags and fly out in five minutes. For excursions, I highly recommend Sigiriya, Nuwara Eliya and Kandy. big turtles in the ocean near the shore, for this I flew the second time.
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answered 11 years ago
Oh how great!!! I hope we will soon join the club of lovers and connoisseurs of Sri Lanka! With me review and photo!
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answered 11 years ago
In the Maldives, a really expensive transfer from Male to the desired island. Those islands that are not far from Male do not give such a feeling of uninhabited islands, and on distant ones you will lose at least half a day one way. It is better to fly to the Maldives separately, I advise you to choose distant islands, often hotels in such islands provide a transfer for free, and this is a lot.
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answered 11 years ago
There is a saying that if you chase two hares, you will not catch one. Have a full rest this year in Sri Lanka, and next time you will fully do it in the Maldives.
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answered 11 years ago
Marina530, I didn’t even think about such subtleties, well, a hottie is a terrible thing)))). So, we will watch Ceylon, Otherwise everything will turn out at a gallop, there will be no sense. Thank you all for your help and advice!!!
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answered 11 years ago
I used to ask this question too. Research on the Internet has shown that there are very good PACKAGE offers to the Maldives with a departure from Colombo from Sri Lankan agencies! Much cheaper than self-booking hotels and tickets. Unfortunately, I no longer remember specific sites, but if there is such a desire, then you can find it.
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answered 11 years ago
We will be on the spot, we will orient ourselves :-) now at least I have an idea what and how, thanks again to everyone!
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answered 11 years ago
Hello! We are planning a vacation in early September ... while we stopped at ShL, I will not hide, I also wanted to visit the Maldives for a couple of days ... but after reading your correspondence, I changed my mind! Thank you! Apparently 16-20 days on ShL and cheaper and more varied. I wanted to ask for feedback and opinions. Who had a rest and in what hotels? What is the best way to plan a vacation - where to start and how to finish better? We are going with my husband, he will become one at the end of August!!! I read a lot of negative things about local hotels, I would not want to overpay, but 5 * can turn out to be 3 *.
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answered 11 years ago
Good afternoon, I live in Sri Lanka, and I can help with organizing a budget holiday to the Maldives, as it is really a big temptation, being an hour from the Maldives in the summer and not going there, many were stopped by the price, but it is really possible to visit for little money on these paradise islands, who are interested, write [email protected] or call +94770272610
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