Aerial view of Thoddoo: palm forest, white-sand beach and turquoise lagoon

Thoddoo Island · Maldives

A small guesthouse, three minutes from a very big lagoon.

Air-conditioned double rooms from $50 a night on Thoddoo — a local farming island with one of the finest beaches in the Maldives.

The island

Thoddoo is a farming island that happens to have a postcard beach.

Most of the island grows papaya and watermelon; the rest is palm forest, a quiet village, and a long white-sand tourist beach where bikinis are welcome. No resorts, no crowds — just island life.

3 min

Walk to the beach

The guesthouse sits on the village edge, a short shaded walk from the tourist beach and house reef.

1h 15m

From Malé airport

Speedboat twice daily, seaplane on Thursdays & Saturdays, or the slow local ferry.

$50

Double room per night

Local-island prices for the same lagoon the resorts charge ten times more to look at.

Palm-lined sandy path through Thoddoo's fruit farms — The farm path across the island — papaya on both sides

Aerial view of Thoddoo beach meeting the turquoise lagoon — The beach at the end of it

White double room with king-size bed, rolled towels and garden view

Semi-open bathroom with rain shower under a skylight

View from the bed to the private garden terrace

The room

Simple, white, cold when you want it to be.

Every room is an air-conditioned double with a king-size bed and its own bathroom under the sky. Breakfast in the garden courtyard is included.

$50per night · two guests · breakfast & 17% T-GST included

Green Tax (USD 6 per person per night) is collected at check-in — a Maldives government tax, not included in room rates.

King-size bed & air conditioning
Private bathroom with open-sky shower
Garden terrace outside your door
Fast Wi-Fi throughout

Check dates

At the table

The kitchen is ten steps from your door.

Breakfast comes with the room and is served in the garden courtyard. The rest of the day the kitchen cooks to order — Maldivian tuna and coconut, Indonesian fried rice and noodles, or a plate of grilled chicken after a morning in the water. The juice list reads like the island’s crop report: papaya, watermelon, pineapple, orange.

$5breakfast is included with your room · mains from $6 · fresh juice $7

Full menu & prices Breakfast, mains, sides and drinks — from USD 2

Breakfast

Dish	Details	Price
Continental	Eggs, toast with butter and jam, fruit, and juice, coffee or tea	$5
Pancakes	Two banana pancakes with honey or syrup, fresh fruit, and a drink	$5
French toast	With honey or syrup and fresh fruit, and a drink	$5
Maldivian	Tuna & coconut salad with tortilla bread, and a drink	$6

Mains

Dish	Details	Price
Grilled chicken & rice	Grilled chicken, steamed rice and steamed vegetables	$10
Spaghetti	Creamy white sauce with chicken, or bolognese with beef	$8
Fried rice	Indonesian style, with egg and tuna or chicken, and vegetables	$6
Noodles	Indonesian style fried noodles, with egg and tuna or chicken	$6

Sides & snacks

Sandwiches (tuna / cheese)		$6
Soup (tomato / chicken)		$5
Mixed omelette		$4
French fries		$4
Green salad		$6
Fruit platter		$6
Ice cream (chocolate / vanilla)		$5

Fresh juice

Orange		$7
Pineapple		$7
Papaya		$7
Watermelon		$7

Drinks

Bottled water		$2
Coffee		$2
Hot or iced tea		$2
Sodas (Coke, Sprite, Bitter Lemon)		$2

Prices are in US dollars and include applicable taxes.
Breakfast is included in every room rate; the dishes above are the à la carte menu.
Thoddoo is an inhabited local island, so no alcohol is served or sold anywhere on it.
Tell us about allergies or anything you cannot eat and the kitchen will work around it.

Snorkeler swimming beside a hawksbill turtle in clear shallow water

White sandbank surrounded by turquoise water, with a beach umbrella

In the water

Turtles, sharks, sandbanks — the commute is five minutes by boat.

We run small-group excursions daily: turtle and nurse-shark snorkeling, sandbank picnics, manta trips in season, and night fishing with the crew. Gear included, guides local.

$25+per person · turtle snorkeling from $25 · half-day adventure $60 · whale shark $150

Ask about trips

Whale shark trip

$150 ~9 h · from 06:45

An ocean voyage in search of the gentle giant, with manta snorkeling and a stop at a local island.

Includes: snorkeling gear, lunch & water, underwater video

Half-day adventure

$60 ~6 h · from 06:15

The quintessential Maldives morning: snorkel with manta rays and nurse sharks, then unwind on a sandbank.

Includes: snorkeling gear, sandbank visit, light snacks, drone & underwater video

Luxury resort day visit

$150 ~7 h · from 11:00

A full day pass at an exclusive resort — pools, beach and facilities for the day.

Includes: return boat transfer, buffet lunch, unlimited drinks (alcohol included), beach towels

All excursions & prices Snorkeling, fishing and watersports — from USD 25 per person

Snorkeling & island trips

Activity	Details	Price
Turtle snorkeling	With sea turtles, underwater video included (~1 h)	$25
Reef snorkeling	Guided tour of the coral gardens	$30
Night snorkeling	Nocturnal marine life after dark	$40
Dolphin cruise	Scenic boat trip to find wild dolphin pods	$45
Sandbank & fish feeding	Sandbank retreat with interactive fish feeding	$60
Full-day excursion	Multi-stop island tour, all day	$150
Drone photo / video	Aerial footage around Thoddoo	$25

Fishing & watersports

Activity	Details	Price
Night fishing + dinner	Traditional line fishing (~2 h) and your catch, grilled	$45 pp
Morning fishing	Calm-water bottom line fishing at dawn	$50 pp
Octopus hunting	Guided traditional hunt on the shallow reef	$50 pp
Big game fishing	Deep-sea trolling for tuna, wahoo and sailfish	$400 / boat
Drone video add-on	Aerial shoot during your sandbank excursion	+$10

All prices are final and include applicable taxes.
Boat trips depend on the ocean and weather — they may be rescheduled or refunded.
Mantas, whale sharks and turtles are wild animals; sightings are never guaranteed.
Children 0–5 free · 6–10 half price · 11+ full rate. On fishing trips children pay the full rate.
Please book in advance at reception.

Avi Guesthouse entrance: white walls, cactus garden and timber bench under a blue sky

Getting here

Land in Malé by lunch, swim before sunset.

Three ways across the water — however you arrive, we book the seats, confirm the times, and meet you at the Thoddoo jetty. It’s a five-minute walk from there to this door.

$35speedboat, per person one way · seaplane $90 · ferry ~$10

Where is Thoddoo? 69 km north-west of Velana International Airport — see it on the map

Maldives

The ferry calls at Rasdhoo and Ukulhas on the way

Base map: Ziansh / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 — adapted; schematic, not for navigation

Ferry timetable — route 303 Thoddoo ↔ Malé via Rasdhoo & Ukulhas · about USD 10

Coming to Thoddoo? Take the Monday or Thursday ferry — Malé 9:00, Thoddoo 16:20. Going back to Malé, travel Sunday or Wednesday — Thoddoo 6:30, Malé 14:10.

Monday & Thursday — Malé → Thoddoo

Departs			Arrives
8:15	Hulhumalé	→	8:40	Malé
9:00	Malé	→	12:10	Rasdhoo
12:15	Rasdhoo	→	13:05	Ukulhas
14:00	Ukulhas	→	14:50	Rasdhoo
15:10	Rasdhoo	→	16:20	Thoddoo

Sunday & Wednesday — Thoddoo → Malé

Departs			Arrives
6:30	Thoddoo	→	7:40	Rasdhoo
7:45	Rasdhoo	→	8:35	Ukulhas
9:45	Ukulhas	→	10:35	Rasdhoo
11:00	Rasdhoo	→	14:10	Malé
14:20	Malé	→	15:00	Hulhumalé

Saturday & Tuesday — Thoddoo ↔ Rasdhoo only

Departs			Arrives
6:30	Thoddoo	→	8:10	Rasdhoo
15:10	Rasdhoo	→	16:20	Thoddoo

Public ferry, route 303. These are the published times and can change — we confirm your crossing before you travel. Source: MTCC ferry schedules (CFN Ferry — All Atolls).

Speedboat

USD 35 per person, one way

Daily from Malé Airport at 10:00 & 16:00, returns from Thoddoo at 6:45 & 13:00. About 1h 15m.

Seaplane

USD 90 per person, one way

Thursdays & Saturdays: Malé 15:45 → Thoddoo 16:15, return 16:30 → 17:00. A 30-minute scenic flight, 20 kg baggage.

Local ferry

About USD 10

To Thoddoo: Mon & Thu, Malé 9:00 → 16:20. To Malé: Sun & Wed, Thoddoo 6:30 → 14:10. Via Rasdhoo & Ukulhas — the slow, scenic, local way.

Couple walking the palm-lined farm path across Thoddoo

Special offers

Package · best for first-timers

5-Night Island Getaway

$600 per person · two sharing · full board

5 nights / 6 days
Full board — all meals
Return speedboat transfers
Four guided experiences

What is included

Return speedboat transfers, Velana airport / Malé ↔ Thoddoo
Half-day ocean adventure — manta rays, nurse sharks, sandbank
Rasdhoo coral reef snorkeling
Island fruit farm tour
Private beach dinner under the stars

Travelling solo? A private single room adds USD 150.

Enquire about the package

Long stay

Ten unhurried nights, $999 for two.

Room and three meals a day for ten days — nothing scheduled. Transfers and excursions are booked separately as you go, so the days stay yours.

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