A Maldives all-inclusive vacation bundles your villa, meals, and a selection of drinks into one rate. The headline price almost never includes the seaplane or speedboat transfer to the resort, the 27 to 29 percent tax stack the Maldives layers on every booking, premium dining, or excursions like diving and spa.
For a US couple in 2026, a real all-in 7-night Standard All-Inclusive vacation runs roughly $8,000 to $11,000 from East Coast gateways once flights, transfers, and tax are added. Premium All-Inclusive runs $13,000 to $22,000. Luxury water-villa stays start at $26,000 and climb fast.
The page below shows you what’s actually inside a Maldives all-inclusive package, what the resort will bill you separately for, and how to read a quote so the headline number matches the final number.
Four common Maldives all-inclusive package configurations for US couples and families in 2026. Prices below are land-only ranges (resort + meal plan + return transfer + 17% TGST + $12 per person per night Green Tax + 10% service charge). Final rates depend on travel dates, room category, live availability, and current resort offers, and are confirmed at quote stage. Add round-trip economy airfare from a major US gateway: roughly $2,400 to $3,800 for two adults.
$5,500 to $7,500land-only • 2 adults • 7 nights
Best for couples landing late from the US who want speedboat-arrival certainty without seaplane premiums.
Get this quote on WhatsApp$11,000 to $13,500land-only • 2 adults • 7 nights
Best for honeymooners and food-and-drink-focused couples wanting a true Premium AI inventory.
Get this quote on WhatsApp$16,000 to $22,000land-only • 2 adults • 7 nights
Best for milestone trips, anniversaries, and honeymoons within 6 to 12 months of the wedding.
Get this quote on WhatsApp$8,000 to $10,500land-only • 2 adults + 2 children • 7 nights
Best for families with children aged 4 to 12 who want all meals, drinks, and activities sorted upfront.
Get this quote on WhatsAppAll pricing is indicative for 2026. Final quotes depend on travel dates, room category, transfer routing, live availability, and current resort offers. Children’s rates vary per resort.
Compare the four configurations side by side:
| Package | Transfer | Villa | AI plan | 7-night land-only* | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard AI Speedboat Escape | Speedboat (15 to 60 min) | Beach Villa | Standard AI | $5,500 to $7,500 | Couples, late US arrivals |
| Premium AI Seaplane Beach Villa | Seaplane (25 to 45 min) | Beach Villa | Premium AI | $11,000 to $13,500 | Honeymoons, food-focused couples |
| Premium AI Water Villa with Pool | Seaplane (25 to 45 min) | Water Villa with pool | Premium AI | $16,000 to $22,000 | Milestone trips, anniversaries |
| Family AI Speedboat Stay | Speedboat (15 to 60 min) | Family Beach Villa | Standard AI (kids’ meals usually included) | $8,000 to $10,500 (2A+2C) | Families with kids 4 to 12 |
*For 2 adults unless noted. Add round-trip economy airfare for two from a major US gateway: $2,400 to $3,800.
An all-inclusive plan in the Maldives consolidates your meals and drinks into the room rate. It usually does not consolidate your transfer, your taxes, or your excursions. That gap is what catches first-time US travelers off guard.
The Maldives is private-island geography. Each resort sits on its own coral island, sometimes the size of a New York City block, sometimes 80 acres. You can’t walk off and find a $12 lunch. The food, the wine, the soda, the spa products, and the snorkel fins all arrive by boat from Male or by ship from Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Dubai.
That import logistics chain is why a single Coca-Cola at a 5-star resort can run $5 to $8, a domestic beer $9 to $12, a basic cocktail $20 to $30, and a Champagne flute $35 to $45. A buffet lunch a la carte runs $60 to $90 per person; a fine-dining dinner runs $120 to $250 before drinks. Two people on a 7-night stay paying a la carte for everything can spend $4,500 on food and beverage alone.
An all-inclusive package consolidates that risk into one number, but only the items the resort lists on its inclusion sheet. The phrase “all-inclusive” doesn’t carry a fixed legal meaning here. One resort’s Standard AI gives you a buffet and house wine. Another resort’s Premium AI gives you four a la carte restaurants, premium spirits, a stocked minibar, daily snorkeling trips, and a spa treatment per stay. Same two words. Different products.
Read the inclusion sheet before you book. The label does very little work.
Maldives resorts publish their rates against six meal-plan tiers. Most US travelers have only heard of the first one and the last one. Here’s how all six actually work.
| Plan | Usually includes | Usually extra | Best fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bed & Breakfast (BB) | Breakfast only | Lunch, dinner, all drinks, activities | Active travelers eating off-resort or at local islands nearby |
| Half Board (HB) | Breakfast and dinner at the main restaurant | Lunch, drinks, snacks, activities | Light eaters, non-drinkers, flexible budgets |
| Full Board (FB) | Breakfast, lunch, and dinner | Drinks, premium dining, activities | Families, longer stays, low alcohol consumption |
| Standard All-Inclusive | Three meals plus selected house alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, snacks | Premium spirits, champagne, fine wines, a la carte specialty restaurants, spa, diving, motorized water sports | Couples who drink moderately, mid-range stays |
| Premium All-Inclusive | Dine-around access at multiple restaurants, premium spirits, daily-restocked minibar, often one excursion or one spa treatment | Diving, premium spa packages, private dining, motorized water sports | Honeymooners, food and drink-focused travelers, longer stays |
| Soft All-Inclusive | Three meals plus soft drinks, juices, mocktails (no alcohol) | Alcohol, spa, diving, excursions | Non-drinking guests, families with no alcohol need, religious requirements |
Two practical notes on this table. First, “Standard All-Inclusive” and “Premium All-Inclusive” are the most slippery labels. Each resort defines them differently. OZEN Life Maadhoo’s Indulgence plan, Lily Beach’s Platinum plan, Sun Siyam Iru Fushi’s Signature Premium plan, and Soneva’s Unlimited plan are all “Premium AI” by name, but they cover wildly different inventories. The Soneva Unlimited plan covers seven restaurants, vintage wines, daily spa access, and laundry. A standard 4-star Premium AI covers two extra restaurants and a daily minibar restock. Both are sold as “Premium AI.”
Second, Soft AI is genuinely useful and underused. If you don’t drink alcohol, a Soft AI plan at a resort that publishes one usually beats a full-priced Standard AI by $200 to $400 per couple per week. If your resort doesn’t publish Soft AI, full board with cash for soft drinks usually beats Standard AI for non-drinkers too. We cover this in detail on the all-inclusive for non-drinkers page.
Where this page fits. This guide focuses on Maldives all-inclusive vacation packages for US travelers, including flights, transfers, taxes, and how to read a package quote end to end. For a deeper guide to all-inclusive resort styles, plan-by-plan inclusion comparisons, and traveler-specific advice, see the full Maldives all-inclusive holidays guide.
A Standard All-Inclusive plan at most 4 and 5-star Maldives resorts covers the following items as part of the daily rate. Premium AI plans add to this list. Resort-by-resort variation is real, so verify the inclusion sheet before you sign.
Premium AI plans add some combination of: dine-around credit at a la carte specialty restaurants, premium spirits and a wider wine list, one or two complimentary excursions per stay (sunset cruise, dolphin cruise, or sandbank trip), one spa treatment per stay, and sometimes one introductory dive.
The all-inclusive clock starts at check-in, not at landing. If your US flight reaches Velana International Airport (MLE) after 16:00 and you’ve booked a seaplane resort, you can’t connect to the resort that day. Seaplanes are daylight-only, with last departures often at 15:30 for distant atolls. You’ll overnight at Hulhule Island Hotel near the airport ($250 to $400 per night), which is not on the all-inclusive plan. We cover the airport-to-resort logic in detail on the flying to the Maldives from the USA guide.
This is the section most aggregator pages skip. It’s also the section that explains why a $2,199 teaser package from a US OTA can become a $7,500 final invoice. Here’s what the resort almost always bills you separately for, even on Premium AI.
This is the single biggest hidden line item. Almost no online package quote includes it by default.
For two adults, the round-trip transfer line item alone runs $400 to $1,800 depending on resort distance.
Three separate charges layer on top of the resort’s base rate:
Stacked together, this layer adds roughly 27 to 29 percent on top of the room rate. On a $4,000 base resort cost for two, you’re paying an extra $1,100 to $1,160 in tax and service. Some package quotes include this. Most don’t. Always ask whether the quote you’re looking at is “tax-inclusive” or “plus tax.”
Champagne, vintage wines, single-malt whiskies, premium gins, and signature cocktails sit outside Standard AI almost everywhere. Some Premium AI plans extend the list, but high-end bottles are usually surcharged. A bottle of Veuve Clicquot at most resort bars runs $180 to $250.
Most resorts offer a buffet plus two to seven a la carte restaurants. Standard AI usually limits you to the buffet. Premium AI usually opens up a la carte access through a dine-around credit (one or two restaurants per stay) or a daily allowance (one appetizer, one main, one dessert). Stays of 5 nights or longer often unlock additional dine-around meals as a length-of-stay perk.
Premium AI plans sometimes include one excursion per stay. Beyond that, you’re paying a la carte.
Standard AI rarely includes spa. Premium AI sometimes includes one 30 or 60-minute treatment per stay. Beyond that, a single 60-minute massage runs $150 to $250 at 4-star resorts and $250 to $400 at 5-star resorts. The ultra-Premium tiers (Soneva Unlimited, Kudadoo Private Island) include spa with no per-treatment charge, which is part of why their headline rates are so high.
Almost always surcharged. A private beach dinner setup runs $180 to $400 per couple plus the food. In-villa dining adds a 10 to 15 percent service fee on top of the menu price.
OTA “all-inclusive” packages from the US sometimes bundle airfare. Direct package quotes from Maldives agencies usually quote land-only and let you book flights separately. Either approach can work. We’ll cover the choice in detail in the next section.
Mental math for any AI quote you see online: add 27 to 29 percent for tax and service, plus $400 to $1,800 for return transfer, plus $200 to $400 per person for whichever excursions or dives you actually want. The real all-in number is usually 50 to 80 percent above the OTA teaser.
The cleanest way to read these worked examples is in two layers. The land-only layer is what HolidayVibe quotes from Male: room, meal plan, return transfer, taxes, and service charge. The with-airfare layer adds round-trip economy flights for two from a major US gateway. We separate them because most US travelers have a preferred carrier or points strategy and want flight control left in their hands.
All three examples are 7 nights for two adults. These are planning examples based on realistic 2026 public-market and resort-package ranges. Final rates depend on travel dates, live availability, room category, meal plan, transfer type, and offer validity.
Resort tier: 4-star or strong 4.5-star, North or South Male Atoll, 30 to 60-minute speedboat transfer. Examples in this band: Sun Siyam Olhuveli, OBLU NATURE Helengeli, Adaaran Club Rannalhi, Cinnamon Dhonveli, Centara Ras Fushi, VARU by Atmosphere.
Add round-trip economy airfare from JFK, MIA, or IAD: roughly $2,400 to $3,200 for two adults. With-airfare total: $8,100 to $8,900.
Resort tier: strong 5-star, mid-range atoll, 25 to 45-minute seaplane transfer. Examples in this band: Lily Beach Resort & Spa (Platinum Plan), Sun Siyam Iru Fushi (Signature Premium), Constance Moofushi (All-Inclusive), Cora Cora Maldives (Gourmet Premium AI), LUX South Ari Atoll, Emerald Maldives.
Add round-trip economy airfare from major US gateway: roughly $2,400 to $3,200 for two adults. With-airfare total: $13,900 to $14,700.
Resort tier: 5-star and luxury, water villa with private plunge pool, top-tier inclusion list. Examples in this band: Soneva Jani (Unlimited), Soneva Fushi (Unlimited), Anantara Kihavah, Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi, Niyama Private Islands, Kudadoo Private Island.
Add round-trip airfare for two adults: $2,400 (economy) to $12,000 (premium economy or business). With-airfare total: $32,800 to $42,400+.
These are planning brackets, not quotes. Final cost depends on dates, atoll, room category, transfer type, and which AI tier the resort offers. Want a quick first pass on your own numbers? Estimate your all-inclusive Maldives cost with the HolidayVibe estimator, then send your dates and we’ll quote the all-in number.
Get a real all-in quoteAll-inclusive math is personal. The plan pays back when the items you’d actually buy a la carte cost more than the plan supplement. It loses money when you’re buying access to drinks and experiences you don’t use. Here’s how it tends to break down by traveler type.
Standard AI usually wins on a 5 to 7-night stay if you have wine with dinner, a few cocktails, and water and soft drinks through the day. The plan supplement of $80 to $140 per person per night beats paying $25 to $40 per cocktail at the bar.
Half board or full board often beats Standard AI by $200 to $400 per couple per week. If the resort publishes Soft AI, that splits the difference. See all-inclusive for non-drinkers.
Premium AI plus the resort’s honeymoon perk stack (cake, sparkling wine, candlelit dinner, decorated villa) usually delivers the best value. Provide a marriage certificate within 6 to 12 months of the wedding date. See honeymoon all-inclusive options.
Worth checking whether kids’ meals are included before assuming AI pays back. Some resorts include children under 12 free on parents’ AI; others charge half rate; others charge full rate. Verify per resort. See family all-inclusive options.
AI rarely covers diving. If you’re planning 5+ dives, book a dive package separately and put the rest of the trip on Half Board or Full Board. Saves real money.
Only the ultra-Premium tiers (Soneva Unlimited, Kudadoo, JOALI BEING) include unlimited spa as part of AI. At standard 5-star resorts, daily spa adds up faster than any AI plan can recoup.
Two more notes worth flagging. Stays of 3 nights rarely pay back any AI plan unless it’s a true ultra-Premium plan, because the per-night supplement scales linearly while many included perks (one excursion, one spa treatment, free dine-around) are once-per-stay. And if you’re combining the Maldives with Sri Lanka, Dubai, or Singapore, AI usually only makes sense on the Maldives leg, since those gateway cities have walkable food scenes and AI doesn’t apply there. See the multi-centre Maldives holidays hub for combo planning.
For a deeper side-by-side, the legacy all-inclusive vs half board and all-inclusive vs full board guides cover the per-night break-even math by traveler type.
The resort choice drives almost every other variable: transfer type, AI tier available, atoll, kids-policy, and whether honeymoon perks apply. We organize Maldives all-inclusive resorts into four practical clusters when we quote US clients.
These resorts sit in North or South Male Atoll, 15 to 60 minutes by speedboat from MLE. Speedboats run day and night, which means a late US arrival doesn’t cost you a transit night at Hulhule. AI plans here range from budget Standard to genuinely strong Premium.
If your US flight schedule means you’ll land in Male after 16:00, this list is where to focus. Check if your seaplane transfer works with your arrival time using the HolidayVibe seaplane checker before you commit to a seaplane resort.
These resorts are usually 25 to 50 minutes by seaplane from MLE, or a domestic flight plus speedboat for the more distant atolls. Pack the day’s flight to land before 14:30 in Male if you want a same-day seaplane connection. AI plans here are mostly proper Premium with dine-around access, premium spirits, and one or more inclusions per stay.
These resorts have proper kids’ clubs, family villa configurations, and AI plans that include children’s meals on a sliding scale. Always verify child policy at the time of quote, because some sub-islands within a resort group are adults-only.
These resorts publish AI plans where the inclusion sheet runs three pages and the per-night rate runs $2,500 to $5,000+. Here, “all-inclusive” actually means everything: spa, diving, fine dining, vintage wines, in-villa dining, laundry, and excursions.
One nuance worth flagging: some resort groups include both adults-only and family islands. Verify the specific island before booking. As an example, OBLU SELECT Lobigili is adults-only despite sitting within a multi-island family-leaning group. Lily Beach has a Turtle Kids Club and is family-friendly despite a couples-vibe reputation. We verify child policy at quote time, every time.
Whether you’re looking at an OTA package, a US travel agent quote, or a direct Maldives agency quote, the same fields drive the final number. The difference between a useful quote and a misleading quote is usually whether these fields are visible.
| Field | What to verify |
|---|---|
| Stay between | The exact arrival and departure window the rate applies to. Festive periods (Christmas, Chinese New Year, Easter) carry supplements. |
| Book before | The deadline for the rate. Early-bird windows usually 6 to 12 months ahead carry the best Premium AI free-upgrade promos. |
| Subject to availability | Most package rates are quoted subject to live availability. Confirm whether the agency is holding inventory or pricing on request. |
| Meal plan | BB / HB / FB / Standard AI / Premium AI / Soft AI. Confirm exactly which one is in the rate. Get the inclusion sheet. |
| Room category | Beach Villa, Pool Villa, Sunset Water Villa, Lagoon Villa. The category drives the rate more than the meal plan does. |
| Transfer included | Verify in writing whether return speedboat, seaplane, or domestic flight + speedboat is in the price. If silent, assume excluded. |
| For 2 adults | Most rates are quoted for 2 adults sharing. Children’s rates are usually a separate line on the quote. |
| Additional nights | The per-night rate for extending the stay. Useful if you want to add nights after the package window. |
| Taxes included | Confirm 17% TGST, $12 per person per night Green Tax, and 10% service charge are either included or quoted as additional. |
| Honeymoon perks | Cake, sparkling wine, candlelit dinner, room decoration, sometimes spa credit. Usually free with marriage certificate within 6 to 12 months. |
| Flight inclusion | Land-only or with airfare. If with airfare, verify the carrier, cabin, baggage allowance, and routing. |
| Cancellation terms | Most resort packages have a tiered cancellation schedule. Verify the deadlines. |
If a quote you’re reading is silent on any of these fields, it’s not a comparable quote. Ask for the missing fields before you compare it against another offer.
Maldives weather runs on two monsoon cycles, called locally Iruvai (the dry, northeast monsoon) and Hulhangu (the wet, southwest monsoon). All-inclusive rates follow the cycles closely.
Iruvai dry season runs December through April. Skies are clear, lagoons stay glass-flat, and humidity drops. AI rates climb 30 to 40 percent above shoulder-season pricing. Christmas, New Year, and Chinese New Year are peak-of-peak with festive supplements running $150 to $400 per person per night layered on top of the room rate. Easter is similar. Minimum-stay rules of 5 to 7 nights apply at most resorts during these windows.
Hulhangu wet season runs May through November. Showers come in tropical bursts (15 to 90 minutes) and skies clear afterward. Storm risk is mostly limited to August and September. AI rates drop 25 to 40 percent. Free-night promos, AI plan upgrades, and honeymoon perks are most generous in this window.
The sweet spots for value-without-sacrifice: late April, October, and the first half of November. Weather is mostly stable, AI rates are 15 to 25 percent below peak, and free-upgrade promos still apply at many resorts.
Book the AI early-bird windows. The Premium AI free-upgrade promos (Half Board upgraded to Standard AI free, or Standard AI upgraded to Premium AI free) are usually published 6 to 12 months before the travel window. Booking inside 60 days of travel rarely captures these.
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Yes for couples who drink moderately, eat at multiple restaurants, and stay 5 to 7 nights. The plan supplement of $80 to $140 per person per night easily beats paying $25 to $40 per cocktail and $90 per buffet lunch. It’s not worth it for non-drinking couples (where Half Board or Soft AI usually wins by $200 to $400 per couple per week), short stays under 4 nights, or active divers who need a separate dive package.
Three daily meals at the buffet restaurant, selected house alcoholic drinks (wine, beer, basic spirits, a short cocktail menu), non-alcoholic drinks, snacks, in-villa minibar, snorkeling gear and house-reef access, non-motorized water sports, kids’ club at family resorts, Wi-Fi, evening entertainment, and use of the gym. Premium plans add dine-around access at a la carte restaurants, premium spirits, daily minibar restocks, and usually one excursion or spa treatment per stay.
The most common exclusions are: airport-to-resort transfer (seaplane, speedboat, or domestic flight); the 17 percent TGST, $12 per person per night Green Tax, and 10 percent service charge unless the quote is explicitly tax-inclusive; premium spirits, champagne, and fine wines; a la carte specialty restaurants beyond the dine-around credit; spa treatments; diving; motorized water sports; most excursions; in-villa dining and beach dinners; and international flights. The bill-shock items typically add $1,500 to $4,000 per couple on top of the AI rate.
Sometimes, sometimes not. US OTA packages (Expedia, Travelocity, Great Value Vacations) often bundle flights with the resort. Direct quotes from Maldives travel agencies usually quote land-only and let you choose your own flights. Land-only is often cleaner because most US travelers have a preferred carrier or points strategy. Round-trip economy from JFK, MIA, or IAD via Doha, Dubai, or Istanbul typically runs $2,400 to $3,200 per couple. From LAX or SFO it’s $2,800 to $3,800.
Almost never on OTA package rates. Usually yes on direct agency quotes from Maldives operators, but always verify in writing. Round-trip speedboat for two adults runs $400 to $600 (close-in resorts) or $700 to $900 (mid-distance). Round-trip seaplane runs $1,200 to $1,800 for two via Trans Maldivian Airways, Manta Air, or Maldivian. Domestic flight plus speedboat for distant atolls runs $1,000 to $1,800 for two. If the package quote is silent on transfer, assume excluded and add this line item yourself.
For 7 nights in 2026: a mid-range Standard AI vacation at a speedboat-accessible 4 to 4.5-star resort runs roughly $5,700 land-only or $8,000 to $9,000 with airfare from major US gateways. Premium AI at a 5-star seaplane resort runs $11,000 to $12,000 land-only or $13,800 to $14,700 with airfare. Luxury Premium AI in a water villa with private pool starts at $30,000 land-only and climbs past $40,000 with airfare. Final cost depends on dates, room category, and which AI tier the resort offers.
Standard AI usually covers buffet meals, house wine and beer, basic spirits, a short cocktail menu, soft drinks, and basic non-motorized water sports. Premium AI usually adds dine-around access at multiple a la carte restaurants, premium spirits, a wider wine list, daily-restocked minibar, and one or two complimentary inclusions per stay (an excursion, a spa treatment, or a dive). The price gap between the two is typically $80 to $200 per person per night. Premium AI pays back if you’ll use the dine-around and the included extras.
Yes, but Standard AI usually loses you money. Three options work better. First, ask whether the resort publishes a Soft AI plan (meals plus soft drinks, juices, and mocktails, no alcohol) at a discount to Standard AI. Second, book Half Board and pay cash for soft drinks and snacks. Third, book Full Board if you want lunch covered. For most non-drinking couples, Half Board or Soft AI saves $200 to $400 per couple per week vs. Standard AI. See our dedicated all-inclusive for non-drinkers guide.
Book 6 to 12 months ahead to capture the best AI rates and the free-upgrade promos (Half Board upgraded to Standard AI free, or Standard AI upgraded to Premium AI free). Late April, October, and early November are the value sweet spots, with stable weather and 15 to 25 percent off peak rates. December through March is peak Iruvai dry season with the highest prices. May through September is wet season with the steepest discounts but more rain risk, especially August and September.
Yes. Strong family AI options include Kandima Maldives, Meeru Island Resort, Sun Siyam Olhuveli, Anantara Dhigu, Centara Mirage Lagoon, Finolhu, Kuredu, and selected resorts in the Atmosphere group (verify per island, since some sub-properties are adults-only). Always confirm child policy and whether kids’ meals are included on the parents’ AI rate before booking, because resorts handle this differently. The HolidayVibe family Maldives vacation guide covers more options at the family vacation page.
Often not. The Maldives layers three charges on top of the room rate: 17 percent TGST (raised from 16 percent on 1 July 2025), $12 per person per night Green Tax (doubled from $6 in January 2025; small inhabited-island guesthouses with 50 or fewer rooms still charge $6, children under 2 are exempt), and 10 percent resort-imposed service charge. Stacked, this adds 27 to 29 percent on top of the base rate. Always confirm whether your quote is “tax-inclusive” or “plus tax.” On a $4,000 base, the difference is $1,100 to $1,160.
No. The Maldives is a Muslim country, and importing alcohol is prohibited under customs law. Any alcohol in your luggage will be confiscated at the airport on arrival and held until your departure. Alcohol is legal and freely available on resort islands and on tourist liveaboards, where the all-inclusive plan covers it. Local inhabited islands (where guesthouses operate) are dry. If you want a drink-inclusive vacation, book a resort, not a guesthouse.
Send your dates, number of travelers, drink preferences, and budget. We’ll compare Half Board, Full Board, and All-Inclusive options across speedboat and seaplane resorts, with transfers, taxes, and Green Tax already in the headline number.
Looking for deeper pages on specific scenarios? See the full Maldives all-inclusive holidays guide, the all-inclusive vs half board comparison, the all-inclusive vs full board breakdown, the broader Maldives vacation packages hub, and the Maldives vacation cost guide. To run quick numbers yourself, use the cost estimator and the seaplane checker. New US travelers should also read the Maldives vacation from the USA guide and the main Maldives vacation planning hub.