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Raa Atoll Resorts in November
Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (December – April). Manta season at Hanifaru Bay can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
The season opens in December, next month. South-West Monsoon: Seaplanes Held in Storms usually starts in May, 6 months away.
4 days in Raa Atoll Resorts in November · from ₹1,69,253 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book November
Closures, crowds and rules at Raa Atoll Resorts this month.
Worth knowing
Seaplanes Fly in Daylight Only
Seaplanes fly only in daylight, with the last departures from Malé around 16:00. If your flight lands later, sleep in Hulhumalé or Malé and fly to the resort in the morning, or ask the resort for a domestic flight and speedboat instead, which run after dark. On the way home, the morning seaplane suits flights leaving after about 14:00.
What’s on in November
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Manta season at Hanifaru Bay
From June to November, when the south-west monsoon pushes plankton into Hanifaru Bay, manta rays (sometimes over a hundred at once) and whale sharks gather to feed, most of all from July to October around the new and full moons. Snorkel only, in groups with a licensed guide and a token (US$30); resorts in Baa, and some in Raa, run the trips.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 4 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹1,69,253 for two
- Room a night₹38,040
- Food a day, each₹5,187
Mid-range
₹3,47,004 for two
- Room a night₹74,180
- Food a day, each₹11,970
Luxury
₹8,17,841 for two
- Room a night₹1,75,940
- Food a day, each₹27,930
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for the Maldives yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Male (MLE), 169 km away
Then: Flight · 2h 6m (Seaplane (Trans Maldivian), between the airport and the resort)
Flights from India: from 8 cities, one way from ₹9,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
Visa on arrival for up to 30 days
- Within 96 hours before you land, fill in the free IMUGA traveller declaration at imuga.immigration.gov.mv (one per traveller) and save the QR code. Nothing is needed to leave: the departure declaration was dropped in August 2024.
- At immigration in Malé, show your passport, your confirmed resort, hotel or guesthouse booking for the whole stay, and your return ticket: you are given a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival. No visa is needed in advance.
- Don't pack alcohol, pork products or idols for worship: customs prohibits them, and alcohol is held at the airport until you leave.
- The departure tax (US$50 in economy) is already in your air fare; there is nothing to pay at the airport.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page (most airlines ask for this); Confirmed booking at a resort, hotel or registered guesthouse for every night; Confirmed return or onward ticket out of the Maldives; IMUGA traveller declaration QR code; Enough money for the stay (a card or cash in US dollars).
Free for every nationality, but immigration can refuse entry without a booking at a registered place to stay: an Airbnb or a friend's address without one is not enough. Re-checked in October 2026 from news and guide summaries, as the official site could not be opened: confirm on immigration.gov.mv before you fly.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in the Maldives in November
Nearby in Northern Resort Atolls (Baa, Raa, Lhaviyani):
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