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Rasdhoo in March
Great month: March is in the middle of the recommended season (December – April). Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (Kuda Eid) can fall this month.
The season runs to the end of April, next month. South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled usually starts in May, 2 months away.
3 days in Rasdhoo in March · from ₹29,220 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book March
Closures, crowds and rules at Rasdhoo this month.
Worth knowing
Last Boats Leave Mid-Afternoon
Shared speedboats to the outer islands leave the airport only once or twice a day, the last around 16:00; public ferries run a few days a week and not on Fridays. Land later and you sleep in Hulhumalé. Coming back, the boats arrive at the airport in the morning, so a flight home after about 12:00 is safest.
Heads up
Ramadan on the Local Islands
Ramadan runs from about 8 February to 9 March 2027. On local islands and in Malé cafes close by day (your guesthouse still serves you), shops open short hours, and ferry and speedboat times change. Don't eat, drink or smoke in public in daylight. Resorts carry on as normal.
What’s on in March
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr (Kuda Eid)2027: Ramadan about 8 Feb – 9 Mar; Eid al-Fitr about 10 Mar (set by moon sighting)
The month of fasting. On local islands and in Malé most cafes close from dawn to sunset (guesthouses still feed their guests), shops keep shorter hours, and ferry and speedboat times change. Don't eat, drink or smoke in public in daylight. Eid at the end is a three-day holiday of family feasts; boats and flights from Malé fill up. Resorts are unaffected.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹29,220 for two
- Room a night₹6,660
- Food a day, each₹2,106
Mid-range
₹59,378 for two
- Room a night₹11,410
- Food a day, each₹4,860
Luxury
₹1,21,046 for two
- Room a night₹19,020
- Food a day, each₹11,340
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), 58 km away
Then: Ferry · 1h 30m (Shared speedboat from the airport jetty)
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 March
Also in season this month.
- Ari Atoll Resorts · great month
- Dhigurah · great month
- Fulidhoo · great month
- Gulhi · great month
- Hulhumale · great month
- Lhaviyani Atoll Resorts · great month
- Maafushi · great month
- Male · great month
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