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Ukulhas in January
Great month: January is in the middle of the recommended season (December – April).
The season runs to the end of April, 3 months away. South-West Monsoon: Rough Seas, Boats Cancelled usually starts in May, 4 months away.
3 days in Ukulhas in January · from ₹30,994 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book January
Closures, crowds and rules at Ukulhas 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.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹30,994 for two
- Room a night₹7,130
- Food a day, each₹2,223
Mid-range
₹63,180 for two
- Room a night₹12,360
- Food a day, each₹5,130
Luxury
₹1,29,233 for two
- Room a night₹20,920
- Food a day, each₹11,970
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), 72 km away
Then: Ferry · 1h 54m (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 January
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
Nearby in Ari & Rasdhoo Atolls:
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Ukulhas in January, day by day, priced for your group.