🌴 Maldives on a Budget: 8 Days for Just ¥2544!

📱 Essentials (Free/Cheap!) ✔ SIM Card: Free at airport (*but $40 top-up required – skip it! Use hotel Wi-Fi*). ✔ Maps: Google Maps (download offline!). ✔ Taxi: Avas Ride app (fixed prices, no scams!). ✔ Booking: Agoda/Booking.com/Qunar for cheap stays. ✔ Translation: Google Translate (+ basic English works!). 💰 Money Tips Exchange USD → MVR at Bank of Maldives (1:15 rate) or ATM (¥50 fee). Pro tip: Haggle at Male Fish Market – tuna for half price! 🐟 ⛴️ Transport (Total: ¥70!) Public ferries: Airport ↔ Male: ¥15 Male ↔ Maafushi: ¥22 Fulidhoo ↔ Maafushi: ¥11 Maafushi ↔ Gulhi: ¥22 ⚠️ Ferries don’t run daily – check schedules! 🏡 Accommodation (Total: ¥1457.5 for 2 pax!) Maafushi: Bishu Villa (¥355/night, breakfast included) 👍 Green Vista Maafushi (¥289/night, breakfast) 👍 Fulidhoo: Bougainvillea Inn (¥512/night, breakfast) 👍 Male: Nap Corner (¥204, capsule hotel) 🤿 Must-Do Tour (¥550!) Nurse Sharks + Shipwreck Snorkeling: Dolphins 🐬, shark swimming 🦈, sandbank, ray feeding, lunch + photos! Ends in Fulidhoo – no extra ferry cost! 🍽️ Food (¥500 Total) Mix of local eateries + self-cooked meals (tuna ftw!). 💡 Pro Tips ✔ Split room costs – find a travel buddy! ✔ Ferry schedules > everything (or get stranded!). ✔ Fulidhoo = hidden gem (rays at the shore!). #MaldivesForLess #BudgetTravel #IslandLife 🏝️