§ How DhiTrips works
Discover. Book. Arrive.
Three steps. No marketing theatre. Every step shows what's actually happening — the price, the cancellation policy, the transfer reality — before you commit.
01 Discover the directory of every licensed property.
Every Maldives Ministry of Tourism-registered property is in the DhiTrips directory — that's 1,394 of them. Some are bookable on DhiTrips today; some are directory-listed, with the operator still to claim their record. Every result tells you which it is — no fake "book now" buttons over properties we can't actually sell.
- •Search by dates, atoll, party size, or natural language.
- •Filter by property type (guesthouse, homestay, hotel, resort, liveaboard), dietary capability, alcohol policy, accessibility.
- •Directory entries show what the MoT registry says about each property — name, classification, room count, location — even before the operator has claimed it.
02 Book at the all-in price, with the cancellation policy on the page.
The price you see is the price you pay. TGST and Green Tax are itemised on the breakdown — not hidden behind "+taxes at checkout". Cancellation policy is on the property page, on the cart, and on the confirmation email. No dark patterns; no fake scarcity.
- •All-in pricing: room rate + TGST + Green Tax + service charge (where it applies), in your selected currency.
- •Cancellation policy is named on the rate plan you pick — free, graduated, or non-refundable. See /cancellation-policies for the catalogue.
- •Local Maldives payments via BML, or international cards via gateway. Bank transfer accepted for properties that prefer it.
03 Arrive with the transfer planned.
The Maldives has 1,200 km of ocean between the northernmost and southernmost atolls. Getting to your stay is its own thing. Every property page has a transfer summary — speedboat, seaplane, or domestic flight — and we ask for your international flight arrival time so the transfer slot lines up.
- •Speedboat (under 2 hours, shared schedule, fare confirmed at booking) for nearby atolls.
- •Seaplane (daylight-only, operated by TMA or Manta Air) for resort-cluster atolls.
- •Domestic flight + boat for the far-north and far-south atolls.
- •IMUGA arrival declaration is required — we explain it at /imuga.
§ Read next
- Getting to the Maldives — the multi-segment transfer reality.
- IMUGA — the arrival declaration you need to submit.
- TGST and Green Tax — what the taxes are and how they're charged.
- Maldives travel guide — atoll-by-atoll context.
- Cancellation policies — the catalogue with worked examples.
- About DhiTrips — who runs the platform, where the office is.