Honeymoon · Maldives
Maldives Overwater Escape
Five nights in one overwater villa, with a guided reef snorkel, a sandbank picnic, a couples spa treatment and a private dinner on the beach.
- Duration
- 5 nights
- Guide price
- from $7,400 pp
- Best time
- Dec–Apr
Most days hold one planned experience and plenty of unplanned hours around it. If you’re weighing the wetter months, our guide to when to visit the Maldives explains what changes.
The itinerary
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival on Your Island
You are met in Malé for the transfer to your island: a seaplane flight over the atolls, the first highlight of the trip, or a speedboat if the resort is close by. At the villa, your first swim is straight off the deck.
Day 2
The House Reef
A guide takes you out on the house reef, where turtles and rays are regular sightings. Go back on your own after lunch, now that you know where to look.
Day 3
A Sandbank of Your Own
A boat drops the two of you on a sandbank with a shaded picnic lunch and collects you later in the afternoon.
Day 4
Spa and a Sunset Dhoni
Your couples treatment is in a spa pavilion built out over the lagoon. Late in the day, board a traditional dhoni as the sun lowers over the Indian Ocean, and keep watch for dolphins in the wake.
Day 5
Last Full Day
Nothing is booked until evening, on purpose. Swim from the deck, take a paddleboard out or visit a nearby local island. For your final night, dinner is set up for the two of you on the beach.
Day 6
Back to Malé
The seaplane or speedboat returns you to Malé, with your international flight booked late enough that the connection isn't a race.
Want it a little different?
Swap the overwater villa for a beach villa if you're bringing children, add nights to split the stay between two islands, or move the dates into manta season.