मालदीव: यात्रा से पहले क्या जानें
सबसे ज़रूरी
- All nationalities (except Israeli passports, banned since April 2025) get a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival with a confirmed hotel booking and return ticket.
- Complete the free IMUGA Traveller Declaration within 96 hours before arrival; only use imuga.immigration.gov.mv.
- Alcohol, pork and vapes cannot be brought in; alcohol is served only at resorts, liveaboards and some hotels—not on local islands.
- Anyone born on or after 1 Jan 2007 is banned from buying or using tobacco, including tourists (generational ban since Nov 2025).
- Dress modestly and use bikini beaches on local islands; Islam is the state religion.
प्रवेश और वीज़ा
Maldives grants a free 30-day tourist visa on arrival to all nationalities except holders of Israeli passports. You need a passport valid at least 1 month (airlines may require 6), a confirmed return ticket, a prepaid booking at a registered resort/hotel/guesthouse, sufficient funds and a completed IMUGA Traveller Declaration. Extensions are applied for via IMUGA.
ऑनलाइन आगमन फ़ॉर्म और अनुमतियाँ
- IMUGA Traveller Declaration ↗ अनिवार्य
Online within 96 hours before arrival · शुल्क: Free · All arriving travellers, each person including children; no departure declaration needed since Aug 2024.
पासपोर्ट की वैधता: At least 1 month beyond stay (many airlines require 6 months).
सीमा पर पूछा जा सकता है
- Show IMUGA QR code, hotel booking and return ticket.
- Resort transfers (speedboat/seaplane) are arranged by your resort—send flight details in advance; seaplanes don't fly after dark.
- Yellow fever certificate if arriving from a risk country.
सीमा शुल्क
- Prohibited: alcohol, pork and pork products, pornography, idols for worship, drugs and vapes/e-cigarettes.
- Vapes are confiscated at the airport (receipt given to reclaim on departure).
- Tobacco allowance: 200 cigarettes or 25 cigars or 250 g tobacco (only for those born before 2007).
- Bibles for personal use are allowed; religious material for distribution is not.
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पैसे
लगभग हर जगह कार्ड से भुगतान होता है. कार्ड लगभग हर जगह चलते हैं.
भुगतान नेटवर्क: Visa, Mastercard, Amex
Apple Pay — डेटा नहीं · Google Pay — डेटा नहीं
पैसे कहाँ बदलें
- At resorts you rarely need cash—bills are charged to the room in USD
- On local islands pay in USD or change at Bank of Maldives branches in Malé
कहाँ न बदलें
- Exchanging large amounts into rufiyaa (hard to change back abroad)
- Unofficial changers in Malé
एटीएम: ATMs are in Malé, Hulhumalé, the airport and larger local islands (Bank of Maldives); none on most resort islands.
टिप: Resorts and hotels add a 10% service charge plus 17% T-GST; additional tips for butlers, room attendants and dive guides (often USD 10–20 per day or per stay) are customary.
- US dollars are accepted almost everywhere; bring clean small USD notes for tips.
- Green tax is charged per person per night (USD 12 at resorts, USD 6 at small guesthouses from 2025) and usually added to the bill.
- Russian-issued Visa/Mastercard cards do not work abroad; prepay the resort or bring cash.
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नियम और प्रतिबंध
प्रतिबंधित
- Alcohol on local (inhabited) islands—only at resorts, liveaboards and licensed hotels.
- Vapes/e-cigarettes: import, use and possession banned for everyone.
- Tobacco for anyone born on or after 1 Jan 2007 (fine MVR 5,000 for vaping).
- Public worship of non-Islamic religions and proselytising.
- Nudity and topless sunbathing, including at resorts.
- Removing coral, shells or turtle products; fishing or touching marine life in protected areas.
- Drones without Civil Aviation Authority permission.
कानून जो पर्यटक अनजाने में तोड़ते हैं
- On local islands wear modest clothing and swim in bikini only at designated tourist beaches.
- Same-sex sexual acts are illegal.
- Public displays of affection on local islands are frowned upon.
- During Ramadan avoid eating and drinking in public on local islands in daylight.
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संस्कृति और पहनावा
धर्म: Sunni Islam is the state religion; citizens are by law Muslim (practically 100%).
पहनावा: Resorts: anything goes except nudity. Local islands and Malé: cover shoulders and knees; bikinis only on designated bikini beaches. Mosques: modest clothing, women cover hair; non-Muslims may visit only some mosques outside prayer times.
शिष्टाचार
- Ask before photographing locals.
- Friday is the weekly holy day; many shops close during prayers.
- Use the right hand for giving and eating.
- Respect marine life: don't stand on coral or feed fish.
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मौसम
Hot all year (27–31°C, water ~28°C). Dry north-east monsoon (Iruvai) Dec–Apr with calm seas and best visibility; wetter south-west monsoon (Halhangu) May–Nov with showers, wind and better surf; manta and whale shark seasons vary by atoll.
महीने के हिसाब से
- जनवरी: Dry, sunny; peak season
- फ़रवरी: Driest month; calm seas
- मार्च: Dry, hot; excellent diving
- अप्रैल: Hot; transition month
- मई: SW monsoon begins; rainier
- जून: Wet, windy; good surf, low prices
- जुलाई: Showers; mantas on west sides
- अगस्त: Showers; surf season
- सितंबर: Changeable; Hanifaru mantas (Baa)
- अक्टूबर: Wet; low season
- नवंबर: Transition; rains easing
- दिसंबर: Dry season returns; festive peak
सबसे अच्छा मौसम: January to April for sunshine and calm seas; May–October for surfing and lower prices.
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क्या ले जाएँ
- Plug adapter (types D, G, often universal sockets at resorts; 230V)
- Reef-safe sunscreen, rash guard and hat
- Snorkel mask (resorts lend, but fit matters)
- Modest clothes covering shoulders and knees for local islands and Malé
- Small USD notes for tips
- Motion-sickness tablets for speedboats
- Waterproof phone pouch
क्या न ले जाएँ / लाना मना है
- Alcohol (confiscated at customs)
- Pork products
- Vapes and e-cigarettes
- Religious idols or material for distribution
- Drones without CAA permission
काम की जानकारी
प्लग: Types D and G (resorts often have universal sockets); 230V 50Hz
पानी: Resorts provide desalinated/filtered drinking water; on local islands drink bottled or filtered water.
यातायात: बाईं ओर चलता है
मोबाइल और eSIM: Dhiraagu and Ooredoo tourist SIMs at Velana airport; resort Wi-Fi varies.
ऐप्स: WhatsApp, Maldivian (domestic flights), Windy, Google Maps
स्वास्थ्य: Healthcare beyond Malé is limited; resorts have a doctor or nurse, serious cases need transfer to Malé or abroad. Dengue occurs. Divers: Maldives has hyperbaric chambers but plan for no-fly time.
बीमा: Not required for entry; strongly recommended including diving and evacuation (seaplane/air ambulance is very expensive).
आपातकाल: Police 119; Ambulance 102; Fire 118; Coast Guard 191
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