Trip Planning

Best time to visit, budgets, visas, transfers & more.

Plan your Maldives or Sri Lanka trip with practical guides on timing, budgets, visas, transfers, and more.

Beach Villa or Water Villa in the Maldives?

How to choose, what to check and when to book both.

Maldives Resort Transfers: Seaplane, Speedboat or Domestic Flight

A practical guide to arrival times, costs, baggage and transfers for 65 resorts and hotels, with the questions to settle before booking your flights.

Sri Lanka and the Maldives: How to Combine Both in One Trip

A practical guide to combining Sri Lanka and the Maldives in one trip: flight times, visas, the best time to go, and a realistic itinerary.

Planning a Maldives Trip: Visas, Flights and Money by Country

A source-verified guide to visas, flights, payments and timing for travellers from China, Russia, India, the UK, Germany, Italy and the US.

Family-Friendly Resorts in the Maldives: A Verified Facilities Guide

Compare verified kids clubs, pools, babysitting, medical care and family benefits across 50+ Maldives resorts.

Best Time to Visit the Maldives: A UK Traveller's Guide to Winter 2026/27

Comparing October half term, Christmas and New Year, and February half term for a Maldives holiday, with real weather data, crowd levels and value for UK travellers.

TUI vs Kuoni vs Tailor-Made: How to Book Your Maldives Holiday

TUI, Virgin Holidays and BA Holidays sell fixed packages. Kuoni leans more personal. Here's how each actually works, and how a tailor-made specialist differs.