This was my first trip to Maldives, and I only had a day free in Male. I learnt about Secret Paradise here on TripAdvisor and found lots of day trip options on the website. The proprietor Ruth was quick to respond to my emails and provided lots of detail about the excursions. I ended up booking the “Two Boat Dives” scuba diving trip for the morning, and the “Come Dine With Us” dinner in a local family house for the evening.
A friendly guide met me at my hotel 5 minutes before the scheduled time and escorted me to the dive boat. The dive operators were very professional and I had a great time diving. In the evening, the same guide came back to the hotel to take me and a colleague by local ferry to the home of a Maldivian lady. She had cooked a delicious feast for us, and joined us and the guide for the meal. We had a chance to meet many of her family members and learn more about their lives. They made us feel very welcome in their home, and this excursion was a unique introduction to the cuisine and society of the Maldives.
Secret Paradise does lots of other tours, and I will be sure to try some of the others on subsequent trips.
Easily the best tour operator for Maldives. Prompt responses, good rates and excellent service. Would definitely recommend to anyone visiting Maldives.
We had a great time exploring the islands, and snorkeling, cruising at sunset and watching the whales. Our guides Kokko and Ub area awesome, they are polite and funny and they took good care of us. Thank you so much secret paradise for making our visit in Maldives memorable.
Secret Paradise arranged a four day programme for our family including a tour of Male, two dive/scuba trips, a fishing trip and a local island visit. All were fantastic experiences. Male is not the most picturesque of cities but the guide took us to the markets and other interesting landmarks which gave us a history of the place and most importantly included an ice cream stop.
The best was the diving/ snorkelling where we saw so many amazing fish and the turtles, dolphins and sharks mentioned! I would have liked to have been informed by the dive boat captain of the plan for the morning but I am guessing this is the laid back style of the Maldives and we went with the flow! They were brilliant with my kids who did their bubble maker/ intro to scuba while we were there. Finally the overnight stay at Maafushi was lovely, great guest house where they prepared an amazing evening meal for us and we swam with about 30 baby black tipped sharks!
The 3 days package with Secret Paradise is more than what we have expected. They made sure our tour is personalized and tailor-made according to our preference and budget. Ruth was very accommodating and our tour guide Kamy is so helpful, knowledgeable and patient with us. It was just unfortunate that the weather was terrible on our 3rd day so we didn’t go to picnic island and sand bank as planned but that is beyond their control. However, we still went snorkeling and seen the spectacular corals, had a hearty lunch in one island and went shopping for souvenirs on that day. The rain did not stop all the fun after all 🙂 I will definitely visit Maldives again and will get the services of Secret Paradise!
Myself and my family spent 3 days with some of the folks at Secret Paradise and we were thrilled with the experience and the professional and courteous service we received. They were always on time, very quick to reply to questions and went above and beyond to make sure we were well taken care of. I would highly recommend this company!
We are very happy about our excursion with Secret Paradise! Both Ruth and Kokko are SO professional and kind, we got more than what we expected! The price was worth the excursion and we felt everybody was really taking care of us! Totally satisfied with the service!
It was a good and stress free travel and adventure with these guys. They planned everything well for us. Even gave us a lift to our next destination. Highly recommended for first time travellers.
My friends and I decided to try a Discover Scuba dive for the first time while in the Maldives. I was lucky enough to google it and find Secret Paradise. Ruth, the lady who I was dealing with was such a pleasure to talk to, she was mostly professional and answered all my questions. Eventually, we did our Discover Dive and the it was an amazing experience, the instructors were very polite and friendly making us feel at home! It is surely a wonderful and reputable company which I recommend to anyone! When in Maldives, don’t hesitate to contact them! I am sure you will have a great time like we did!
I went scuba diving with Secret Paradise tours. The activity went great and the staff was amazing. They picked me up at my hotel’s lobby on time and from there went to the jetty where we took the boat to the diving spots. The support crew was very helpful with my gear and helped me quickly remember all the required things to know before diving, since although I’ve been diving for a long time, I hadn’t done it in the past 5 years. The selected spots were amazing and I got to see a lot of different fish types, sharks and sting rays. At the end of the diving tour, the dive master I went with, transferred me all the shots and videos he took while we were underwater, definitely a great memory to have!