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A Vahmaafushi experience

Overwater Dining Experience

Coming soon. Private sunset dining with 90 minutes on the platform, two courses and return shuttle. USD 150 for 2 guests, plus USD 50 per additional guest, up to 8.

Price
USD 150 · dining package for 2 guests; each additional guest USD 50
Guests
Approved capacity: maximum 8 guests. USD 150 for 2 guests, USD 200 for 3 and USD 250 for 4.
Duration
90 minutes on the platform; check-in and shuttle travel are additional.
Session times
Sunset session; exact reporting, departure and safe return times require confirmation. UTC+5.
Return transfers
Planned covered return shuttle from Maafushi with staff-assisted boarding.
Availability
Coming soon. Operating release, shuttle and boarding arrangements remain to be confirmed.

Dining rates: 2 guests USD 150; 3 guests USD 200; 4 guests USD 250. Each additional guest: USD 50, up to the approved maximum of 8 guests. Photography is a separate product.

Highlights

  • Dine privately beneath the open sky on a five-sided platform, with each side measuring 12 ft.
  • Enjoy a choice of main and dessert for each guest, plus a welcome mocktail and water.
  • Travel from Maafushi in the designated covered shuttle and board with staff assistance.
  • Take in the sunset with comfortable seating and secured LED table styling.
  • Make it your own with optional photos, celebration cake, seafood, styling or a separate zipline ride.

Full description

Coming soon. Bookings open after operating release, shuttle and boarding arrangements are confirmed. The dining price is USD 150 for 2 guests, USD 200 for 3 and USD 250 for 4, with USD 50 for each additional guest and an approved maximum of 8 guests. Photography is a separate product and is not included in dining. Choose your preferred sunset date and tell Reservations your…See moreSee less

Coming soon. Bookings open after operating release, shuttle and boarding arrangements are confirmed.

The dining price is USD 150 for 2 guests, USD 200 for 3 and USD 250 for 4, with USD 50 for each additional guest and an approved maximum of 8 guests. Photography is a separate product and is not included in dining.

Choose your preferred sunset date and tell Reservations your guest count, meal selections, allergies and any occasion details. The team confirms the price, availability, Maafushi meeting point, shuttle departure and planned return time before payment.

At check-in, your host and marine crew explain the shuttle and platform transfer, fit the required life jackets and help you board the covered circular craft. On arrival, staff assist guests one at a time across the designated landing. The platform is separate from land and remains open to sky.

Settle into your private dining space for a welcome mocktail, main course and dessert. Enjoy the sunset for 90 minutes on the platform. The host monitors conditions throughout; the crew brings everyone back to Maafushi by the confirmed safe return time.

Includes

  • Included: Private use of the open-sky floating platform for 90 minutes
  • Included: One selected main and one dessert per guest
  • Included: A welcome mocktail, drinking water and secured LED table styling
  • Included: Return covered shuttle from Maafushi, safety briefing and assisted boarding
  • Not included: Photography, additional guests beyond the base two, cake, seafood upgrades, occasion styling, zipline rides and other services unless separately booked. Each additional dining guest is USD 50, with a maximum of 8 guests.

Not suitable for

  • Guests who cannot safely board the shuttle or transfer to the platform under the approved assistance method. Please discuss mobility needs before payment so the team can assess options.
  • Guests unwilling to wear the required life jacket during transfer or follow the marine crew and host instructions. Children need a responsible adult and must meet the approved eligibility policy.

Meeting point

Maafushi meeting point confirmed with your booking

Maafushi, Maldives

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Reservations confirms the Maafushi meeting point, reporting time, shuttle departure and return plan with your booking. Please arrive at the time shown on your confirmation; late arrival may mean the craft cannot wait for the sunset return window.

Important information

Not allowed

  • Swimming or entering the water from the platform, climbing or leaning on edges or removable posts, or entering the boarding area without staff instruction.
  • Standing while the shuttle is moving, jumping between shuttle and platform, or using its central table or canopy posts as handholds.
  • Open-flame candles, loose decorations or unauthorized equipment on the platform. Follow staff directions on seating and photography.

Know before you go

  • Coming soon: no dates or payments are accepted until operating release, shuttle and boarding arrangements are confirmed.
  • The approved dining price is USD 150 for 2 guests, USD 200 for 3 guests and USD 250 for 4 guests. Each guest beyond the base two adds USD 50. The approved maximum capacity is 8 guests.
  • The dining package includes 90 minutes on the platform, one main and one dessert per guest, a welcome mocktail, water, LED table styling and the covered return shuttle. Check-in and travel are additional.
  • Overwater Platform dining and Overwater Moments photography are separate products. Dining does not include photography; the photography session does not include dinner. Each has its own duration and session times.
  • Life jackets are required during transfer. Remain seated while the craft moves, board one at a time with crew assistance and follow the host and skipper throughout. No guest water entry, leaning on edges or open flames are permitted.
  • Tell the team about allergies, children and mobility or boarding needs. Child eligibility and assistance arrangements must be confirmed before booking opens.
  • Other optional extras and their full payable totals are confirmed before booking; any separate zipline booking has its own current price, eligibility and terms.

Optional upgrades

Overwater Moments photography is a separate product with its own session time, media choices and price. Book it separately; photography is not included in the dining package. Celebration cake, seafood main, occasion styling and a zipline ride are separately arranged and quoted. Any zipline booking has its own confirmed operator price and eligibility rules.

Refund policy

Reservations provides the applicable cancellation, reschedule and no-show terms before payment and repeats them in your confirmation.

If Vahmaafushi cancels because of unsafe weather or marine conditions, choose an approved new date or the refund offered under the published booking policy.

Changes to guest count, menu or add-ons depend on availability and may change the payable total.

A separately booked zipline ride follows its own terms and eligibility rules.

Pet policy

Pet access to the shuttle and platform must be checked with Reservations in advance. Bring a pet only if the team expressly confirms that the trip and transfer can accommodate it.

Emergency contact

Tell your host or skipper immediately if you need urgent help. The team carries the current emergency contacts and follows its marine response plan.

Itinerary

  1. Welcome and check-in

    Meet your host at the confirmed Maafushi meeting point. Reconfirm guest count, meal choices, allergies and departure and return instructions.

  2. Safety briefing and covered shuttle

    Fit the required life jacket and follow the crew's instructions. Travel to the platform and board one at a time with staff assistance.

  3. Private sunset dinner

    90 minutes on the platform

    Enjoy a welcome mocktail, selected main course and dessert during 90 minutes of private platform time.

  4. Return to Maafushi

    The team assists you back into the shuttle and returns before the confirmed visibility cutoff. Check-in and travel time are additional to the 90-minute dinner.