So now it's almost time, in January 2025 we'll be visiting the beautiful Maledivian Island Kuramathi again. As a reminder, our last stay in paradise was nearly 5 years ago. Anyone who reads about Kuramathi on the Internet will hardly be able to imagine that this relatively small island in the middle of the Indian Ocean can accommodate 860 guests and that over 1,000 employees ensure their well-being in the background.

Of course everything looks even more impressive from the air and you immediately start dreaming when you see the turquoise water. However, it should not go unmentioned that the environment is massively affected by all the overwater bungalows that most tourists like.

Overwater Bungalows near the Sandbank at the western part of Kuramathi Island

With a width of only 330 meters and a length of 1.8 kilometers, Kuramathi is already one of the 6 largest islands in the Maldives. What's also amazing is that there are an incredible 21 restaurants/bars on this small island!

The Beach Bungalow (cheapest room category on Kuramathi) costs $10,430.00 including full board without flights (accommodation only). If you book including basic all-inclusive, it will cost $13,913. And if you choose Select All-Inclusive, it's $16,860, all for 2 people and 14 nights.

The two-bedroom beach house costs $18,565 for 14 nights and 2 people Select All-Inclusive.

If you book the Thundi Water Villa with pool, these 14 nights without flights cost $20,933 all-inclusive.

And all these prices are only calculated for 2 people in January 2025. If you take your child/children with you, it will be correspondingly more expensive. And flights in Premium Economy quickly add another $2,100 per person. With three of us, as in our case, it quickly becomes $30,000 for a two-week stay. So it's not an extremely cheap pleasure. Many of my friends are shocked when they heard how much such a 2-week trip costs these days, but they obviously don't take into account that all other vacations to any destination these days also cost a lot of money. And if you look at the fact that some of the 400 bungalows on Kuramathi are fully booked six months in advance, there are apparently enough tourists who are more than willing to pay the price for this middle-class island (Kuramathi "only" has 4 stars).