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The Maldives sketch score jumped nine points to 74 today, while US and Canadian advisories remain at level 2 due to global dengue and measles risks.
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Maldives
The real score
The breakdown
See it from your perspective
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The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Don't do this
Laws that jail tourists
Severe drug penalties
Importing or possessing drugs carries severe penalties including life imprisonment and the death penalty.
Alcohol and intoxication restrictions
Possession or consumption of alcohol and being intoxicated are prohibited outside of resorts and liveaboards.
Religious and social restrictions
Same-sex relations, blasphemy, criticism of Islam, and proselytizing by non-Muslims are illegal.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Global Dengue
- • Global Measles
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •Dial toll-free number 1478 or (+960) 9790070 to contact the tourist police at anytime for information or assistance.
- •Most visitors to the Maldives stay in “resort hotels” where crime levels are relatively low.
- •The sea around the Maldives can have strong tidal currents and a number of tourists drown every year. You should always take local advice before entering the sea.
- •Maldives has very strong anti-drugs laws.
- •Same-sex relations are illegal and convicted offenders could face lengthy prison sentences and fines.
- •Cases of sexual harassment are not rare in Maldives. Solo female should be vigilant.
Staying healthy
- •Health facilities are established in each inhabited island with island level primary health centres, followed by a higher level of health facilities and speciality care hospitals at the atol…
- •There are no serious problems with diseases in the Maldives.
- •Most of the problems come from diving or sun-related injuries.
- •Lots of the resorts have their own doctor or nurse and most are within easy reach of the decompression chambers.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
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The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
D / G / J / K / L · 230V
Driving side
left
Emergency
police: 911 / ambulance: 911 / fire: 911
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