RustyC

I haven't been but have come very close to going, doing the research, etc. I think your typical visitor is staying somewhere other than Male island and books the hotel and then works with the hotel to figure out the transportation. Places I looked at were in the Male atolls. The hotel transfer wasn't cheap ($50-75 each way) and wasn't included at the price point I was looking at, but then just about any lodging in the country has to have arrangements to get to/from the airport in Male unless it's something really, really exclusive. People tend to go to their resort for the castaway experience and stay put unil it's time to go.

I s'pose it's possible to try to go around independently, but it didn't sound like it was well set up for that.