So now a negative test result is required when arriving in the Maldives. The result needs to be less than 72h "old" prior to the departure to the Maldives. This will apply for arrivals as of September 10.
They are also allowing again "split stays" but I just emailed the Ministry of Tourism and here is what they responded:
Greetings from the Maldives!
Please be informed that as per the current guidelines split stay and as
well as relocation of tourists are not allowed in GENERAL circumstances.
However, under following conditions guests may split bookings. Tourists
may be allowed to travel between two resorts, provided that the
following conditions are fulfilled. The split stay guidelines have been
shared with the resorts and they are to comply with these accordingly.
1.The two resorts do not have reported cases of COVID-19 OR
2.COVID-19 cases exist on the resort however, these are small number of
imported isolated cases or cases which have occurred within a family or
a group of people staying together.
3.There should be no active cases of COVID-19 among the workers or staff
of the resorts. If a case has been reported in a staff, travel will be
permitted only if no further cases are detected among staff for 28 days
after the last case.
4.In a resort where a case of COVID-19 has been detected, HPA (Health
Protection Agency) will determine the status of the resort with regard
to safety of travel to and from the resort after doing the necessary
epidemiological investigations and after assessing the public health
measures taken on the resort (i.e. contact tracing has been completed,
patients isolated and contacts quarantined)
5.In the case of a resort which has been declared as having ongoing
transmission OR community spread of COVID-19, travel of tourists from
the resort to other resorts will be restricted until 28 days from the
time the last case was detected.
6.Tourists must undergo an exit screening prior to travel from the
resort. This is to ensure that a symptomatic person or a person in
quarantine does not exit the resort and travel. The exit screening
questionnaire should document any history of fever or respiratory
symptoms.
7.Tourists are not allowed to travel from a resort to a tourist vessels.
(and vice-versa)
Please note that the above procedures for split stay shall be carried
out BY THE RESORT, with the Ministry of Tourism. Provided all these
guidelines are complied with and the resort follows the procedures,
there shall be no issues in your transfer. It is required that the
resort submits all necessary documents 24-48 hours prior to your
transfer.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further inquiries!
Thank you.
Not exactly a walk in the park
I wanted to stay 2-3 nights after my diving cruise trip but I guess it will be for next time.