Visiting Maldives

Maldives
Currency
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Maldives uses the Rufiyaa.

Maldives
Electrical Outlets
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Maldives uses European, Indian-type, British, Swiss-type, Danish-type and Italian-type sockets. Their devices run on 230 Volts (50 Hertz).

Maldives
Drinking Water
Tap water is unsafe for consumption
Stick to sealed or boiling-hot drinks. Avoid ice or anything that may have touched tap water.

Maldives
Time Zone
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Maldives is in the Indian/Maldives time zone, or UTC+05:00.

Maldives
Tipping Culture
Tipping is not mandatory but appreciated
Tipping is officially not required in Maldives but it is always appreciated, and actually pretty common practice, even if a 10% service charge is normally added to the bill. It is fine to use U.S. Dollars in Maldives.

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