Convert OnceTipping · 🇲🇻
Tipping in Maldives
Customary: 10%. A 10% service charge is on every resort bill by law. Extra is optional.
At restaurants
What is customary: Service is usually already on the bill
Worked example
On a MVR500.00 bill, 10% is MVR50.00, so you would hand over MVR550.00.
Tour guides
On a “free” walking tour, the tip is the fare: about MVR200.00 per person.
On a paid tour, 10% of the price on top.
Resorts pool tips for the staff. Your room attendant and dive guide are the ones tipped directly.
The money
Maldives uses the Maldivian Rufiyaa (MVR). Today 1 USD is 15.4498 MVR.
Tipping in other countries
Customs vary by region, by venue and over time. Use your judgement and your eyes.