If you’re looking for an affordable and unforgettable experience of Maldives, you cannot look past Akiri Surf Retreat… it ticks all of the budget Maldives holiday boxes whether you are a surfer or not. A modern three-room guesthouse located on the stunning Thulusdhoo Island, Akiri Surf Retreat is the main of three properties. Akiri Grand & Akiri Residences are also situated at Thulusdhoo Island. Guests can enjoy their daily meals at the main property Akiri Surf Retreat.

You can expect great service and wonderful personalised local hospitality as the experienced Akiri staff have resort backgrounds & will take care of your every tropical vacation need. Akiri Surf Retreat offers a range of complimentary services for guests including free breakfast, complimentary WiFi throughout the properties, free surf guide assistance, in-room expresso machines & free bicycle rental. Akiri Surf Retreat welcomes everyone, including couples, honeymooners, solo travellers, families, divers & surfers to Thulusdhoo Island.

One of the advantages of staying at Akiri Surf Retreat is that the property is one of two hotels on the island that has their own excursions speedboat, meaning it is easy for guests to arrange their daily activities, excursions and surf transfers. Guests have the pleasure of joining the daily scheduled surfing transfers, snorkelling excursions & water sports trips (booked within your package or pay as you go). The Akiri team have an exclusive what’s app excursions group to update guests daily. Spend the morning at a picturesque sandbank island, snorkel Thulusdhoo Island’s Coral Garden – home to resident sea turtles & reef sharks, join the fish factory & nurse shark snorkelling trip, go fishing, or purchase a day pass to a nearby Maldives resort.

Thulusdhoo Island is Maldives’ most popular surfing destination. Thulusdhoo is home to two of the Maldives’ most consistent surf breaks, ‘Cokes’ (a barrelling right hand wave best for experienced surfers) and ‘Chickens’ (a long left-hander wave suitable for beginners & advanced surfers. Surfers can expect direct access to ‘Cokes’ surf break from the island and a short 5-minute $10 return boat ride to ‘Chickens.’ Thulusdhoo Island is in close proximity to other nearby surf breaks, including Ninjas, Jails, Sultans & Honkeys where the Akiri Surf Guide will accompany you each surfing session & will advise you each night on the predicted surf forecast for the following day. The experienced Akiri surf guide can arrange all your surfing transfers for you and will assist you with the daily surf forecast. Maldives Surf Photographer is also available at an added cost to capture all of your best surfing moments & assist with surfing requirements.