Hanifaru Transit Inn

Hanifaru Transit Inn is a family run guesthouse with 4 rooms. It is rated as 3 star but the service, attention to care, meals and excursions were 5 star! We originally planned on staying 3 nights but ended up staying 6. We were treated like royalty in every way. The rooms were impeccably clean and the meals were delicious! We ending up eating every meal there because the meals were so good. We came to Dharavandhoo with the hope of seeing a large number of mantas in the Hanifaru Bay Area. We went on two excursions and saw 5-10 Mantas and the one time we were fortunate to snorkel with 100+ dolphins. We also did the sunset dolphin cruise and saw 100’s of dolphins swimming and breaching the water. We went fishing and then they barbecued the fish for us and it was a delicious meal. After our sixth night we decided to go Explore Maalhos Island. The next day Baasim contacted us and asked if we were interested in going on another excursion because it was predicted that the super full moon had brought in multiple whale sharks and 80+ mantas. They came and picked us up with their boat (which is a beautiful boat) and we headed out, along with another couple. Baasim and Basshar did an amazing job of fulfilling a dream! We snorkelled with 3 whale sharks and over 100 mantas. It was truly an amazing experience that we will never forget. We didn’t bring our underwater cameras with us this trip, but Baasim captured the experiences in amazing form. Baasim shared all the GoPro video clips with us from our adventures and then we were able to create some videos from them. We are so grateful to everyone at Hanifaru Transit inn for an amazing experience! We highly recommend them for accommodations, meals, excursions and ensuring that you have a great time on your holiday in the Maldives!! Baasim, we will always remember you and how you showed us your underwater world! Shukuriyyaa!!