Our DISASTROUS Trip To The Maldives

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Today we bring you our final travel experience from last year (2023): our epic fail of a trip to a local island in The Maldives😅🏝️
We chose the island Dhigurah in the South Ari atoll for its ideal location for whale shark and manta ray snorkeling. Unfortunately, the universe had other plans for us...🙃
We’re Oskar🧔🏻 and Dan👱🏻‍♂️, and we believe that anyone regardless of who they are deserves to live their dreams! For the past nine years, we’ve continued pushing boundaries by traveling and living all across the world, including places like Uganda, Brunei, and Saudi Arabia. In 2022, we reached a huge milestone by visiting 100 countries and we’re now on a mission to keep sharing our journey and hopefully make the world a little more open, compassionate, and peaceful along the way❤️
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The Maldives was country 41🌍 (first visited in 2019)
Thank you for watching!🙏😍
0:00 Intro
0:38 Why Dhigurah Island?
1:14 Arriving in Malé
1:50 Checking in for domestic flight
2:18 Food court at the airport
2:32 The process to get to our hotel
3:27 Domestic terminal
4:20 First flight to Dharavandhoo
4:50 In-flight and how we fly first class
6:04 On the ground at DRV
6:24 Arriving at Maamigili Airport
6:54 Shuttle to harbor
7:31 Speed boat ride
8:15 Arriving on Dhigurah
8:34 Room tour
9:41 First (expensive) meal
10:11 Blow in our faces?
10:40 The reason we came to Dhigurah (whale sharks)
11:00 Waking up to rain
11:32 Heading out
11:55 How to prepare for a boat excursion
12:15 Unsuccessful whale shark tour
12:43 Recovering
13:26 Next day - more cancelations
13:55 Trying to stay positive
14:33 Is this a sign?
15:15 More context to how we booked (meal at another hotel)
17:20 The beach
20:02 The lagoon of misery
21:12 The sandbank
22:34 Exploring the town on the island
24:00 Reflections and conclusions
25:00 Our time at the resort after
25:29 Should you stay on a local island in The Maldives?
26:26 What's next?

[@OskarandDan]

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[@telamin1809]

@dan fyi "fishes" is also correct🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@604Jimmy]

The word "fish" can be used as both singular and plural when referring to multiple individuals of the same species. However, when referring to different species, "fishes" is used. For example, if you have three salmon, you would say "three fish." But if you have a salmon, a trout, and a bass, you would say "three fishes," as they are different species.

[@TravelMACLove]

Visit Andaman Nicobar Island or Lakshadweep Island in India ...........

[@thelosth9911]

Don't Go Maldives, Its a over rated tourism in a islamicc country destroying ocean life and nature

[@mohammadfazlehelahi4139]

which month it tour was?

[@bennett8535]

An American living in southern Sri Lanka here. I can confirm that the monsoon season normally ends in the second half of November, thus leading to "The Season" in time for the holidays. This year has been very strange though; the monsoons lasted about a month and half longer than usual. Here in Galle we had sunshine today, our first all-day "Season"-like day in the past couple of months. So I'm not surprised you guys had the weather that you did.

[@MichelleDiana]

I really like Galke❤️ 🤿🌴but Kandy is my favourite🥰 maybe because my grandparents lived there. But anyway it’s scary with climate change 🌧️☔️🌧️ and that sounds like a lot of rain 😢

[@ontheway172]

Gall is my favorite place i was live there more then 10 years. curruntly im living in kandy ❤

[@NadineS-my9tl]

​@@MichelleDianaClimate always changes

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Yeah, better enjoy the Maldives while you can. Islands like that are the most at risk from rising sea levels. All that hotel infrastructure might not be there in fifty year's time.

[@jonybeam21]

has done since the beginning of time.Nothing to do with the narrative that the globalists are pushing as one of there agendas that's nothing but a complete total scam and a great big fat lie@@NadineS-my9tl

[@mbirra]

Having been to the Maldives several times, always staying in 5-star resorts, my stay on a local island, Dhigurah has yours, was a completely different experience. Mine experience was so distinct from yours that, most likely, when I return to the Maldives, I won't opt for a resort again but rather for a local island!

[@miramar1504]

Which island did you choose?

[@mbirra]

@@miramar1504 Dhigurah

[@helenrushful]

You have to wonder looking at the Maldives, the shear level of development, some Islands just completely covered in high rises..... how sustainable is it ? What would happen if tourism dried up ? Crazy over development.

[@KabobHope]

Just one island is like that.

[@miarena111]

The capitol male is the only one like that and those are not even that high.

[@cwaddell171]

I went in 2017 and again last year. One island had developed a lot in that time. The biggest difference was they had actually made the island bigger (extending the bikini beach), and more multi story hotels were being built. I'm glad I went and saw it how it was the first time. Even on Maafushi I flew my drone and could see they we making a new island just nearby, so weirdly they are actually able to make some more land to build on. I think for some places that might work and be ok, but for others it would end up ruining what made the island more special/unique.

[@miarena111]

@@cwaddell171 Question, since you love to write books in the commentsection: Did you look under the sand ? because i did. tell me what you saw please. LOL

[@cablestick]

Sorry, I'm still blown away over how this is shot on an iPhone! Production quality is also fantastic. Thanks, really enjoyed!

[@OskarandDan]

It's really quite incredible! We do some basic color grading on it in editing but that's it🙌🏼

[@sabbys7750]

Great video guys!! Thank you for sharing the good and the bad! 🤓🤓 Looking forward to future videos!!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The reason why Maamigili has a regular airport is because of Maldivian business tycoon Qasim Ibrahim who founded the Villa Group, which owns the airline you flew on among other things. He grew up on Maamigili, and so he wanted to develop the infrastructure and facilities of the island and make it an airport big enough so planes from abroad visiting his resorts will be able to land directly on this airport instead of having to stop off at Malé. And yes, tourism has been eating away at these islands). Poor water quality, contaminated lagoons, vital coastal vegetation cleared which leads to erosion, the government would rather lease its islands than take good care of its people. An ex-president went to jail because of island lease bribery.

[@PortsladeBySea]

Sad 🏖️☀️🌊😢

[@izzzzz00]

So true Tourism is ruining this country Government is greedy and leasing so many islands (there are more resorts than inhabited islands) And ur so right about the worsening ground water situation. Most islands now has to rely on desalination plants

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Shame you didn't get to swim with whale sharks! But yes, whale sharks are absolutely incredible creatures! The whale shark is enormous and reportedly capable of reaching a maximum length of about 18 meters. Each whale shark has a unique pattern of spots and stripes, sort of like our fingerprints. These patterns help scientists keep track of their movements as they migrate through tropical waters, including along the coasts of South Africa, western Australia, Thailand, and Mexico. Whale sharks have tiny teeth that cover their eyeballs, probably to protect the peepers from the harsh ocean habitat. One fish had over 3,000 teeth around its iris! A whale shark’s mouth has over 3,000 super-small teeth arranged in more than 300 rows. The whale shark is a filter feeder. It feeds on plankton including copepods, krill, fish eggs, Christmas Island red crab larvae and small nektonic life, such as small squid or fish. It also feeds on clouds of eggs during mass spawning of fish and corals. The many rows of vestigial teeth play no role in feeding. Feeding occurs either by ram filtration, in which the animal opens its mouth and swims forward, pushing water and food into the mouth, or by active suction feeding, in which the animal opens and closes its mouth, sucking in volumes of water that are then expelled through the gills. In both cases, the filter pads serve to separate food from water.

[@christofat2704]

Shame to go to a country where sharia law is applied and that the citizens should be muslims

[@patriciafuchs5970]

Hysterical! I’m so sorry it was such a let down. It did look lovely!

[@SensetheLens]

Suuper nice video guys 🤩 & Your funny moments are the best!! 😂😂😂

[@GlobeTrotter-007]

Usually i watch the whole video and then comment, but not this time. You just discovered the swamp and I'm truly LOL'ing. Big D, Big O you are the best.

[@OskarandDan]

Trust us, we were LOLing too while there🤣

[@GlenDrobot]

@@OskarandDan and LMAO'ing

[@damnimloomin]

Omg the literal shock when dan got called out lmfao i was also thinking dan is really hyped about this hotel for how little time they have had in it yet 😂 i feel like you were just on the high of actually getting your bags and not getting sick on the boat 😂

[@OskarandDan]

That enthusiasm faded quickly😩✨

[@mariapepe2429]

The music has me laughing hard. Epic FAIL!😂Dan sitting alone on a chair....LMAO Your commentary....

[@OskarandDan]

What else can we do than turn it into a joke😂😩

[@michaelafalck1345]

Oh Boy do I feel you… when your hopes are so high having wonderful weather conditions for an excursion and everything is going south😩… I really loved the music at the beginning, so funny and at the swamp…the best😂😂.

[@jenny_xoxo]

Sorry to hear how your holiday in Maldives has turned out. I was in Maldives, and also in Dhigurah island only a month or so before you, and for us the weather was perfect. It looked very different for us ... like a postcard 🍹🏝. We did go to another island where we had one really bad weather day, so I can only imagine what it would be like if it rained like that every day. I do hope that you get to Maldives (and Dhigurah) again ... as it can truly be beautiful. I have a video from there on my channel ... but it's very different from your one 😁

[@claravonessen5673]

Loved this video, so sharp and funny (the music at the swamp, hilarious). I totally understood your frustration and what you meant. I can't wait to see your "new direction" and all the amazing things you will bring us in 2024

[@reedberry]

Love you guys! Even though your trip didn't go exactly as planned, it still looks like a beautiful place and you're enjoying it together, so it's definitely not all bad. I've always wanted to go to The Maldives but haven't yet had the opportunity. I was on a TV game show a few months ago and wanted to win a trip to a tropical destination and a new car, but won a trip to Alaska (I'm not a cold weather person) and a motor boat. Things don't always go as planned, but winning is still winning, right? Travel safely, and all the best in 2024!

[@OskarandDan]

Omg a trip to Alaska and a motor boat? Slay😂✨ Enjoy it!

[@mzprttybrwneyez1]

Omg I absolutely loved your video. I’m so sorry your plans did not happen for you but I truly love your energy and enthusiasm. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. Btw you two are adorable. Peace and blessings. 🫶🏼😘

[@OskarandDan]

This comment is adorable🥹 Thank you so much🙏🏼❤️

[@michaelhall8586]

Haha, I really enjoy your videos so I hope you keep making them

[@anthonyr7323]

11:18 'fishes' is actually correct in this case when used to count multiple different varieties of fish.

[@tonyhilliarduk]

Came here to say the same thing!

[@claudiamiller7730]

Spot on correction!💕

[@beccavry]

OMG, I can't believe the amount of trash along the shore and that abandoned party site at the tip of that island. This was incredibly eye-opening, thank you!

[@mirra_xo]

loved the video! ily both soooo much

[@craig9563]

the view of buildings at 1:11 Great video though - as always, Thanks . stay positive - we all have those bad trips from time to time too. I'm Australian and once went the barrier reef in Queeensland, and it rained the whole time. Even though wet season should have ended.

[@A-freesoul]

That background apocalyptic music! Cracking up so badly 😂😄

[@kateemma22]

Fun fact: Fish is when there is numerous of one species (or numerous of many species but you don't know that because not everyone is a marine biologist) whereas fishes refers to multiple species. So you can find a school of multiple fish and also many schools of multiple fishes.

[@robthetraveler1099]

13:55 Yeah, it absolutely sucks when the weather ruins something you travelled for and you know you won't get another chance. In Te Anau, NZ this past May I was supposed to tour a glowworm cave and I was REALLY looking forward to it... and, nope. Torrential rains the day before flooded the cave and the tour got cancelled.

[@gigi9301]

I can understand! I went to Iceland about seven years ago and just missed the Best lights in years. Everyone kept asking us if we saw the lights Anyway, it was a fantastic trip, but just wished we could have been there one week earlier. Bummer

[@TheWhore2culture]

Happy New Year, Boys🎉🎉🎉Call e jaded ,but,having done the Maldives,as a stop on a boat tour in the 80s,NOTHING would get me back now. The Luxury resorts are too generic & as your vid today shows ,a lots of labour goes into keeping it looking picture perfect. From my experience one great place to see/swim with whale sharks is Oman having lived there(my parents) for 20+ years,we obviously had a very different experience, but,did get to swim on many occasions with these staggeringly huge,placid & beautiful creatures. Having got back from The Holidays in Kenya to cold,dark London, I did empathise with you both trying to make the best of it during rain & storms. Hope this years is everything you wish for; very best wishes to you&yours👋⭐️'s✌️

[@WiseFamin]

OMG, when you walked over to the other side of the island!! The Debbie Downer/zombie apocalypse music you chose made me laugh out loud--in commiseration, of course! I was in the Maldives just a month before you, and I have to say I was super worried about the weather as well. I also got a fair amount of rain--maybe for about half the time I was there--but because I was at a resort and my main goal was to unwind and relax, it didn't affect my vacation quite as much as yours! Coincidentally, I know someone who was there in July--which I thought would be the rainiest time--and she didn't get a single cloudy day during her stay! Go figure. Thanks for sharing your experience though--and not just because I really wanted to visit a local island and wasn't able to, so I was glad to live vicariously through you! Sorry to hear everything went haywire on your trip, but everything is an experience, right? I had been wondering though how one gets to Dhigurah and what travel without the seaplane would be like, so thanks for sharing that as well! And as someone who gets tremendously motion sick, my sympathies to Dan! My doctor had prescribed me Meclizine before my trip, which worked pretty well (though I wasn't on seas quite as rough as yours). I had also brought the Reliefband with me, which I was told works better than Seabands for nausea. I didn't use mine, but I thought I'd mention them for your next adventure, Dan! Hope you both get a chance to see whale sharks again in future.

[@MrMusickey]

No idea this other channel existed till tonight. My god the Home alone part sent me cackling 🤣🤣

[@OskarandDan]

Welcome aboard😆🙌🏼

[@kathryncurtis9320]

Honestly after 20 years of marriage and living and traveling around the world together some of my favorite memories are the trips or excursions that have gone sideways. Sometimes you just have to look at eachother and laugh. 💜

[@uranas000]

Guys you are going to hit 200k subscribe I'm super excited for you and also Congratulations in advance🎉🎉🎉.

[@tinawimberley5035]

I totally feel you guys! My husband & I planned a month long DREAM, BUCKETLIST vacation to French Polynesia last year where we went to Bora Bora, Moorea, Taha'a & Tahiti. It was also supposed to be the dry season. We had a helicopter tour planned, CANCELED due to weather, and no open dates to re-schedule. We booked an excursion to swim with humpback whales, and saw only a few from a distance. We specially booked our vacation around the best time of year to see them, and we didn't even get out of the boat & everyone was sea sick too. TOTALLY sucks when you pay that much money on a bucketlist vacation, only to be disappointed.

[@LES_OFFICIAL]

This video came at a time when things are already pretty hard for maldives.

[@michellebesley6920]

Try Ningaloo reef in Western Australia for a great whale shark experience. Stay in Exmouth, loads of accommodation and a few more things to do if the weathers bad.

[@OffTom5783]

I was planning a trip to the Maldives but I gave up. It's too much of a hassle and I live in Brazil, we have amazing beaches here...

[@JC-qb2qj]

Forget Maldives, go to French Polynesia.. true paradise

[@OffTom5783]

@@JC-qb2qj looks amazing. I'd love to visit there

[@deepblue3682]

Indian islands of andaman close to thailand is also good

[@user-fp1vc5dc4w]

Lençóis Maranhense Brasil , Maldivas was boring as f**k

[@OffTom5783]

good to know. I've been to Lençóis and the trip was unforgettable, it's cringe to say, but it was like magic.. been there between the sand and the sun was simply amazing.@@user-fp1vc5dc4w

[@mikesloperuk]

I moved to Mauritius six years ago and you guys would love it here. Stunning beaches, rain forests, mountains, but best of all it’s not totally taken over by tourism. It’s easy to find the “real” Mauritius and there’s plenty to do when it rains!

[@stephparnell8306]

Best time to visit? I’ve always wanted to do Maldives but Mauritius is starting to over take, and I’m at point in life where, it’s now or never, if I don’t go now I’ll never go.

[@TheWanderingWife]

Guys, ask your doctor for seasickness patches. You put a tiny patch behind your ear and it lasts for three days. I used them on a cruise that got VERY rough, and I never got sick.

[@reineerjalon6842]

You guys are hilarious😂

[@pkuta100]

I think planning for at least a week would have been wiser, guys!

[@carine4318]

Always check the weather channels..hahaha the icing on top of the turkey 🦃 good one

[@herchickenlegs4]

Good luck with your trip to Maldives 😊

[@tenor714]

I’m curious to how you felt each time you visited the Maldives and their anti-gay stance. While I realize arrests are not enforced do you really feel relaxed enough while you’re there? And perhaps it’s a generational thing. I’m 58 and things were very different in the US when I was your age so maybe I’m still carrying baggage from that. Would love to hear your thoughts.

[@OskarandDan]

We've been to many countries like this (Saudi, Brunei, Jamaica, etc.) and we just avoid PDA and everything is fine. In the Maldives specifically, the resorts (and the hotel on the local island we visited) cater to anyone and will even do special arrangements for anniversaries and the like :)

[@lucasli7826]

I live in a country where most of the society are conservatives, but there are gay people (locals) too even some already came out to public. But at the same time, they are still respecting to local wisdom as well. As long as you are not obviously doing intimate actions in a public space, nobody cares.

[@Dan-xx5jq]

I was wondering that too? How you would support a country that disapproves of your life style and sometimes it is bordering on Hate?? Why would you give them your tourism dollars? And why not stand in solidarity with the community you belong to in their boycotts? Or maybe there are no boycotts?

[@Emma-li8cy]

@@OskarandDank

[@Nooticus]

@@Dan-xx5jq i probably woudnt personally. i guess they feel differently though.

[@heykebe]

This video was how I found your channel! Enjoying your videos so far-rich in information, genuine in your observations, respectful of every culture. The humor, often subtle, is also 💯. Safe travels to you two!

[@SF49ersfanatic]

Maldives is living its last 100 years and probably less than that… So just enjoy every minute of it even if it’s raining !

[@uditfonseka]

the islands are actually growing slightly--do not listen to left wing propaganda. Look at that aerial shot of Male, that is the real environmental problem plus all that plastic crap everywhere.

[@martin96991]

Not 100 but 50-60

[@JordanNoahh]

Did google tell you that?

[@JordanNoahh]

@@martin96991my grandparents are over 70 and they’ve heard the same thing from their parents, so yeah let’s see. 😂

[@ZamZamBoi3019]

Bro nothing is unusual happening here yet, The sea levels are just different to other countries

[@liveland56]

Maldives sinking or? 🤔

[@mzeevirginia8749]

I realized watching you both that I had a wonderful week in Maldives last week because I didn't have any expectations whatsoever and it rained for half my trip but just being there made me the happiest person in the world

[@fosterapp]

Thanks for showing me The Maldives boys, I’ll go back to French Polynesia again if I want remote tropical paradise. Thanks for sharing! Hello from Palm Springs🌴🌵the desert paradise!

[@OskarandDan]

Really want to try out FP🙌🏼😍

[@JC-qb2qj]

French Polynesia is like 10000000 times better

[@FeliceChiapperini]

Many years ago I booked 7 nights in an over the lagoon room on Bora Bora. It rained for 6 for the 7 days. The local Hinano beer was my best memory.

[@mattmorris2602]

This is great, it's rare to see reality on travel vids. Good work!

[@monikaliebold4225]

Thanks for your video. Minute 23:12 - here is the information: It's a breadfruit tree. I think, you know history about mutiny on the Bounty at Tahiti island regarding breadfruit (tahitian name = Uru). Greetings from Moorea (sister island of Tahiti). 🏝🌴🏖🦈🏄‍♀️🤿🌊

[@TipsyTofuTravels]

Love you guys so much! The fact you are vegan is just the icing on a very amazing coconut cream cake 🎂😂

[@nikolinakaroulla3836]

Stop having expectations just go with the flow…expectations usually destroy everything , from a trip to relationships

[@christinah.7477]

Exactly! They had a wish and belief about what the trip was going to be like. Whale sharks and manta rays aren't going to be found every day. If that was their dream they should have come for a week, booked a local boat, and snorkeled (free dived) every day looking. Even when it was raining! The negative attitude took away from the trip! They should have relaxed, swam at the beach, and tried to be more adventurous!

[@stephenwitherow9321]

I took my family to Koh Lanta in green season and my 12 year old daughter on her first qualified open water dive swam with Whale Sharks, luck has a lot to do with trip planning

[@FatimasFamilyTravels]

Can you please share the name of the locations? Including the one booked on points and miles.

[@littlebrit]

I have no plan to go to Maldives, but I like to watch rich people having problems.

[@marcsteppi2192]

Which rich people?

[@Tugela60]

They are not rich people, lmao, the place they were vacationing at looks pretty crappy.

[@stroseblue]

​@Tugela60 I've been, and it's not crappy. Dhigurah is one of the better local islands, just go in the dry season.

[@Tugela60]

@@stroseblue Never the less the visuals don't lie. It looks like a dump.

[@DavidMcCready-tt4jm]

I stayed on Dhigurah last year in February and ,though I cant deny that there is lots of building works and the "town" looks a bit scruffy, the weather was perfect and the beaches had no seaweed . Even the "swampy" area didn't look as bad as in your video . The local islands are all rapidly developing, some badly like Maafushi, others quite well like Ukulhas who are trying to develop sustainably . There is little regulation to prevent high rise buildings though and that's the worst thing you want on a paradise island . On a final note my first trip to the Maldives was also in December at a super swanky resort costing thousands a night and it rained for 5 out of the six days I was there and I had a miserable time ! I have had 2 visits to local islands and much prefer the real Maldives to the pristine resorts .

[@TomasBaja]

We supposed to go to Maldives last year but changed it to Seychelles because of the covid rules. Seychelles were amazing

[@jkl1202]

Come to Australia stunning beaches and landscapes! Rainforests , the best and most unique wildlife in the world! Tons of things to do AND we have whale sharks!! 😁🫶🇦🇺

[@NadirbuxBaloch]

The both of you are so adorable never change such a winning team❤

[@khaylegas6288]

I feel you Oscar! I also experienced sea sickness when we was on an island hoping tour in Boracay, though I forgot to take motion sicnss medicine. 😂 i hope we could be Dan and enjoy the waves without throwing up.

[@stephparnell8306]

What month did you travel in? Would of been nice to know

[@martintaylorelliott2654]

Right 🙈😅

[@mr_llamius9862]

I'm planning on giong to Maldives in August this year. Is it really that bad this month, the rain and reduced water visibility?

[@yanirapereyra5191]

You guys are hilarious ❤❤❤

[@470danadidas]

That's too bad guys I feel for you both. I went to the Maldives 3 times and I did not see a whale shark at all. But thats nature I guess. I feel you went a bit early in the season before the weather could settle down, so I'm not surprised you had the weather you did. I went in February and March and the weather was perfect every time apart from a few isolated thunderstorms. I was very sad to see how generally unkempt the island was. That was not the Maldives I experienced, nor would I want to. Its amazing how developed the general infrastructure has become. I was there 30 years ago and Male airport was basically a large barn with no motor vehicles in sight. It was pretty funny at the time because there was an irate gentleman demanding to know where the nearest car rental office was!! Each time I had a beautiful experience, but I'm not sure if I'd want to go back. Great video guys and I'm looking forward to see your travels in 2024.

[@samanthapotgieter1862]

Is End April/ beginning of May a good time to go? We booked for 5 nights and im so woried the weather will be bad :( all our saving went into this booking.

[@JaneLivinginNY]

Maybe come and visit the Philippine again, You guys can come back to Cebu and do the same whale shark experience. You would have more chances of swimming with the sharks and less expensive that Maldives for sure! ALways a great video and love the alwas looking at the positive side of things! Love your videos and Cannot wait for 2024 vids! :)

[@saga2828]

What resort did you stay in? Is there a video about that?

[@gclito]

Guys, better stay at home for a while. Have a great new year!

[@comorant10]

If you want to try swimming with whale sharks, try Oslob, Cebu, Philippines. Great experience!!

[@chriscovington8128]

Can you add the hotel name and room tour of where you stay please?

[@bookgirlny8511]

I find that if I keep my eye on the horizon, I won’t get sea sick. But I just can’t go below deck on little boats.

[@FlyWithVeiga]

I’ve never had crappy weather on vacation (hope I didn’t jinx myself) 🤞🏾 Totally feel for you guys; I’d be devastated to travel that far and have that happen 💔

[@silveriver9]

Expectation vs Reality 😅

[@virtual_travel_worldwide]

thanks for sharing. It was very funny :)

[@goodemily]

It’s okay to be disappointed! Don’t feel guilty! Pretty sure 100% of people would feel that way. You go to the Maldives for the sun and beaches.

[@Alex-iu8xx]

you guys need to book a wildlife holiday in the correct season for the wildlife you like to see

[@NicoOlemans]

The both of you are so adorable. Never change such a winning team ❤

[@junehitchcock170]

😮😮

[@pepperpotty]

It's so sad that you had such a bad time of it. I get that you're super lucky to be able to experience all of these (hopefully) wonderful holidays, but that doesn't mean that you're not allowed to complain about it when you're dealt a rough hand.

[@ninettemurk7492]

Well, this sure was a highlight- kind of

[@sallystephanledvina8252]

Such a huge effort to travel there, then appreciate the local culture.....how can 600 people generate so much litter and trash? Did that sign actually mean no bathing suits on the beach?? My mind kept thinking: "nonstop O'Hare to Grand Caymen in 4 hrs". Love all your videos! Appreciate you two keeping it real.

[@WorldTraveler88]

What dates did you go?

[@Traderbear]

You guys always find fun music. Marimba is cool

[@PCFreaker1998]

Go to the Philippines! They do whale Shark Tours like 3 Times a Day and you have nearly 100% chance to see them🙏🏼

[@szee8588]

That's why I check multiple weather sites before I go somewhere where I want beach and water activities. To some extent, most of them are not greatly accurate, things can change, but it helps to some extent.

[@vijayafernando1]

love your videos Oskar and Dan

[@srper2]

Hmm, for things like this I always make sure I go at a time when I can stay for extra days in case of bad weather.

[@carmenesteban1228]

Hello, I was in Dhigurah this January 2024, and in my case the expectations versus reality were exactly the same. A spectacular sea, the water like a pool and an impressive blue color. You went during the rainy season and January is the dry season. I've seen your video and it doesn't seem like the same island I was on. We were able to walk from Dhigura to the other resort island, and it was best to do it in the afternoon when the tide is low.

[@aussieanne6812]

I’m booked for a tour of Sri Lanka and the Maldives mid Nov this year … I now have my fingers, toes, etc crossed that my experience is much better than yours was. I’m there for 5 nights and hoping I’m able to at least see a Whale Shark. So sorry your trip didn’t live up to expectations 🇦🇺😎

[@ClaireLV2691]

So sad that you didn't get to see the whale sharks again :( Although December is classed as a dry month, that is mainly for the North islands. It's actually one of the wettest in the year (though over slightly less days), for anywhere in the centre and south(i.e. Malé and below). Glad you managed to find some positives though!

[@ryanstuhr]

I think "disastrous" is an overstatement, but yeah it didn't go as planned at all! Maldives fancy resorts might be preferable.

[@graceydez6199]

They do not create their own weather at the fancy places.

[@katcalico9142]

@@graceydez6199😂😂😂😂😂

[@12bumble24]

except for clouds of 'smug' 😛 @@graceydez6199

[@AlistairKiwi]

Watch the horizon if you might or if you do start to feel queasy. Travel is always about difficulties & things going wrong. That's the adventure! Adventures can be great/bad!

[@dianeschroeder3980]

I’ve been on a couple cruises that ended up that way where you couldn’t even get off the ship due to weather. At least on a ship you have other activities to do. I look forward to the upcoming plans in 2024 for your channel. Almost 200k subs! Congrats Oskar!❤️✈️🎉

[@KahunaOne-wz3hc]

Living on the island of Maui we always feel compassion for visitors that paid thousands of dollars for a week without an hour of sunshine. Although not common it has happened countless times throughout the years. It has nothing to do with climate change. In your case you were actually fortunate to have a break in the weather. At least you were able to use the word "amazing" a few hundred times so it wasn't a total loss. LOL!

[@Beautyfulworld85]

Maui is heaven❤

[@thomasucc]

Love the hair Dan

[@lollypops1]

December is actually the “monsoon changeover” month where it is starting the process of turning to dry season. The monsoon changeover months tend to have a lot of unsettled unpredictable weather. February and March are by far the best months weather wise with least amount of rainfall. Travel agents will tell you November to April but nowadays it’s really Feb/March for Maldives

[@marcanthonyfranz]

03:55 Never realised before, but that's quite hectic. So, every time you do a flight review, you have to make sure to be first to board the plane. Now that's dedication!

[@OskarandDan]

Yup, every time😂

[@guitraj12]

Meanwhile Kara and Nate are always the last ones 😂

[@booklover555]

Lol love the attempt at the Gratitude Challenge. Great video. I recently experienced a super crazy, middle of the night, through the jungle taxi transfer from the Denpasar Airport to Lovina in northern Bali. I was anticipating this destination known for its schools of dolphins. I get to my accommodation after midnight with only the security guard to greet me. After walking down some stairs and through a garden in the pitch dark we reached my room. I stepped over the three inch threshold and onto a scatter rug that was placed on the glossy white tile floor. And whoosh the rug slipped beneath me and I fell to the ground and majorly twisted my ankle. My four days of anticipated snorkeling were spent in bed with my foot elevated. Never even saw a glimpse of the beach. But, like you, tried to remain grateful.

[@OskarandDan]

Omg no!! That sounds awful🥺 So sorry that happened and hope your ankle is better now!

[@CaptCaveman7570]

Wow, what a disappointment 😢. I’m surprised how dirty everything was. I’m sorry you were unable to see the marine life. Love the video, following you.

[@sarahs_era]

I laughed SO HARD at 20:08 🤣🤣🤣

[@bonnieschmidt4312]

I came on the rainy season blud😂

[@DanPerdon76]

Have you done Oslob Cebu? Heaps of butanding or whale shark there.