'I managed to holiday in the Maldives for under £500'

Natasha Whitley, 28, has shared how she enjoyed a budget trip to the dreamy destination for just £70 a day.

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00:00Hello and welcome to day two of attempting to travel the Maldives on a budget.

00:04So I'm currently staying on one of the local islands in the Maldives called Tlutu, which

00:07is absolute paradise for a fraction of the price.

00:10Morning from the Maldives!

00:13And I was so excited to be here that I woke up at 6am to go on a sunrise beach run and

00:18I could literally lap around the island in about five minutes.

00:20So we are currently staying in a beachfront hotel, like this is our view and this is just

00:25costing us less than £30 each per night and that includes a breakfast which is also right

00:29on the beach.

00:30But we found this super cute lunch spot, it is a little bit more expensive than the local

00:34islands but I would definitely recommend.

00:36We had a wander around the island which is super cute, there's so many pretty flowers

00:40and street art.

00:41This island is actually also really popular for surfing, I didn't even know you could

00:44surf in the Maldives.

00:45There is actually one ATM on this island.

00:47And then how weird, we stumbled across Coca-Cola factory.

00:50Like how random, this island is tiny, they can literally walk from one end to the other.

00:54A few shops, a few hotels, a few restaurants.

00:56A huge industrial Coca-Cola factory.

00:59Maybe that makes sense.

01:00Now one of the main restrictions about being on the local islands is that alcohol is completely

01:04banned.

01:05You cannot get alcohol anywhere.

01:06No shops, no hotels, restaurants or bars will sell alcohol.

01:09So the only way to get an alcoholic drink is to visit a floating bar in the middle of

01:13the ocean which is exactly what we did.

01:14We paid $10 for a return boat and a beer was $5 which we enjoyed whilst watching a beautiful

01:19sunset.

01:20So the alcohol ban is something to definitely consider if you are planning a trip here but

01:23you won't find this problem on any of the resort islands.

01:26We're only here for 5 nights so it didn't really bother us and the islands are so gorgeous

01:30that it is definitely worth it.

01:31So make sure you're following along to see what we got up to on day 3.

01:34Whoever told you that the Maldives is expensive is lying to you because I'm currently in the

01:39Maldives and I'm paying less than £30 a night and this is the view from my hotel.

01:45Like that is my room and this is the view.

01:48And that price also includes breakfast.

01:51So to visit the Maldives you don't need to stay in one of these expensive 5 star resorts.

01:55There are so many different local islands you can come to visit for a fraction of the

01:59price.