Maafushi itineraries fail when they try to do whale sharks and Cokes surf on the same afternoon. Stay the night. Move islands on purpose.
2 nights: beach and reef
Day one: speedboat, bikini beach, short eats. Day two: sandbank or snorkel safari, sunset cruise. Morning boat back to Malé. Tight if your flight is early.
3 nights: add watersports or a second reef
Keep the two-night core, then a slower beach morning or jet-ski if the group wants it. This is the Maafushi chapter on a 7-day local-island trip.
With Dhigurah
Maafushi 2–3 nights, then South Ari for whale sharks. Speedboat about an hour. Do not day-trip whale sharks from Maafushi and expect to be back for dinner every time — seas and boats slip.