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The Maldives Survival Expedition
By Tom Williams, winner of Channel 4’s Alone UK
Two islands. Eleven days. From castaway survival to a 5★ finish.
★★★★★ 5.0 on Google · 500+ adventurers
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the Adventure
11 days. 8 of them living wild across two islands: 5 days of hands-on training, then 3 days of true survival.
Our adventures follow a simple arc: Learn → Survive → Celebrate.
Learn · Days 1–6
After a day to land at Kaadedhdhoo and switch off, you spend five days on your training island with world-class survival instructors. Fire by friction, fishing off the beach, finding food in places you would not have thought to look. After about three days without signal, you stop reaching for a pocket that’s empty.
Survive · Days 7–9
Then comes the transfer. A different island, minimal kit, instructors nearby but out of sight. Three raw days with your fellow castaways, putting everything to the test. This is the only Desert Island Survival expedition where the survival phase happens on a dedicated island, separate from where you trained.
Celebrate · Days 10–11
You are found. A speedboat, a hot shower, a bed with a mattress. Five stars hits differently when you have earned it. That evening the group gathers for dinner, and the conversation is the kind you only get after shared adversity.
Key Facts
Location
Southern Maldives. Via Malé, then a 45-minute flight to Kaadedhdhoo (KDM).
Length
11 days / 10 nights. Two islands, then a 5★ finale.
Group Size
8–12 people. A tribe of fellow adventurers.
Difficulty
Tough but achievable. If you can swim and walk, you're ready. No experience needed.
What You'll Actually Do
Survive three raw days on an untouched second island.
Swim alongside reef sharks in crystal-clear waters.
Sleep in hammocks under endless Maldivian stars.
Cook fresh fish over fires you made yourself.
Celebrate in a 5★ luxury resort after your survival challenge.
…and you’ll do all of it with world-class instructors, several of them Alone veterans. Meet the team →
The Day-by-Day
- Day 1: Arrival. We meet you at Kaadedhdhoo Airport and transfer to your guesthouse. Safety briefing, a meal, and the first night of genuinely switching off.
- Day 2: Out to the island. Speedboats to the training island. There is no signal from here. Camp goes up together: shelters, hammocks, fire before dark. Dinner round the campfire.
- Day 3: Fire. Fire by friction, bow drill from scratch. That afternoon you catch and cook your supper off the beach.
- Day 4: Finding food. What’s safe to eat, where the shellfish are, how to open a coconut properly. The island starts giving things up.
- Day 5: The day the noise stops. Three days without signal is about how long the habit takes to die. By now you’ve stopped reaching for a pocket that’s empty. Tonight the group cooks and eats together. Nobody is in a hurry.
- Day 6: Preparing for the real thing. Gathering resources, then a conversation about the psychology of survival. Tomorrow, the instructors step back.
- Day 7-9: Survival phase begins. The fire is out, the instructors out of sight. You are transferred to the survival island with minimal kit. Everything you have learned is now the only thing you have. Three days, a second island, the only safety net is each other (with the team watching from the shadows).
- Day 10: Rescue. You are found. A hot shower, a bed. Five stars hits differently when you have earned it. That evening, dinner together, the kind of conversation you only get after shared adversity.
- Day 11: Home. Speedboats, flights. People tend to leave quieter than they arrived.
This is the shape of the expedition, not a fixed timetable. The exact training days flex with the weather and conditions, that’s part of the adventure.
Is This For You? Is It Safe?
NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED
The first five days are survival-light, building your skills and confidence before the real test. It is a genuine challenge, and that is exactly the point: most people call it a reset like nothing else.
YOUR SAFETY COMES FIRST
Sites are handpicked to avoid real hazards, every instructor is wilderness-first-aid certified, we run on a system of informed consent, and you stay in contact with the team throughout.
CHANGED YOUR MIND?
A 7-day cool-off with a full refund, flexible rescheduling up to 90 days before departure, and our safety promise.
What’s Included
- 2 uninhabited private islands
- Swim with reef sharks
- 5 days of survival training by a world-class bushcraft guide
- General kit (hammocks, camping gear, machetes, etc.)
- 3-day survival challenge
- 1 night in a simple guesthouse (twin, shared)
- 1 night in a beach hotel (twin, shared)
- All food and drinks
What’s Not Included
- International & domestic flights
- Visas, if required
- Personal travel insurance
- Personal kit. You can check out the general kit list here, however, we will be sending you a more detailed version after booking.
- Personal expenses
SOLO SURVIVAL TRACK –
Limited to 2 Spots
Train with the group for five days, then face the survival challenge alone. No tribe, just you, your beach and everything you’ve learned.
Same structure. Different challenge. Only 2 spots per departure.
“What an unforgettable experience, iv got memories to last a lifetime. I was a bit apprehensive going into Maldives desert island survival, but as soon as I got there I knew i was going to love it.”
Luke harris
“There are experiences that are memorable and there are experiences that are life altering... my mind was present at last, slicing the moment, packing long-term memories.”
Oleg Ravnushkin
“Not over exaggerating when I say that these trips are life changing.”
Will Longhurst
All upcoming departures
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7-Day Cool Off
Full refund if you change your mind.
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Flexibility
Reschedule up to 90 days before departure. Valid for 24 months.
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Safety
World-class instructors, support team nearby.