MALDIVES ONLY · SURF · DIVE · FISHING
The right guide, for the right trip, at the right time.
Tidal Guides is the bridge between tour operators worldwide and the local guides who lead their trips. Operators publish a trip. Verified guides get matched to it. No more group chats and guesswork.
PROJECTED FIRST-YEAR NETWORK
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Local guides
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Tour operators
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Trips completed
THE WAY IT WORKS TODAY
A charter lives or dies on the person leading it and finding a guide is still luck.
Endless WhatsApp groups
Availability buried in six threads, answered whenever someone has signal.
Word of mouth only
A recommendation tells you someone is known, not that they fit this trip.
Lost certifications
Photos of cards on a phone, expiry dates nobody is tracking.
No-shows
Discovered the morning guests board, with no fallback in place.
HOW IT WORKS
Four steps, from posted trip to confirmed guide.
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The operator posts a trip
Dates, atoll, vessel, activity and the certifications the trip actually requires: set once, in a form built for liveaboards and safaris.
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Verified local guides are matched
We surface guides whose certifications are current, whose season lines up, and who actually know those channels and breaks at that time of year.
03
The guide accepts, both sides confirm
Profile, logbook and verified cards are visible before anyone boards. Terms and dates are agreed in the platform, not across three apps.
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You pay only when the guide is confirmed
$125 per successful placement for operators. Nothing for guides, ever. No subscription, no contract, no fee for a guide we didn't secure.
OPERATORS
Book a guide you can count on.
- Certifications verified before you ever see the profile
- Filter by atoll, season, activity and vessel experience
- Reliability history, so a no-show is a pattern you can see
GUIDES
Work that reaches past the people who already know you.
- One professional profile: certs, seasons, atolls, logbook
- Trips from operators across the industry, not just your contacts
- Free, with no commission taken from your rate
PRICING
One fee, and only when we secure a guide.
GUIDES
Free
Profile, verification, matching and messaging. We take no cut of your rate.
OPERATORS
$125 / placement
Charged only when we secure a guide.
No subscription, no contract, no listing fees, no fee for a guide we didn't secure.
SAFETY & VERIFICATION
Verified means checked, not self-declared.
Every guide on the platform is a local Maldivian professional. We check certifications against the issuing body, track expiry dates, and hold the badge back until it's confirmed.
Dive & instructor cards
Checked with the agency, expiry tracked, badge removed the day it lapses.
Credentials
First aid, instructor certifications, surf safety.
Verified locals
Maldivian guides only, fluent in English and Dhivehi.
FAQ
Questions we get asked.
Built for the Maldives, and only the Maldives.
Make a profile in a few minutes, as a guide looking for work, or as an operator with trips to crew.