Diving and Snorkeling in Maldives
Maldives snorkeling and diving is the best in the world. The Maldives are made up of over a thousand coral islands located in the Indian Ocean. It’s an exotic diving and snorkeling destination and one that’s popular all year long due to its temperate weather. The Maldives averages about thirty degrees Celsius year around (86 degrees Fahrenheit).
There are about 1,200 islands in total, eighty of which house resorts and tourist facilities. What makes the Maldives the best diving and snorkeling environment are the colorful schools of fish such as Black and White Snappers, Humpback Snappers, Barracuda, Unicornfish, Yellowback Fusiliers, Trevally Jacks and more.
The sheer number and types of fish found here is awe inspiring. Divers and snorkelers will never experience a boring time, nor will they ever experience the same dive twice! There are just too many species of aquatic life to see on a single dive; you really need to go several times to acquire an appreciation of the astonishing life residing in these waters.
Snorkelers and divers note that water visibility is best between January and March while other times the water can be a bit murky.
Diving in the Maldives can be done in Male, the capital city, as well as other remote locations. Some places are not frequented often so these are reserved for experienced divers.
Your Maldives resort can advise you on ideal diving and snorkeling locations. If you’re staying in a resort you’ll have access to only a small number of dive and snorkeling locations. To avail yourself to more, consider a liveaboard which allows you to explore a lot more varied diving locations than your local resort area.
Liveaboards can travel to remote locations that few people see. For example Baa Atoll which is an amazing dive and snorkeling spot. Surrounding Baa Atoll are deserted islands with literally not a single living soul around. This is a true paradise where beautiful diving can be done.
Other secluded, remote dive spots include Felidhu and Ari atolls where you’ll find sharks and manta rays. Thrills for the thrill-seeking diver only!
Ari is a large atoll over 80 kilometers in length making it one of the largest in the Maldives. Ari is a well developed tourist area, however it has some fantastic dive and snorkeling sites which cannot be missed. Northern Ari Atoll is home to whale sharks which can only be seen while you’re diving.
I’ve mentioned a mere few places available to divers or snorkelers in the Maldives. Diving and snorkeling in the Maldives is truly an unforgettable experience. If you’re accomplished at snorkeling, next time you may want to try scuba Maldives style! Anyway you slice it, you’ll want to keep coming back year after year.