With It’s Crystal Clear Blue Waters Teeming With Aquatic Life… Snorkel the Maldives
The Maldives is a nation consisting of over a 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. It’s an exotic snorkeling and scuba diving paradise and one that’s popular year round due to its temperate weather. The Maldives averages about thirty degrees Celsius all year or 86 degrees F.
What makes the Maldives an awesome snorkeling and scuba diving environment is the colorful schools of fish. There are Black and White Snappers, Humpback Snappers, Barracuda, Unicornfish, Yellowback Fusiliers, Trevally Jacks and many more.
Maldives snorkeling and diving is unparalleled the world over. The sheer number and types of fish found here is awe inspiring. Divers and snorkelers will never experience a boring moment, nor will they ever experience the exact dive experience twice! There are too many species of aquatic life to discover on any single dive; one really needs to go several times to get an appreciation of the awe inspiring life residing in these waters.
Seasoned snorkelers and divers recommend going when water visibility is at its best between January and March. Other times the water can be a bit murky. Diving novices can charter boats in Male, the Maldives capital city. Remote locations are reserved for experienced divers.
If you’re staying at a resort, then your resort’s concierge can make recommendations on an ideal diving or snorkeling location. You’ll have access to only a small number of scuba diving and snorkeling locations around your resort. To avail yourself to more diving or snorkeling locations, consider booking a liveaboard. A liveaboard is a boat designed for people who want to live onboard a dive boat that travels to various places specifically for scuba diving and/ or snorkeling.
Liveaboards can access remote locations that few people ever see. For example Baa Atoll which is an amazing dive and snorkeling spot. Surrounding Baa Atoll are deserted islands with not a living soul for miles. This is indeed true paradise where beautiful diving can be accomplished.
Other secluded spots include Felidhu and Ari atolls where sharks and manta rays can be found. Remember, most remote locations require experienced divers and are reserved for thrill-seekers only!
Measures 80 kilometers in length, Ari Atoll is one of the largest atolls in the Maldives. Known for its well developed tourist spaces, it possesses a world class scuba diving and snorkeling environment that really should not be missed. The whale shark lives in the waters just off the northern shore of Ari Atoll. The best way to experience these massive creatures is by scuba diving or snorkeling.
I’ve mentioned just a few places available to scuba divers and snorkelers visiting the Maldives. Scuba diving and snorkeling in the Maldives can be a truly unforgettable experience. If you’re an accomplished snorkeler, the next time try scuba Maldives style! Once you’ve scuba dived or snorkeled in the Maldives, you’ll want to come back year after year.
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