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There’s not a lot we can say to sum up the Maldives without sounding like another travel brochure, but put it this way – everything you’ve seen, read and heard is absolutely and completely true. Perfect circles of blonde, velvet beaches are lapped by water the colour of lapis; megawatt hotels range from marooned-island dreaminess to mind-boggling ritz, glitz and glamour; and no matter where you look, there’s a hammock to sway in and a cocktail to sip. So far, so beachy – but what else is there to know about this Indian Ocean utopia? In total, there are almost 1,200 islands in 26 atolls, scattered around 35,000 square miles of prime ocean real estate. They range in size from tiny dots of swirling sand to larger, palm-fringed masses, and every one of them is uniformly brilliant. Accommodation-wise, you’ve got around 100 hotels and resorts to choose from, each occupying their own private islands (did someone say James Bond?) and accessed by sea plane or helicopter. The words ‘holiday of a lifetime’ seem to fit the bill rather nicely…
Everything – even if you don’t like beach holidays.
As the world’s lowest-lying land mass, the hype around the Maldives is made all the more poignant with the knowledge that should climate change continue, these island sprinkles could be completely submerged by the ocean. Conservation efforts are on the up and if you’d like to get involved, this is your moment.
The sheer number of underwater resorts, overwater lodges and just on-the-water villas can seem overwhelming, but you’ll soon find that each has its own quirks and charms that make choosing easier than you think.
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Ari Atoll is known for whale shark sighting and has a hammerhead dive point for anyone that fancies something different. There are several Manta ray cleaning stations dotted around the Maldives where you can see these graceful creatures as they're cleaned by tiny fish. Turtles, sting rays, nurse sharks, white tip and black tip sharks can be sighted almost anywhere as well.
Ilearnabout. Photo by: Francois D'elbee
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