Maldives Diving & Snorkelling: Reefs, Mantas & Sharks

Today you begin diving and snorkelling the beautiful reefs of the Maldives. With the expert dive team, you dive or snorkel the vibrant house reef and nearby coral gardens (thilas and giris), drifting over pristine coral teeming with clouds of colourful reef fish, turtles, moray eels and vibrant coral, in warm, crystal-clear water with superb visibility, an easy, beautiful introduction to the Maldives' underwater world. Certified divers enjoy guided dives, while snorkellers explore the vibrant reefs. Between dives you rest and relax on the beach. The beauty and diversity are wonderful. As the sun sets over the ocean, you savour the glorious colours. This evening, dine beneath the stars, savouring the beauty of the day. Rest well, ready for more underwater adventures tomorrow.

Today you encounter graceful manta rays, one of the Maldives' great wonders. With the dive team, you journey to a manta cleaning station, where you dive or snorkel as graceful manta rays, their wingspans several metres across, glide gracefully overhead while cleaner fish tend them, an unforgettable, mesmerising encounter. You may also dive or snorkel more beautiful reefs teeming with life. Between dives you rest and relax on the beach in blissful serenity. The grace and wonder of the mantas are magical. As the sun sets over the ocean in a blaze of colour, you savour the glorious sunset. This evening, dine beneath the stars, savouring the beauty of the day and the memory of the mantas. Rest well, ready to drift the dramatic channels tomorrow.

Today you experience the exhilarating drift dives of the Maldives' dramatic channels. With the dive team, you drift effortlessly along the reef walls and channels (kandus), where the currents bring abundant big marine life, amid grey reef and whitetip sharks, majestic eagle rays, schooling barracuda and jacks, and clouds of colourful fish, an exhilarating, adrenaline-filled underwater experience amid abundant life. Snorkellers enjoy beautiful reefs and channels with the team's guidance. Between dives you rest and relax on the beach. The thrill and abundance are exhilarating. As the sun sets over the ocean, you savour the glorious colours. This evening, dine beneath the stars, savouring the beauty of the day and the thrill of the channels. Rest well, ready to seek the gentle whale shark tomorrow.

Today you seek out the gentle whale shark, the largest fish in the ocean. You take a whale-shark safari by boat to the atoll's feeding grounds (South Ari Atoll is famous for whale sharks year-round), where, with luck, you snorkel alongside one of these magnificent, harmless giants, several metres long, gliding gently through the blue, a thrilling, humbling and unforgettable encounter. You may also snorkel beautiful reefs and encounter turtles and rays along the way. The wonder and thrill are magical. As the day ends, you return to your island, exhilarated by the whale sharks. This evening, dine beneath the stars, savouring the beauty of the day and the memory of the gentle giants. Rest well, ready for more underwater adventures tomorrow.

Today you enjoy more of the beautiful underwater world of the Maldives. With the dive team, you dive or snorkel more beautiful reefs, channels and dive sites, encountering more of the abundant marine life, turtles, reef sharks, rays, moray eels, napoleon wrasse and clouds of colourful fish, over pristine coral in warm, clear water, and perhaps returning to a favourite site or manta station. Between dives you relax in blissful island serenity on the beach. The beauty and abundance are wonderful. As the sun sets over the ocean in a blaze of colour, you savour the glorious sunset. This evening, dine beneath the stars, savouring the beauty of the day. Rest well, savouring your final full day of world-class diving in the Maldives.

Today you enjoy a final morning of diving or snorkelling, then relax in island serenity (remembering not to dive too close to your flight). In the morning you enjoy a final dive or snorkel over a beautiful reef, savouring the underwater world one last time. The rest of the day is yours to relax in blissful island serenity, unwinding on the powder-white beach and turquoise lagoon, indulging in the spa, and savouring the beauty of your island. The beauty and serenity are magical. As the sun sets over the ocean for the last time, you savour the glorious colours. This evening, dine beneath the stars, reflecting on the world-class diving and snorkelling you have experienced. Rest well ahead of your departure, the beautiful reefs and marine life of the Maldives vivid in your memory.

After a final, relaxed morning on your island, perhaps a last gentle snorkel over the house reef or a swim in the turquoise lagoon, you are transferred back to Male's airport by speedboat or scenic seaplane, gliding once more over the breathtaking turquoise lagoons and reefs, for your onward international departure. You leave having experienced some of the finest diving and snorkelling in the world, the vibrant reefs and dramatic channels, the graceful manta rays, the gentle whale sharks, and the reef sharks and eagle rays, all in the warm, crystal-clear waters of the Maldives, wrapped in blissful island serenity. The images stay vivid long after you land, the graceful mantas, the gentle whale sharks, the reef sharks drifting the channels, and the vibrant coral reefs. The Maldives offers world-class diving and snorkelling in abundance, and you depart already dreaming of a return to these extraordinary underwater wonders.