Beautiful Maldives, a holiday paradise in the Indian Ocean, offers a plethora of exciting and relaxing leisure activities and adventures for those flocking to its shores. If you are planning your dream holiday while staying at Maldives luxury resorts such as the W Retreat & Spa Maldives , water sports is an activity you must check out as this is one of the nation’s main forte.
Out of the many water sports you can engage in, diving and scuba diving is of prominence. The Maldives nations is made up from a total of 26 atolls that offers a wide variety diving options such as diving in underwater islands called Thilas. Kandu a channel or pass that is the diving spot around the border of the atoll is also an option as well as diving in lagoons which are mostly sandy and not very deep, but that contains interesting forms of sea life you can view.
The Maldivian waters are home to some of the most exotic of marine wildlife as well the most spectacular coral reefs. While diving at top diving sites as the HP reef and the Banana reef you will be able to see a vast of amount of marine life such as colorful schools of fish, sea turtles, and whales or maybe even swim with friendly dolphins! At the ‘Manta Point’ you can witness giant Manta rays in their feeding frenzy and later watch them being cleaned by tiny wrasses. The Maldivian waters are undoubtedly a world of its own you can explore by diving.
One of the other popular water sports you can take part in your holiday in Maldives is wind surfing. Maldives with its warm waters, consistent winds and large lagoons has become a hotspot for this sport which combines the two elements of surfing and sailing. Kayaking is also a water sport you can take up which will ensure you the chance to paddle through the calm and translucent aquamarine waters while enjoying the beauty of Maldives.
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