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A Diving Holiday to the Maldives
The Maldives, a perfect place to experience a liveaboard diving cruise.
Maldives Diving information
Situated off the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, the Maldives are one of the most pristine holiday destinations in the world.
A group of 1190 coral islands in 23 Atolls just emerging from the Indian Ocean.
The unique geographical situation of the archipelago makes the Maldives a perfect place to experience a liveaboard diving cruise.
The Maldives atolls stretches over 764 kilometres from North to South and spread to 128 kilometres at the widest point. Around 90 islands are resorts, 200 are local islands and the rest are uninhabited. Air temperatures average around 30 degrees centigrade and water temperature between 27 and 30 degrees all year round. Around 60% of the Maldives archipelago is unexplored as far as scuba diving is concerned.
When to go?
December to April, when the sea is calm and clear is the best time to view the underwater life of the Maldives. To see Manta Rays and Whale Sharks, the best time is July to November.
Scuba Diving on the Maldives is good all year round, although June is liable to be more rainy due to the period of change from the N.E. monsoon to the South West. During the N.E. Monsoon the clearer water can be found on the East side of the Maldives Atolls.
Marine Life in Maldives
The richness and variety of Marine life in Maldives has to be seen to be believed! There are over 700 varieties of fish that have been seen swimming around the lovely coral reefs and atolls of the Maldives.
Nearer the reefs in Maldives where it is safe to swim, tourists can see turtles, sea anemones, octopus and eels. Some of the fish you can see in Maldives are Skipjack, also called Maldives Fish, Dogtooth Tuna, Butterfly fish, Sweetlips, and Fusiliers.
Active currents bring in good predatory pelagic action, with a variety of sharks and eagle rays, particularly in the channels. During the N.E. monsoon, the nutrient rich waters on the West side of the Maldives Archipelago create a perfect environment for the large plankton feeders such as Manta Rays and Whale Sharks.