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Maldives
- Overview
- The Basics
- Activities
- Public Holidays
- Useful Contacts
- Airports
- Climate
- Currency
- Visa & Passport
- Flights to Maldives
- Tour Operators
- Maldives Map
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Cities
- Male
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Regions
- Resort Islands
Resorts
- Bandos
- Banyan Tree
- Baros
- Cocoa Island Resort
- Equator Village
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Fishing
Night fishing is a popular Maldivian pastime and a favourite activity with tourists. Conditions in the Maldives create the perfect opportunity for relaxing under the night skies while waiting for a catch. Big-game and deep-sea fishing are other options that involve trawling along the outer atoll reefs for giant trophies.…
Scuba diving and snorkelling
The tropical waters of the Indian Ocean vibrate with exotic marine life and abundant coral reefs. Some of the popular diving sites in the Maldives can be explored from the resorts or through diving safari trips. Most of the resorts run diving schools offering PADI courses and hiring facilities for diving and snorkelling…
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Watersports
Watersports of many different kinds are popular at the various resorts in the Maldives, including parasailing, surfing, windsurfing, sailing, water skiing, kite surfing and tubing. Visitors also love to go cruising in glass-bottomed boats, often in search of dolphins to swim with.
Parasailing in the Maldives…
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