Maldives
The Maldives are known for their natural beauty including the blue ocean and white beaches, accompanied by clean air.
The islands in the Maldives are small and low-lying with neither rivers nor mountains. Every atoll is formed by a coral reef, and a shallow lagoon encircle each island with a house reef giving the necessary protection. The islands have tropical castaway qualities: tall coconut palms, white sandy beaches and crystal clear lagoons.
The climate of the Maldives is ideal for visitors to get engaged in water sports such as swimming, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, water-skiing. windsurfing and kite boarding.
Come to a lush, tropical island set in the shimmering waters of a shallow lagoon, ringed by a reef vibrant with marine life, its soft sand shaded by swaying palm fronds, the perfect vacation.
We have included the list of resorts and hotels in the Maldives and have categorised them to different types like, Luxury Resorts, Family Resorts, Dive Resorts and Budget Resorts.
Activities in Maldives
Diving :Whale Submarine Maldives
Maldives consists 99% of water. Whale Submarine Maldives gives you the opportunity to experience Maldives in a unique way. Perfect for those wanting to witness Maldives’ magical underwater, without getting wet.
Whale submarine dives in every 90 minutes DAY and NIGHT, starting 9am until 8pm.
If you stay in a resort/hotel that provides Whale Submarine as an in-house excursion, you can do booking through them.
If your resort/hotel does not provide this service you can directly contact Whale Submarine Maldives and they will make arrangements to pick you up from the resort, provided that you are staying at a close by resort.
We can also arrange this for you.
If you are staying at a far awayresort join Whale Submarine dive when you arrive at the airport, for your departure.
If your flight is at 12pm you can join Whale Submarine’s 9am dive, and if you are leaving late in the evening, Whale Submarine have the evening dive for you.
Check-in:
When you make booking through the resort/hotel you will be transferred directly to the submarines floating dry-dock called ‘Whale House’.
If you are a departure passenger you may check-in to Whale Submarine’s airport counter located at the arrival hall. Here you may leave your luggage with Whale Submarine’s staff and board Whale Submarine’s transfer vessel to the dive site. The ride out to the dive site will take approximately 20 minutes. The transfer vessel transfers you to Whale Submarine’s ‘Whale House’ on the dive site. A special area in the ‘Whale House’ is designated for passengers and here you will be served refreshments and wet tissues.
Ticketing. While you relax on the ‘Whale House’, Whale Submarine’s ticketing staff will issue the tickets. Payments have to be made direct to the counter here and all major credit cards are accepted. Once the tickets are issued you will board the submarine. There is no restroom on the submarine and therefore you are requested to use the restroom on the’ Whale House’ before boarding the submarine.
Ticketing:
While you relax on the ‘Whale House’, Whale Submarine’s ticketing staff will issue the tickets. Payments have to be made direct to the counter here and all major credit cards are accepted. Once the tickets are issued you will board the submarine. Please note, there is NO restroom on the submarine and therefore you are requested to use the restroom on the’ Whale House’ before boarding the submarine.
The Dive:
On board the submarine you will descend to a submerged reef 40 meters beneath the surface. However the first stop is at 25 meters where you will see a colorful display of corals and different types of reef fish. In most of the dives the submarine is greeted by a school of blue or yellow-striped Snappers.
Common Lion fish, Yellow Box Fish and turtles are usually found here. Next stop at 40 meters is yet another type of coral garden and depending on current the submarine will be beached on a sandy spot just close to a big cave. The exterior lights of the submarine will enable you to see the different types of fish taking shelter inside the cave.
Occasionally White Tip Reef Sharks and Napoleons are sighted here. If you are lucky you may be able to see one of the biggest Groupers in the Maldives here on this location. This 2 meter long Giant Grouper frequents this area and is totally devoid of fear for the submarine. In many dives she has come close to the view-ports and showed the passengers its gaping mouth with unevenly arranged razor sharp teeth.
Depending on time of the day, current and many other factors the submarine may dive on some historical sites such as a shipwreck or a more exciting place like a shark feeding area or just another beautiful reef. Before the dive begins the crew inside the submarine would give you a briefing on that particular dive site.
If you are joining a night dive watch closely for the sleeping manta rays as the Whale Submarine’s powerful exterior lights lit the whole area.
Make sure you take your camera with you and never miss any surprise encounter with a shark or maybe a giant grouper or the protected Napoleon’s now feared for extinction.
After a breath-taking 45 minutes dive the submarine will ascent to the surface. The transfer vessel will be there to pick you up immediately after the dive and you will be dropped to Malé, the Airport or back to your resort. The whole tour will take approximately less than 3 hours.
Surfing
The surfing season in the Maldives depends on the Atolls, but most of the archipelago is good for surfing from April till October, yet March and November are also good and have the best weather.
Maldives has some of the best waves in the world. This country has 1192 islands and endless surf breaks.
There are some great surfing spots in the country, but just a few are easily accessible from resorts. The best breaks are on the outer reefs on the southeast sides of the atolls.
Most of the spots are very close to each other, so finding good surf is easy. The best way to reach them is, no doubt, by boat. Some of them are nameless and yet to be found especially in Central and South Atolls.
The best thing about the boat trip in the Maldives is the feeling of discovery, surfing perfect waves with no crowd in the water. Just you and your friends. Please note that you can only have this experience in Central and South Atolls. Male Atolls can be quite crowded, especially between May and August.
Luxury Resorts
- AnantaraKihavah Villas
- Ayada Maldives
- Baros Maldives
- Cheval Blanc Randheli
- Coco Palm BoduHithi
- Conrad Maldives
- Dusit Thani Maldives
- Four Seasons KudaHuraa
- Four Seasons LandaaGiravanu
- GiliLankanfushi
- HuvafenFushi
- Jumeirah Dhevanafushi
- Jumeirah Vittaveli
- Niyama Maldives
- One & Only Reethi Rah
- Park Hyatt Maldives
- Shangri La’sVillingli
- Six Senses Laamu
- SonevaFushi by Six Senses
- Taj Exotica Resort & Spa
- The Beach House at lruveli
- The Residence Maldives
- Viceroy Maldives
- W Retreat
- ZitahliKudaFunaFaru
Good House Reef
- Adaaran Club Rannalhi
- Adaaran Prestige Vadoo
- AngsanaThuru
- Banayan Tree Vabbintaru
- Bandos Island Resort
- CentaraRasfushi
- Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo
- Coco Palm DhuniKolhu
- Conrad Maldives
- Constance Halaveli
- Constance Moofushi
- Dusit Thani Maldives
- Eriyadu Island Resort
- Filitheyo Island Resort
- Fun Island Resort
- Helengeli Island Resort
- Lily Beach Resort & Spa
- Mirihi Island Resort
- Nika Island Resort
- Park Hyatt Hadahaa
- Reethi Beach
- Robinson Club
- Shanri la’sVillingili
- SonevaFushi by Six Senses
- Vakarufalhi Island Resort
- Vilamendhoo Island Resort
- Vilu Reef Beach & Spa
- Vivanta by Taj Carol Reef
- W Retreat
Diving Resort
- Ayada Maldives
- Bandos Island Resort
- Biyadhoo Island Resort
- Cntara Grand Maldives
- Chaaya Reef Ellaidhoo
- Conrad Maldives
- Dusit Thani Maldives
- Equator Village – Gan
- Eriyadu Island Resort
- Fun Island Resort
- Holiday Island Resort
- Jumeirah Vittaveli
- Kihaad Maldives
- Kuramathi Island Resort
- Lily Beach Resort & Spa
- Lux Maldives
- Madoogali Island Resort
- Nika Island
- Olhuveli Beach & Spa
- Palm Beach Resort
- Paradise Island Resort
- Park Hyatt Hadahaa
- Sun Island Resort
- Vilamendhoo Island Resort
Spa
- AnantaraDhigu Maldives
- AnantaraKihavah Vilas
- AnantaraVeli Maldives
- AngsanaIhuru
- AngsanaVelavaru
- Bandos island Resort
- Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
- CentaraRasfushi
- Cocoa Island
- Conrad Maldives
- Constance Moofushi
- Dusit Thani Maldives
- Four Season KudaHuraa
- Four Seasons LandaaGiravaru
- GiliLankanfushi
- Huvafenfushi
- Irufushi Beach & Spa
- Island Hideway at Dhunikolhu
- Jumeirah Dhevanafushi
- Jumeirah Vittaveli
- Khanuhura Maldives
- Lily Beach Resorts & Spa
- Lux Maldives
- Maafushivaru Maldives
- One & Only Reethi Rah
- Paradise Island Resort
- Royal Island Resort
- Shangri La’sVillingili Resort
- Sonevafushi by Six Senses
- Taj Exotica Resort
- The Beach House at Iruveli
- W Retreat
- ZitahiKudafunaFaru
Honeymooners
- AnantarKivavhVils
- AnantaraVeli Maldives
- AngsanaIhuru
- AngsanaVelavaru
- Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
- Baros Maldives
- CentaraRssfushi
- Coco Palm BoduHithi
- Coco Palm DhuniKolhu
- Constance Halaveli
- Constance Moofushi
- Dusit Thani Maldives
- Four Seasons KudaHuraa
- Four Seasons LandaaGiravaru
- GiliLankanfushi
- Huvafensfushi
- Island Hideaway at Dhunikolhu
- Jumeirah Dhenanafushi
- Kanuhura Maldives
- Lux Maldives
- Maafushivaru Maldives
- Nika Island Resort
- Niyama Maldives
- One & Only Reethi Rah
- Shangri La’sVillingili Resort
- Sonevafushi by Six Senses
- Taj Exotica resort
- The Beach House at Iruveli
- Velassaru
- Viceroy Maldives
- ViluRech Beach & SPA
- W Retreat
- ZitahiKudaFunaFaru
Exclusive 5* Deluxe
- Banyan Tree Maldives
- Coco Palm KudaHithi
- Naladu Maldives
- Safari Island
- The Rania Experience
- Velaa Private Maldives
New Resorts
- Cheval Blanc
- Kanifushi
- Loama Maldives
- Velaa Private Maldives
Family Holidays
- AnantaraDhigu
- AnantaraKihavahVilias
- Ayada Maldives
- Bandos island Resort
- Centara Grand Maldives
- Conrad Maldives
- Constance halaveli
- Dusit Thani Maldives
- Filitheyo Island Resort
- Holiday Inn Kandooma
- Irufushi Beach & SPA
- Island Hideaway at Dhunikolhu
- Jumeirah Vittaveli
- Kanuhura Maldives
- Kuramathi Island Resort
- Kuredu Island Resort
- Kurumba Maldives
- Lux Maldives
- Medhufushi Island Resort
- Nika Island
- One & Only Reethi Rah
- Palm Beach Resort
- Paradise Island Resort
- Shangri la’sVillingili
- Sheraton Maldives
- SonevaFushi by Six Senses
- Sun Island Resort
- The Residence Maldives
All Inclusive
- Adaaran Club Rannalhi
- Adaaran Prestige Vadoo
- Adaaran Prestige Water Vilas
- Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi
- Adaaran Select Meedhupparu
- Centara Grand Maldives
- Chaaya Lagoon HakuraaHuraa
- Constance Moofushi
- Diamonds Athuruga
- Diamonds Thundufushi
- Equator Village – Gan
- Kanifushi
- Kihaad Maldives
- Lily Beach Resort & Spa
Budget Resorts
- Bandos Island Resort
- Biyadhoo Island Resort
- Embudu Village
- Equator Village – Gan
- Eriyadu Island Resort
- Fihalhohi Island Resort
- Fun Island Resort
- Holiday Island Resort
- Kuredu Island Resort
- Madoogali Island Resort
- Meeru Island Resort
- Paradise Island Resort
- Ranveli Village
- Reethi Beach
- Summer Island
- Sun Island Resort
- Velidhu Island Resort
- Vilamendhoo Island Resort
Groups & Conferences
- Bandos Island Resort
- Kurumba Maldives
- Lux* Maldives
- Paradise Island Resort
- Sheraton Maldives
- Sun Island Resort
City Hotels
- Coral Hotel
- Hulhule Island Hotel
- Kam Hotel
- Marble Hotel
- Mokai Hotel
- Nalahiya Hotel
- Relax Inn
- Sala boutique
- Traders Hotel
Top 10 Resorts in Maldives
- AnantaraKihaavh Vilas
- Cheval Blanc
- Conrad Maldives
- Four Seasons KudaHuraa / Four Seasons LandaaGiravaru
- Huvafenfushi
- Jumeirah Dhevanafushi / Jumeirah Vittaveli
- Niyama Maldives
- One & Only Reethi Rah
- SonevaFushi by Sex senses
- W Retreat