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QUICK GETAWAYS MADE EASY OCTOBER 2016
MESMERISING MALDIVES
MALDIVES
Water villa
Maldives White Sand Beaches
One step into Maldives and the warm spray of salty air will tell you you’re about to embark on a memorable vacation,
on what feels like one lush, expansive beach. This tropical utopia is sunny all year round, and composed mainly of corals, explaining its intensely rich biodiversity.
The customs and social behaviour of the Maldivians is a blend of Indian, Sri Lankan, Arab and North African cultures. Though its vibrant and rich heritage comes from an infusion of many ethnicities, it has developed a unique and exclusive identity like no other.
Ornamental and scenic, the Maldives has one of the most diverse flora and fauna found in the entire world. One of the most disparate underwater sceneries on earth, the coral reefs and
the open seas are inhabited by colourful and varied aquatic creatures. Most of the Islands also offer luxurious beach side shade with palm tree skylines.
Contributing to the thriving ecosystem in Maldives are
the manta rays, which flock to manta point mainly between May and November. Snap on your snorkelling mask and dive in—these sting rays are docile around people.
You can also kick things
up a notch with a definite bucket-list topper: an up close and personal encounter with whale sharks in the Southern Ari Atoll region. Racking up to a whopping 12 metres in size, these gentle giants will awe and captivate. Plenty of Maldivian diving and snorkelling sites offer you the chance to swim
HOME TO SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST PICTURESQUE BEACHES, THE MALDIVES WILL GREET YOU WITH POWDER WHITE SANDS AND LUMINOUS BLUE WATER LIKE NOTHING YOU’VE EVER SEEN.
Set in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of the Maldives is a little paradise on
earth, a stunning chain of islands formed of corals. A string of nearly 1200
islands, Maldives offers a holiday extravaganza on white-sand beaches, a
truly wondrous undersea world and unparalleled service standards that will
blow your mind.
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