Beach Activities in Maldives

The Republic of Maldives is a major tourist destination over the past few years. Tourists flock from all parts of the world for a vacation to Maldives and the nearby islands by making use of its efficient transportation system. The beaches of Maldives are a major tourist attraction. The beaches of Maldives offer various beach activities in Maldives like swimming, snorkeling, swimming, fishing, dolphin watching, night diving, underwater photography, surfing and many more. The tranquil beaches of Cocoa Island, Nika and Banyan Tree Island offer breathtaking natural vistas where you can enjoy sun bathing, swimming and snorkeling. The beaches in Maldives offer an array of water sports activities which are great attractions for the adventure tourists.

The beaches hosts adventure beach activities in Maldives like diving, scuba diving which are some of the perennial beach activities in Maldives. Maldives is the best for scuba diving. The pristine clear water of Indian Ocean offers visibility of 60 to 80 meters to watch the corals and colorful tropical fishes, turtles, jackfish including sharks and mantas. The Rainbow Tila, Kani Corner, North Male Atoll, Vaadhoo Caves, Lions Head, Maldive Victory Rasfari, Old Shark Point and Banana Reef are some of the best scuba diving locations. In Maldives there are many scuba diving schools in all the major islands that train the divers. The scuba equipments are available on rent from these schools. It is advised that if you are not a trained diver then always take the help of a trained diver.

Windsurfing, water skiing, jet skiing, catamaran rides, speed boating and parasailing are some of the water sports activities in Maldives popular in the major beaches of Maldives. Fishing is also another popular beach activity in Maldives. There are options of night fishing. The Red Snipper is the most sought after fish in Maldives.

Maldives is also a perfect destination for snorkeling. The turquoise blue water of the Indian Ocean filed with colorful fishes and marine life, snorkeling is the favorite beach activities in Maldives. The underwater visibility in the reefs of Maldives is 60 to 80 meters. The reefs offer ideal place for snorkeling which takes you to a fascinating world of the marine life. The resorts in the beaches offer snorkeling equipments. You can watch the mantra rays, turtles, moray eels and lionfish while snorkeling in the Dhidhoofinolhu Eastern Reef. The resorts arranges for snorkeling at nights also. For night snorkel the resorts provide underwater flashlights.

The Shark Watching Programs are organized by the Maldives Tourism Ministry. The coral reefs and myriad marine life attracts sharks. You can watch the sharks even from your hotel room. Capture the underwater marine life in your camera. Maldives has the highest concentration of aquatic life. So wherever you visit Maldives don’t forget your cameras. The diving schools and the hotels also offer the visitors cameras for underwater photography. 25 mm and 35 mm lenses are perfect for underwater photography in Maldives.

Maldives is the perfect place for all those who are searching for great waves to catch on their surf boards. Surfing in Maldives is a new water sports activity than scuba diving which has started attracting large number of travelers every year. The “dhonis” or speed boats take to the surfing sites. The surfing season in Maldives is from April to October.