- Where to go to sunbathe?
- Weather features of a beach holiday in the Maldives
- Diving: live paintings
- Surfing: on the crest of a wave
- Paradise? No, Ari atoll …
The description of a holiday on these paradise islands in any guidebook is accompanied by only superlative epithets: "amazing", "luxurious" and "magnificent". Such reviews do not contain exaggeration at all, and even in the photo the Maldives archipelago looks amazingly beautiful and fantastically attractive for a beach holiday. The Maldives has everything for this: the pristine beaches covered with perfect white sand, and the boundless blue of the Indian Ocean, and comfortable hotels, and even entire islands transferred to your sole use for a vacation.
Where to go to sunbathe?
Fabulous views open up already on the approach to the Maldives: the islands in the porthole look like a pearl necklace thrown onto the silky turquoise surface of the ocean. More than a thousand atolls in the archipelago are formed by corals and some of them are separate hotels for a limited number of guests:
- For those who prefer to relax with children, even in the Maldives, hotels located on one of the thirty islands of South Male are suitable.
- The Atoll of Adu will appeal to the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity. Shrubs bloom here especially violently, and photos in vacation albums are full of bright colors and shades. The road to Ada from Male International Airport involves crossing the equator, about which guests of the atoll are issued an appropriate certificate.
- The islands of the Ari atoll have a chance to turn around for all active travelers. It offers ideal conditions for water sports, diving and windsurfing. Equipment rental is available at every hotel.
- North Male offers the greatest variety in hotel selection. Quite budget hotels are available here, prices for rooms in which make it possible to fulfill a dream called "/> Divers will most of all like the islands of Lhaviani Atoll, where the underwater world is especially colorful. The reason for this is the various types of corals that form real forests in the clear ocean water.
Blessed Maldives is an amazing place. On the archipelago, everyone can find their own rest and choose a tour, depending on their preferences and material possibilities. In any case, the vacation will be unforgettable and exciting.
Weather features of a beach holiday in the Maldives
The monsoon and subequatorial Maldivian climate determines the weather on the islands, and it largely depends on the direction of the seasonal winds - monsoons. From November to March they blow from the northeast and bring dry and hot weather, and in spring the wind direction changes to the southwest. At the beginning of summer, the rainy season begins on the archipelago, and until the end of August, heavy rainfall falls over the Maldives every day, sometimes turning into rather prolonged rains.
The air temperature stays all year around + 28 ° С, rising to + 32 ° С in late spring and occasionally dropping to + 24 ° С in January in the northern atolls. The breezes make it easy to endure the heat, and therefore it is quite comfortable for both children and adults on the Maldivian beaches.
Maldives Monthly Weather Forecast
For diving, which is common on the islands, the best time comes in January, when the water becomes especially clear and the bright sun allows you to see everything perfectly, even at a considerable depth.
In June, when the waves rise to 2.5 meters, surfers flock to the archipelago and remain to surf the ocean until autumn.
Diving: live paintings
When choosing where it is better to relax in the Maldives, pay attention to hotels standing right in the water on stilts or having a transparent floor in the rooms. So you can admire the rich underwater world of the Indian Ocean, even without diving skills. More than a thousand species of fish, more than two dozen species of dolphins and whales, sea turtles, mollusks, crabs and hundreds of other representatives of marine fauna live in the ocean in the archipelago area.
If diving is your old hobby, then the popular underwater Maldivian entertainment looks like this:
- Seasoned divers prefer the outer terraces and overhangs of the coral reefs. Their feature is strong ocean currents, and therefore beginners should beware of such sites.
- Novice divers enthusiastically explore the surface of the coral reefs facing the interior of the atoll. It's safer, but no less interesting.
- Wreck fans will be satisfied with wreck dives. The attention of divers will be attracted by: a steamer that sank in the century before last, a fishing trawler covered with coral colonies, and a cargo merchant ship that did not reach its destination due to a severe storm.
- Fans to tickle their nerves will appreciate the underwater neighborhood of sharks and giant rays at the Embudu Marine Reserve and at the Miyaru site.
Some atolls have diving training centers and certificates for beginners.
Surfing: on the crest of a wave
Surfing in the Maldives began to be practiced not so long ago. The archipelago occupies one of the first places in the world where ideal waves meet, and now, in addition to newlyweds and just lovers, muscular tanned athletes fly here, preferring the ocean elements to any other vacation. It even got to the point that an international surfer tournament is regularly held in the Maldives.
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Paradise? No, Ari atoll …
The seaplane flight from Male Airport to Ari Atoll takes about half an hour, but the journey is worth it! This resort is ideal for lovers of privacy seeking the ultimate in comfort and high-class service. Fans of active educational recreation will love the excursion to Todo Island, where the oldest Maldivian temple has been preserved. According to the most conservative estimates, it was built about two millennia ago. Guests of the atoll will also appreciate the folklore performances organized by the locals.
