Imagine having a seemingly endless playground where you can experience thrills to your heart’s content, where the never ending horizon of azure meets sky and refreshing ocean breezes surround you; water sports in Maldives certainly offers adrenaline pumping adventures not to be missed! Before embarking on your quest to enjoy all that is on offer look to find a luxury Maldives island hotel that features many of the country’s signature water sports. Maafushivaru Maldives is one such option worth considering and provides an ideal base for your excursions on the water.
Snorkelling is easily one of the most popular (if not the most popular) water sport activity in 30Maldives and is something that can be enjoyed by the entire family. The crystal clear waters that surround the islands provide excellent visibility and you have the chance to viewing a spectacularly vivid underwater world full of multi-coloured coral and equally multi-coloured fish!
For more in-depth adventures, there is diving which lets you enjoy everything from exploring sunken wrecks to coming face to face with majestic manta rays or even graceful sharks. Many resorts have their own PADI certification dive centres so it is easy to get the necessary licence needed to delve beneath the waves. There are plenty of sites to consider and here are a few; Maamigili Faru and Hukuru Elhi are well suited for beginners and are where you can see whalesharks and mantas (between December and May) respectively. Hudu Thila is great for both medium and advanced divers and is home to grey reef sharks, barracuda and sting rays, while Broken Rock is for experienced divers and features sweetlips, nudibranchs and fascinating coral.
Want more action-packed outings? Well there is a whole lot more to enjoy! Surfing is a popular pastime especially during the southwest monsoon (between June and September in particular) where massive swells abound in spots at both North and South Male Atoll. With plenty of sea breezes surrounding the coast, windsurfing is also popular as is kiteboarding which lets you skim the waves and even leap in the air.
For more fun you can try jet skiing and water skiing which offer even more speed on the water, while parasailing lets you literally soar above the waves. Catamaran sailing, kayaking and fishing provide more laidback fun on the ocean letting you explore and take in the magical vistas that surround the islands.
Chandrishan Williams is a travel writer who writes under the pen name, Caleb Falcon. He specializes in writing content based on the many exciting world adventures that await intrepid travellers.
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