| The Maldives is known as one of the world's greatest | | | | resort. |
| dive destinations and almost the whole country can be | | | | There really are thousands of dive sites around the |
| dived. The island of Maldives is a low lying country and | | | | Maldives and the locals have developed an extensive |
| the highest point is only 2.4m above sea level. | | | | vocabulary for the various types of reef islands. A |
| The Maldives is made up of 1,190 islands stretches | | | | faru, for example will mean the reef sticks out the |
| 800km from North to South, diving can be done from | | | | water at low tide, while a falhu is a reef that encircles |
| day trips or liveaboards. Out of the 1,190 islands only | | | | a lagoon. A thila is a coral pinnacle that does not quite |
| around 200 have people on them and most visitors will | | | | reach the surface. |
| spend time on the 89 resort islands. | | | | The diving is all year round, with live-aboards doing |
| Visitors will land at the capital called Male from where | | | | different routes depending on the winds. Normally one |
| they can take a sea plane what they call an air taxi or | | | | side of the Maldives as good visibility while at the |
| a boat if you're staying at North Male or South Male. | | | | same time the other side has poor visibility, but the |
| The capital is a nice place to see the lifestyle of the | | | | murkier plankton rich waters are where you will see |
| locals but most people just land and move on to their | | | | the whale sharks and manta rays. |