Instead of lazing around the pristine white sandy beaches of Maldives and drinking tropical cocktails all day, why not give back to this beautiful country by gardening under water?!
What is it?
Underwater gardening helps to build, improve and maintain the colourful coral reefs than are home to many varieties of sea creatures.
Where can you do it?
Some resorts such as Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort have their own house reef for you to explore. This makes it an easy option to pick, especially when having to consider resort to go for.
Let’s adopt!
Some hotels offer coral adoption as part of their Maldives resort packages – which serves as a clever incentive to attract guests. It’s a win – win situation!
Why is it necessary?
When the Maldives was hit by the El Nino and the Boxing Day tsunami, both natural disasters wrecked the coral reef, which left vast areas of coral beyond any repair, thus destroying any marine life that lived there.
How exactly does it help?
Corals generally take years to grow and flourish before they can become homes for marine creatures. By planting corals, you speed up this process which in turn helps the ecosystem. Gardening in Maldives.
Fritzjames Stephen is a travel writer, who writes content based on the myriad of experiences and indulgences that the world has to offer travellers across all walks of life.
