When it comes to enjoying fun adventures in the Maldives, water sports take pride of place and here are some of the best that you should try on your holiday.
Snorkelling & Diving
These two activities let you experience the nation’s amazing marine biodiversity. This is especially true at resorts like The Nautilus Maldives in the Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve where you can snorkel amidst manta rays and whale sharks! Such properties also provide access to PADI dive centres offering certifications and excursions to sites home to vibrant reef fish, sharks, rays, turtles, moray eels and more.
Jet-Skiing & Water-Skiing
For those in search of water sports in Maldives that have exhilarating speed, then jet-skiing and water-skiing are perfect. While jet-skiing can be enjoyed as you ride tandem behind a skilled instructor, you can also easily learn to pilot this watercraft yourself and take to the open seas. Water-skiing will require a bit of patience, but once you find your balance, you will soon be on a wild ride!
Big Game Fishing
The waters surrounding the islands are home to a rich bounty of marine life making big game fishing a must-try activity when here. Resorts will often provide excursions out to sea on a private boat with modern equipment giving you the chance to do ‘battle’ with barracuda, white snapper, grouper, emperor fish, jobfish and more. You can even have your catch cooked for you once back.
Banana Boating & Tubing
For some family fun, you can try banana boating and tubing which invariably involve shrieks of delight! The concept is simple; you will straddle an inflatable tube (often shaped like a banana) that will get pulled along at breathtaking speeds by a speedboat that will make various manoeuvres too so that ride is anything but dull.
