DESTINATIONS MALDIVES


LEFT: Diving with whale sharks at Four Seasons Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru


BELOW: Vilamendhoo Island Resort & Spa


some of the best scuba diving, including a super house reef.” A week half-board with flights, seaplane transfers, and six days’ diving with tanks and weights, costs from £2,375. North also highlights Reethi Beach Resort for solo divers, as it waives single supplements at certain times and boasts one of the best house reefs in the country. If it’s value clients are after, ITC


Travel Group recommends Ozen by Atmosphere at Maadhoo, where guests get two dives – worth $98 each plus tax – included in stays of six to eight nights. Provided they’re staying on the Atmosphere Indulgence all-inclusive package and have an open-water diving certification, they can take their pick of six nearby snorkelling and diving sites, and round the experience off with an unforgettable meal at underwater restaurant M6m, as part of the all-inclusive package. But if it’s the quality of the diving that takes centre stage, Lusso Travel’s specialists steer guests towards the very best


sites such as the Unesco World Biosphere Reserve of Baa Atoll, home of the Four Seasons Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, where dhoni boat cruises go in search of manta rays and whale sharks.


Uma Campbell, Lusso product and marketing manager for the Indian Ocean, says: “It’s hard to pick a resort in the Maldives, as most are stunning and will have a house reef or great diving nearby. The more remote the island, the more untouched the experiences, such as Como Maalifushi in the Thaa Atoll, and Six Senses Laamu in the Laamu atoll.”


56 travelweekly.co.uk 31 May 2018


TOP TIP


The new Beach Rouge beachclub at Lux South Ari Atoll offers dancing and cocktails on the floating dancefloor at night


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