Scuba Diving in Maldives

"A treasure trove of Marine life", "An underwater city with coral gardens as flora and fishes as fauna" - These are the many descriptions that attract professional as well as amateur divers / Tourists in hordes to Maldives.
The surrounding waters of Maldives are literally a city under water. The crystal clear waters offer visibility up to 60 meters - a rarity in the world of divers. This combined with the veritable mine of aquatic life makes Maldives a top diving destination - a dream destination of divers from around the world. The magnetic appeal of the colorful coral reefs in amazingly different shapes and the marine life thronging these reefs attracts divers from all around the world. A diver's dream of seeing rare marine species is fulfilled here. About 70 different species of colorful coral reefs make up the flora of this underwater city. More than 700 species of fishes and other aqua marine life form the populace here

Tourism agencies and resorts in Maldives offer / provide diving tours and offer many courses of different durations. After attending these courses, even those with no previous diving experience can enjoy the exhilaration derived from viewing marine life in its own backyard. Resorts have been opened in the atolls around Male, and diving is permitted only in these resorts


The best of the diving sites are around the reefs of the atolls, which have complex formations. The circular reefs enclose a lagoon, shallow enough to see down to the ocean bed. The irregular and submerged reefs also known as 'thilas' are the best dive sites. Located in the middle of the channel, these thilas rise to about 10 meters of the surface from the atoll floor


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http://www.maldivesholidayoffers.com/destination/scuba-diving-maldives.php

or Maldives Scuba Diving