The 1190 Islands of the Maldivian Archipelago are surrounded by the finest white sand beaches & Warm crystal Clear waters offering an extravagant utopia of unparalleled color and marine life.
Almost 99% of the country is the ocean and only 1% is spread to 26 atolls. No part of Maldives is more than 2.4 m above the sea level.
Like a bird defying gravity, the plane graciously glides down towards Male’ Airport. A glance out the window and your heart skips a beat. A vision is so unique that you can’t help but wonder if it is real. Only nature could have painted a picture so perfect. Only nature in its hurried motion could have created such splendor as the Maldives. The beauty does not recede with the touching down of the plane. The little green patches transform into graceful palms that gently sway to the cool breeze, endless white beaches with sand so soft that it caresses your feet, waters so clear that you see the fish playing in the depths of the lagoons.
Quick Facts
A group of 1190 little coral islands scattered across the Indian Ocean about 350km southwest of Sri Lanka built up on the tops of a submarine ridge. No part of the republic is more than 8 ft/2.4 m above the sea level. Almost 99% of the country being the ocean and 1% is spread to 26 atolls, ring like coral
formation. Maldives has a tropical monsoon climate with warm temperature
and sunshine through the year.
Although the vegetation on these islands is limited this is supplemented by the riches of the seas surrounding them, these multicoloured coral gardens are home to thousands of species of fish.
Coconut palms grows in abundance on all the islands, however only few other types of trees grow on the islands. Especially the salinity of the soil along the beach restricts the growth to few plants. Normally, shrubs and small hedges occupy this area.
The warm tropical climate results in relatively minor variations in daily temperature throughout the year. From November to April is mostly dry with very little Wind, while the southwest monsoon from May to October brings some rain and the temperature varies very little. The annual average daily temperature is between 30.4 and 25.4 degrees.