Watersports
A holiday full of thrill and action
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With crystal clear waters, expansive reefs and
shallow lagoons around the islands, the
Maldives is ideal for a vast variety of water
sports for beginners and the more advanced
alike. A host of fun watersports activities are on
offer wherever you are in the Maldives. You
don’t have to be an expert to enjoy the waters,
there’s something for everyone.
Fun in the sun with a splash; take on banana boat
riding for the thrill with friends and family. If you are
seeking a more relaxed ride, paddling around the
island in a canoe on a lazy afternoon is probably the
ideal choice.
Find peace windsurfing across the lagoon, feel the
wind in your hair and spray on your face as you skim
across the waves. Resort watersports centers offer a
variety of boards for beginners and advanced
windsurfers. Learn to sail with the professionals,
many watersports centers offer courses in
windsurfing and sailing.
Maldives is well established in the surfing circuit. With an
average water temperature of around 28-degree Celsius,
conditions are good throughout the surfing season from
mid-February to November. While several surf points are
accessible from resorts, the best way to surf the Maldives is
on a liveaboard, which could take you to several atolls
during your holiday.
It’s not all about the water. Several resorts offer a range of
sports on dry land. Tennis, beach volleyball and badminton
are just some of the more common games on offer.
In the Maldives, your holiday is what you want it to be.
There’s abundant activity for everyone, yet you can choose
to lounge on the beach absorbing the sun and the fresh air
and bask in the sound of the waves that lap the shore.
Wakeboarding and kite surfing offer a greater adrenaline
rush as you cut through the water, trying out various
maneuvers and turns over the shimmering waters of the
lagoon. For the seriously adventurous there’s jet skiing
and for the daring there’s flyboarding, a thrill-seeker’s
dream.
Parasailing offers a calmer, smoother ride, yet offers the
thrill of being suspended in the air, gliding gently over the
islands and the reefs, giving you a unique bird’s eye view
and a sense of calm and peace way above the goings on in
the world.
Fishing may sound quite ordinary, but in the Maldives, it
is more than just fishing. Night fishing and big game
fishing are on offer in many of the resorts and
guesthouse islands. And if you are serious about fishing
try out a local fishing vessel to experience close up, the
pole and line fishing that Maldives is so famous for.
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