| If you love the sea and scuba diving, then why not | | | | these islands, only slightly more than 200 of them are |
| charter a live aboard scuba diving cruise with your | | | | inhabited. Most of the islands are not higher than six |
| diving buddies. Collectively, you can save much more | | | | feet(about 2 meters) above sea level and scientists |
| money and time if you live a board a diving cruise | | | | have warned that they are very susceptible to global |
| ship and go island hopping, scuba diving and fishing for | | | | warming and may one day, disappear into the ocean. |
| the next ten days of your vacation. That is because | | | | There are already signs that this is happening. |
| you can do away with your hotel accommodation, | | | | Needless to say, the mainstay of the Maldivian |
| save traveling time and can go to a lot more dive | | | | economy is powered by the fishing and tourism |
| spots. Where to go for a cruise diving vacation? Try | | | | industries. About 500,000 tourists arrive on these |
| going to the Island nation of Maldives. | | | | islands annually. The capital of Maldives is Male |
| Although there are many world class spas, hotels and | | | | (pronounced as Ma-leh). Upon touching down at the |
| resorts in Maldives such as the Banyan Tree Spa | | | | airport, you willbe whisked away by a fishing boat |
| resort, you have no need to stay in them unless you | | | | because the capital is no larger than a few football |
| wanted to. Well, if you want to stay in a luxurious | | | | fields and have one of the most dense population in |
| resort, it can be an excuse for you to travel to the | | | | the world. |
| Maldives again to enjoy these spa resorts. This is | | | | Maldives has been an independent sovereign country |
| because, once you have scuba dived in Maldives, you | | | | except for a brief occupation by the Portuguese. It |
| will want to go back there again. Maldives is a scuba | | | | then became a British Protectorate in the mid-fifties |
| diver's paradise. | | | | and gained full independence in 965. It has been an |
| The atolls of Maldives were formed when millions of | | | | Islamic country for more than 800 years. |
| years ago, a great range of volcanoes rose from the | | | | During the Ming Dynasty, Chinese sailors called |
| floor of the Indian Ocean. As time passes, the | | | | Maldives the "submerged mountain chain" wrote |
| volcanoes sunk back into the Indian Ocean leaving | | | | commentaries about these islands. |
| behind the coral reefs on the Maldivian atolls and | | | | If you enjoy vacations in tranquil tropical islands or |
| islands we see today. That is why Maldives is best | | | | simply love fishing and diving, then Maldives will be a |
| known for its white sandy beaches and crystal blue | | | | great holiday destination for you. Oh, I forgot to |
| lagoons teeming with marine life. | | | | mention, if you are a seafood lover, I think there are |
| The country has no big land mass, but instead is | | | | no other places on Earth where you can get such a |
| made up of about 1200 coral islands with a total area | | | | wide smorgasbord delicious mouth watering seafood, |
| of 104,00.00 sq kilo 99% of which is the sea. Of | | | | except in Maldives. |