Maldives
North Malé Atoll
Sandbanks, reef islands, and the clearest water we sail.
Tender to uninhabited sandbanks and reef islands where the snorkelling starts at your ankles.
Beyond the capital, North Malé Atoll is the Maldives of the postcards, a scatter of uninhabited reef islands and sandbanks barely above a glass-clear lagoon. Ships anchor and tender to a beach island for the day, where the coral garden begins a few steps off the sand and manta rays and turtles drift the drop-offs. There is nothing to arrange but which patch of shade to claim.
What you’ll do
·Sandbank beach day
·Snorkel the house reef
·Dolphin-watch cruise
·Sunset over the lagoon
Why it’s special
Reef at your ankles
Vivid coral gardens that begin a few steps off the beach.
Sandbank days
Tender to an uninhabited island of powder sand and warm lagoon.
Big marine life
Manta rays, reef sharks and turtles along the atoll drop-offs.
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