page_title: Diving in the Maldives
hierarchical_section_title: Diving in the Maldives
caption_attribution_description: English: Manta rays (Manta birostris) taken at Himandhoo Manta Point, Maldives
context_page_description: The Maldives has become one of the world's best scuba diving destinations because of the white sand beaches, coral reefs, clear warm waters, numerous scuba diving sites and rich marine life.
  Most holiday resorts in the Maldives have a scuba diving facility and there are a number of liveaboard operators offering scuba diving cruise holidays that take guests to many dive sites all over the Maldives.
  Many scuba divers are keen to dive in the Maldives because of the presence of whale sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks and moray eels, as well as many smaller fish and coral species.
  In 1998, the Maldives were severely damaged and much of the coral was bleached by El Niño. The coral have almost returned to their pre-tsunami condition.
context_section_description: The Maldives has become one of the world's best scuba diving destinations because of the white sand beaches, coral reefs, clear warm waters, numerous scuba diving sites and rich marine life.
  Most holiday resorts in the Maldives have a scuba diving facility and there are a number of liveaboard operators offering scuba diving cruise holidays that take guests to many dive sites all over the Maldives.
  Many scuba divers are keen to dive in the Maldives because of the presence of whale sharks, manta rays, eagle rays, reef sharks, hammerhead sharks and moray eels, as well as many smaller fish and coral species.
  In 1998, the Maldives were severely damaged and much of the coral was bleached by El Niño. The coral have almost returned to their pre-tsunami condition.
caption: Manta rays (Manta birostris) taken at Himandhoo Manta Point, Maldives
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