Go Submarine Diving In The Maldives
At Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort
Did you know that the world’s largest deep-diving tourist submarine is located in the Maldives? Stay at Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort and make the most of an excursion like no other, perfect for those keen to experience the underwater treasures of the Indian Ocean, but without the need for a diving qualification. Journey to neighbouring Malé to embark the Whale Submarine, which descends to a depth of up to 40 metres. Able to seat up to 50 people in a fully air-conditioned cabin, guests can look out onto a breath-taking underwater world.
The first stop of the 45-minute trip is at 25 metres. See fabulous arrays of reef fish and colourful corals, blue or yellow-striped snappers, lion fish, box fish and turtles. At 40 metres the submarine will come to rest on a sandy spot, just outside a large cave. Exterior lights illuminate the sheltering life inside which might include white-tip reef sharks, huge Napoleon fish and one of the biggest groupers in the Maldives (two metres long!). Depending on conditions, other dive sites also include shipwrecks and shark-feeding areas.
Just a 45-minute speedboat transfer from Malé, this luxury resort offers a selection of restaurants and bars, two infinity pools, a floodlit tennis court, volleyball and an excellent watersports centre, with one of the only registered kite-surfing schools in the Maldives. Excursions start from US$185 per person.
GO NOW
Western & Oriental (www.westernoriental.com / 020 7666 1212) is offering seven nights for the price of six at Olhuveli from £1,499 per person (saving £100 per person). Available for selected departures in September, the price includes accommodation in a deluxe room on a half-board basis, flights from Heathrow with SriLankan Airlines, speedboat transfers, taxes and surcharges.
BOOK NOW FOR JANUARY 2014
First Choice (www.firstchoice.co.uk / 0871 200 7799) is offering seven nights at Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort in the Maldives from £2,155 per person (£478 per couple). Book by 31 October for departure on 12 January*, the price includes accommodation in a deluxe room on an all-inclusive basis, flights from Gatwick with Thomson, speedboat transfers, taxes and surcharges. *subject to availability
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