Swim With Manta Rays in the Maldives

Meet some manta rays in the waters of the Maldives—one of the world’s best sites for undersea exploration.

Dec 5, 2011

By: Alicia Miller Corbett

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Divers snorkelling with manta rays at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

A diver snorkels with a manta ray at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

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Witnessing an almost otherworldly sight like this—a group of manta rays feeding—makes it clear why the Maldives is considered one of the world’s top sites for diving.

Photography courtesy Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

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Snorkellers from Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru share the waters with a manta ray.

Photography Thomas P Peschak SOSF

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A manta ray glides through the warm waters of the Indian Ocean.

Photography Scubazoo Images

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These creatures are always graceful but not necessarily petite: Maldivian manta rays may have wingspans of 5 metres.

Photography Scubazoo Images

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A snorkeller observes a manta ray at close range offshore from Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru.

Photography courtesy Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

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The coral formations of the Maldives provide a perfect place for manta rays to live and feed. From May through November, large numbers of rays converge on Hanifaru Bay to feast on planktonic animals.

Photography Thinkstock

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Four Seasons Resorts Maldives offer an ideal base for exploring Indian Ocean sea life, including the thousands of manta rays that populate the waters of the atolls. Guy Stevens, lead marine biologist for the Resorts, founded the Maldivian Manta Ray Project to help protect the rays. Guests at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa or Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru who spot manta rays while snorkelling or diving are encouraged to share their photos to support the project’s research.

One Comment about Swim With Manta Rays in the Maldives

Preet says:
May 29, 2012 at 11:57 pm
HiWhen you say that the food in resorts are not halal ceiirfted because they would serve pork and alchohol. But are the poultry halal? For eg. the chicken, beef, mutton kill in the islamic way?RegardsReply+16Was this answer helpful?LikeDislike
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Swim With Manta Rays in the Maldives