The Best Time To Visit

The Maldives have a tropical climate, hot and humid all year round. The temperature remains constant around 30 ° throughout the year and the precipitation is at its maximum between May and November (rainy season in south-west), while the northeast monsoon arrived in December, but affects less the country, leaving the north to dry. The best time to visit the archipelago extends from January to April where we will benefit from maximum sunshine.

Due to a rather restrictive policy vis-à-vis tourism, only one quarter of area of the archipelago is open to tourists. The island currently has 359,000 inhabitants, of whom 63,500 live in the capital, a large island called Male. The Dhivehi is the national language, while English is spoken quite fluently and understood by most people. The Maldives have a tendency Islamic religious and most ethnic groups inhabiting the islands are of Indian origin.

The seabed are the biggest attractions of Maldives, with magnificent landscapes with corals, which are a paradise for divers and lovers of the underwater world. Moreover, almost all the wealth of floral and animal Maldives is located on the seabed. On the mainland, the archipelago of the Maldives does not have much wildlife, except bats, which seem to be the species most prevalent. The dive sites are therefore very many, about a hundred recorded throughout the archipelago that offer each service offers and very attractive. Sometimes, the hotels themselves offer customers their own site, and thus provide all the necessary diving accessories. With a rate suitable, divers will then go straight to the ocean floor, to see thousands of animals some marvelous as sea turtles, dolphins other unusual and unique in the world and all in the seabed available to them like a giant aquarium in natural version. Surfing is also a major activity of the archipelago. Of the many beautiful beaches, surfing becomes more than a hobby and is an extremely relaxing.

Offering a unique and huge resorts, the Maldives become an expensive destination. This means that the budget should be large enough before you can leave, whether for short or long stay. Most visitors come only during the dry period, which is the high season of the archipelago. The hotel rates may vary during a year, especially during the Christmas and New Year ... In order to consider lower rates, it is best to go during the offseason, that is to say November or May. During these times of year, weather conditions are mild, and at the same time, there are not too many visitors.

Power to the Maldives is mainly rice and fish. Food cooked in most hotels are made of fish cooked any kind of soup, curry, fried ... and always served with rice. When the local drink, the raa, a liquor which comes from the trunks of palm trees. Apart from the drink, containing no other alcohol can be consumed in the islands, because of the Islamic religion spread widely.

For your own safety, the advice given by the inhabitants are to be followed closely. Thus, he never put outfits deemed indecent, especially in the capital and in major cities. Similarly, it is strictly forbidden to carry with you, objects "pornographic".
To go diving or any other sport performed in the seabed, a medical certificate is required. At the same time, you will also have health insurance for your trip and a medical consultation is also recommended. The measures of basic hygiene, they, must never be neglected for your own well-being and health.

To go to the Maldives, the aircraft is the fastest way to one of four international airports in the archipelago. Air Maldives national airline, offers quality service and the traveler can enjoy tall, the beautiful coral landscape open to them. For domestic travel, taxis and bicycles are the most usual ways, especially in the capital. To visit the small islands outside Malé, boats, seaplanes and helicopters are the means of transport most used and fastest.