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Maldives Snorkeling Safari: Discover Vibrant Marine Life and Mesmerizing Reefs
4.9
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Malé
Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari in the Maldives and explore vibrant marine life and mesmerizing reefs. Join an experienced guide to discover reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, and more!
Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari in the Maldives and explore vibrant marine life and mesmerizing reefs. Join an experienced guide to discover reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, and more!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kaafu Atoll - Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari via speedboat. After a Responsible Snorkeling briefing, we’ll explore three top snorkeling spots near Male’. The sites we visit depend on weather and ocean currents, but they may include Coral Garden, Kurumba House Reef, and Full Moon Reef. You’ll have the chance to see turtles, reef sharks, rays, and other marine life. The ocean always holds surprises.
- Kaafu Atoll - Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari via speedboat. After a Responsible Snorkeling briefing, we’ll explore three top snorkeling spots near Male’. The sites we visit depend on weather and ocean currents, but they may include Coral Garden, Kurumba House Reef, and Full Moon Reef. You’ll have the chance to see turtles, reef sharks, rays, and other marine life. The ocean always holds surprises.
What's Included
- Buoyancy aids
- All Local Tax
- Local accredited and experienced snorkeling guide
- Fish ID Card
- Snorkel equipment
- Buoyancy aids
- All Local Tax
- Local accredited and experienced snorkeling guide
- Fish ID Card
- Snorkel equipment
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Pick Up from airport, hotels in Hulhumale, Malé or the cruise jetty at a charge of $25 two pax.
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Pick Up from airport, hotels in Hulhumale, Malé or the cruise jetty at a charge of $25 two pax.
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The Maldives’ coral systems are renowned for hosting reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, sting rays, and a plethora of other sea creatures. This guided 3-hour venture, organized by the foremost Hulhumale tour agency according to TripAdvisor, guides you through three snorkeling locations brimming with a vibrant array of aquatic organisms and…
The Maldives’ coral systems are renowned for hosting reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, sting rays, and a plethora of other sea creatures. This guided 3-hour venture, organized by the foremost Hulhumale tour agency according to TripAdvisor, guides you through three snorkeling locations brimming with a vibrant array of aquatic organisms and picturesque corals – the perfect getaway from the bustling areas of Male or Hulhumale. Uncover the underwater marvels of the Maldives with a knowledgeable and certified snorkeling guide.
Your professional guide will not only serve as your ‘lookout,’ helping you spot sea residents you may have missed, but will also aid less experienced or apprehensive snorkelers, ensuring your gear fits securely and you feel confident in the water.
We are committed to environmental conservation and aim to educate both guests and locals in the hopes that we can mitigate any harmful effects and safeguard this country’s unique natural beauty for future generations to appreciate.
We also offer personalized tours upon request.
- We do provide snorkeling equipment on all our tours but please feel free to bring along your own mask and snorkel. Not only will you be assured your mask fits your face properly and is comfortable and less likely to have leakage, it will also lower any health associated risks. We find that peace of mind goes a long way.
- Things to bring: Face Mask, Dry bag, beach towel, sunscreen, water, snacks, camera
- What to wear: Swimwear, loose lightweight clothing, sunglasses, sun hat
- Tour is not suitable if you are staying on a private island resort.
- Safety has always been important to our business, this is why our guides are Emergency First Responders & Life Guard Certified. We are pleased to offer safe travel and hygiene standards as required by the World Travel & Tourism Council and Maldives Safe Tourism Guidelines.
Location
Lakudi Jetty
Tour is not suitable if you are staying on a private island resort.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(62 Ratings)
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Vishal_a
Dec 9, 2024
Phenomenal trip organised by Paradise - Saw turtles just about a metre away, sting ray, nurse shark, and uncountable other variety of fishes at 3 different reefs. Also, we were lucky enough to spot a few dolphins from the boat just when we started. The tour guide was a pro and provided all the required info before the start. There was perfect support from the guide and crew during the sessions. The sea was a bit rough on the day but the guide was the the front with another crew memeber at the back during the session to make sure of the safety. Also, they keep the group size low, 5 in our case, which makes the comfort and safety top priority. I don't think there is any other company apart from Paradise which will provide such an experience. Will definitely go for this trip again in the next trip.
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Helena_h
Dec 3, 2024
Wonderful snorkeling adventure with rays and sharks! - It was a wonderful adventure to snorkel between lots of different tropical fishes and rays. We even saw a black tip shark. On the boat we saw a turtle.
The crew was very friendly, professional, helpful, and caring to make it a memorable excursion. The boat brought me to three spots in the northern Male Atoll where we had enough time for snorkeling. It was absolutely an amazing and well-organized adventure.
I can really recommend this excursion to everyone. I wouldn't have wanted to miss it!
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Sandy_l
Oct 16, 2024
Archie - Guide Archie was fantastic! Best fish sittings I’ve ever had snorkeling. He was very patient with my getting back to comfortable snorkeling after a number of years. Archie is a real asset to Secret Paradise.
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Zuzana_m
Aug 9, 2024
Unbelievable experience! - We had such a wonderful experience! At first point we saw stingrays and many colourful fish swimming just next to us. Second point we saw turtles and another reef fish and at the third point we saw sharks and beautiful coral reef. I would like to say spacial thanks to Archi and his team as they approach was very friendly and helpful. We were first time snorkles and we would not see ocean beaty without their help. Would go any day and time with them, loved it!
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Davidrontheroad
Jun 23, 2024
A great day of snorkeling in Male thanks to the quality operation of Secret Paradise. - Secret Paradise provided two great days on a recent round the world cruise, with 29 ports where I and friends (up to 46 of us) did tours with local operators. In each port I read scores of reviews, to find the best tour operator, and Secret Paradise was easily the one in Male, Maldives. But BOOK EARLY as they are so good, they fill up. I was happy to be the beneficiary of a cancellation, which allowed us to do their 3 Point Snorkeling Tour, as well as their Full Day Walking Tour.
We were a group of two on their 3 Point Snorkeling tour, and three on their Full Day walking tour, with Ub, our excellent guide, leading both tours. He's been with Secret Paradise eight years, and we were happy to have him.
On the day I saw 9 black tipped reef sharks, one within three meters, many many unicorn fish - similar to a pencil above their forehead, and a favorite were the Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips ... horizontally zebra striped in black and white ... with the front, tail, and fins, all bright yellow with black polka dots.
At the second spot, there were a few cold places in the water, soon followed by overly hot cells. UB explained this as upwelling, which brings nutrient and food, the lifeblood of the reef.
The best views were just before we got out at the last stop, around desalination intake tubes. Thousands of fish were seen on the day. A mini school of small brown fish, perhaps eight centimeters, came together, then were fast away, dispersed in a flash.
Kudos to Ruth and her team, a quality operation. She was a pleasure to work with in planning and communication. And a special thanks for keeping their group sizes small, with a focus on the environment.
I much look forward to returning in the future, when I and my group will do their Full Day North Malé Island Hopping with Ruth & Mash.
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Jim_b
Mar 31, 2024
Great time - The people were professional, helpful, friendly. Went out of their way to accommodate us. Would do it again.
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Kim_p
Mar 31, 2024
Best snorkeling day ever! - Our small group had a fabulous time snorkeling. We went to three different stops and saw thousands of fish. Right away we snorkeled on top of large Stingrays - a thrill for every one of us. We saw a lot of very colorful and strange looking fish that I wish I could identified. We did see Needlefish, Parrot Fish, and some very brightly colored iridescent blue fish. And a later stop, we saw Black Tip Reef Sharks, Green Sea Turtles and a Hawksbill turtle.
Our three guides were very attentive and we felt very safe in their presence. They were instrumental in helping us see a variety of fish. They went out of their way to accommodate our needs and help us get in and out of the boat.
We highly recommend this tour!
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Sorayabs3483uw
Mar 4, 2024
3 point snorkeling tour - I had the pleasure to go on the 3 point snorkeling tour, it was really a beautiful experience with super friendly guides. I particularly appreciated that the tour was authentic and also promoted environment friendly practices. Highly recommend!
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897justynap
Feb 9, 2024
Great snorkeling experience - Amazing views, we saw sharks, stingrays, many kinds of fish. Guide was really good, we felt safe, well looked after. It wasn't my first snorkeling experience however first time i was wearing fins - i was instructed very well. I highly recommend Secret Paradise :)
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Elliedebeer
Feb 2, 2024
The 3rd stop was special! - We didn't have the best day weather wise, but it turned out well. The guys who took us were gentle, kind and patient with me, even though I'm uncoordinated when it comes to getting into the boat. I've snorkeled many places around the world, so I wasn't too impressed with just seeing lots of fish, (mainly butterfly.), and the coral wasn't very colorful. But on our 3rd stop, we swam with some very large sting rays & that was a highlight, for sure. We also got to see dolphins diving and keeping up with the boat. The guys gave us water and watermelon too.
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