Comments on: Top 10 best resorts in the Maldives for snorkeling

By: Christian Kochmann

Christian Kochmann — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:07:41 +0000

How. Is the Status of the corals at the Moment at these ten resorts the luxury travel expert? Are the corals healthy and how many species are there?

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:52:30 +0000

We want to Como Malafushi in 2018 what was once a beautiful reef was affected in 2016 by El Niño and it was totally bleached and barren. We relied on the resort for that false information.
We are looking to go back to the Maldives as we are traveling to Africa this year and with another El Niño starting do you have any idea of the properties above still have vibrant reefs. Unfortunately, the resorts we spoke to said they were all healthy and vibrant which we know is not true. Snorkeling is a big deal for us.

By: Garrett

Garrett — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 23:21:03 +0000

What has happened to the reefs of the Maldives is nothing short of devastation. I visited this year, it has forever been a dream of mine to step off the beach and into some of the most diverse and colourful coral reefs in the world. What i actually stepped into was the most concrete undeniable evidence of rapid climate change that the tourism industry is trying to cover up. Entire ecosystems dead, only the algae covered skeletons remaining.

It was a depressing paradise as most fish species and densities remain but this will not last if you take away their food and shelter. It’s a ticking time bomb.

The waters are warm, the beaches are beautiful, the waters are crystal clear, the scenery is stunning and the fish are overly abundant. If you can ignore the loss of the most diverse ecosystem on the planet, it is paradise!

By: Michelle king

Michelle king — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:00:25 +0000

I have been going to the Maldives every year for the last 10 year. Before the 2016 El Niño I saw some colour coming back to the reef at Bandos (I have also visited Baros since 2016), however I have to agree the reef has again been battered and colour disappeared again. The fish however are still abundant and we still see reef sharks, rays and turtles on every visit. The Maldives is definitely still worth a visit (by people who understand how to treat a reef)

By: lhccok

lhccok — Fri, 18 Jan 2019 12:37:55 +0000

In reply to Georgia LaMantia. Hi Georgia, I visited Baros on december 2017 and can assure you that the reef was astonishing!!! I went one day to Soneva Gili (!!) and the reef was terrible.....

By: Pet.d

Pet.d — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 08:03:54 +0000

Very useful. We want to go for years. I heard that W is great but vabbonfaru too . Which one do you advise, why ? And w is good everywhere ?
Thank you
Pet

By: Marie Johnson

Marie Johnson — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 20:06:57 +0000

In reply to Annie Lindquist. Thanks Annie for pointing out this to the rest of us. I was booking this hotel with the reefs specifically in mind.

By: Magnus Broch

Magnus Broch — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 20:40:28 +0000

Raja Ampat:-)

By: Georgia LaMantia

Georgia LaMantia — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 21:11:40 +0000

Bummer. This sounded like the trip or our life but I guess we will have to find another place to go snorkeling. any suggestions?

By: Steve forest

Steve forest — Sat, 17 Jun 2017 20:36:46 +0000

Your not wrong Annie the house reefs (Resorts) in the Maldives are all but distroyed
I’ve dived and snorkelled most of the above in the last 12 months and the extent of the EL NIno 2016 has devasted a lot of the worlds coral including the Maldives, even the Maldivian government has set up a task force regarding the bleaching, most house reefs are in a terrible state if you take the time to look into this issue there is lots of Data, footage, reports form divers, live aboard, scientists, unhappy tourists, I share your sadness about the state of the reefs I’ve visited over 20 resorts over the last 10 years in the Maldives, dived 100s of reefs, visited most Atolls, I was even thinking of returning this year, been talking to various tour operators and not one has mentioned to me the above issue (quotes of and around £16000 mind you)
at these prices I would expect to be informed of any issues, the coral was only just beginning to recover after 2004, even though resorts like PHH, Baros, Angsana Mirhri were largely untouched by 2004 EL Nino a lot of other resorts were not.
so to conclude if you can recommend to me a resort with a pristine reef ( Not Bathela) I will book this week

Ps, this is not a Troll, I would like nothing better than to be proven wrong, Carnot see how I can be, as I’ve been to the Maldives in the last six months and seen with my own eyes and it’s all very sad.
Pays your money takes your Chance.
Regrards
Steve