The Maldives is a year round holiday destination – lying on the Equator, basking in tropical sunshine, sprinkled with rain and baked at a near constant 30°C and balmy water temperatures of about 28°C – it’s every bit the tropical island paradise you imagined it would be.
The weather in the Maldives is governed by the two main monsoons and these bring the different weather patterns that are used by the travel industry to split the year into ‘high’ and ‘low’ season.
High season coincides with the North-east Monsoon that starts in November and runs through to April, bringing with it great weather with calm, flat seas, good underwater visibility and plenty of sunshine.
Low season runs from May to October at the time of the South-west Monsoon and with it comes less settled weather with more overcast days but still plenty of sunshine.
Plankton levels tend to increase at this time of year and, subsequently, the fish life becomes even more abundant. An added bonus at this time of year is the lower price tag of a Maldives holiday!
When in the tropics, irrelevant of the season, there is likely to be a little rain, but in the Maldives this tends to be in short bursts, not the prolonged month-long downpours that render other destinations no-go areas at certain times of year. The rain is usually a welcome relief from the heat and gives way to sunshine again soon after.
Due to the vast area over which the tiny islands are scattered, the weather patterns vary hugely – there may be a shower on a neighbouring island while you are seeking shade from the relentless rays of the sun.
So, whatever the forecast is saying before your trip – ignore it, it’s unlikely to be very predictable.
No matter when you visit the Maldives this destination will not disappoint, the natural beauty is breath-taking, the lagoons are an watersport enthusiast’s playground and the underwater world is just waiting to mesmerize snorkelers and scuba divers with the abundance of life.
Get ready for the holiday of a lifetime!
Everything started with my Open Water Course at Koh Tao, Thailand. I’m hooked with the first breath I took underwater – this magical and peaceful world with all these different colors and creatures made me forget about everything else. It felt like an addiction.
This time made me realize that I don’t want to keep diving only as a hobby. I wanted to become a Diving Instructor and make diving my profession.
I was working as an entertainer in one of the resorts in South Male atoll. The first time I tried diving I absolutely fell in love with it, so every day off I would go diving.
I was lucky enough to meet people from Euro-Divers who helped me complete my instructor course and employment later on.
That trip changed everything. Since 2014, I visited more than 50 countries in three continents.
2019, 2020, 2021 – still in Maldives, enjoying what I love the most.
Im sonnigen Süden (Ägypten) lernte ich im Urlaub die unglaubliche Unterwasserwelt bei einem Schnuppertauchgang kennen und lieben.
Anfangs arbeitete ich im Tauchcenter im Büro, mir wurde jedoch schnell klar, dass ich die Gäste nicht nur über Wasser sondern auch unter Wasser begleiten wollte. Somit machte ich die Divemaster Ausbildung.
I studied Hotel management and ended up working for several years in different Hotels/Resorts around Italians seaside where I spend my days off diving and achieving the Dive Master rating.
I choose to stay in Oman because of its unspoiled dive site, beaches and many undiscovered dive places! We do not have mass tourism here and the country itself is spectacular besides being the safest place to live in.
Bored and burnt out of the stressful life in Holland, I quit my job as Manager Back Office & Finance and I went to Curacao for holiday. On this tropical island I took my first breaths under water with Instructor Marc, who is still my buddy in life.
Diving keeps me grounded, relaxed and connected with Mother Nature (myself). It supports me to let go, to put things into perspective and it helps me to stay focused and balanced in my position as a manager.
But diving was not at all my purpose of the journey, in fact I was not even a diver yet, I became a diver after I got passionate in freediving in Egypt in 2012 while freediving with dolphin in the wild, eager to become a snorkeling guide, I did my life guard licence and then my PADI open water!
I love freediving but scuba diving is an all other story for me, learning scuba diving make you discover part of yourself you didn’t know, you learn to control things that you would have never imagined possible, I regularly see many of my students discovering how calm they can be underwater when in life they tend to be hyperactive and then in the other hand I see calm or introverted persons becoming excited and move like a torpedo underwater 🙂 so diving might not be for everyone but it is definitely to discover!
I decided after my hospitality studies to enter this fascinating new world. I have started my career in Club Med as Guest Service and had the opportunity to travel some of the famous destinations for diving or snorkeling.
I am the perfect example of someone who was scared of diving, the only advice I could give is to believe in yourself.
But since I was young, I knew I wanted to travel the world, to go on adventures, have fun and meet people from everywhere. Unfortunately, those jobs didn’t give me the opportunity to do it so after 5 years I decided to move to Thailand.
Scuba Diving is a sport of passion.
During this time, I wanted to try something new, so I started scuba diving and I will never forget my first underwater experience. I felt nervous at first but at the same time a lot of excitement.
Some people might think that diving is a difficult sport, but there are many ways to enjoy safe diving for any age or gender.
