We spent the first few days dipping in and out of Getting to The Conrad Maldives
the surrounding water, snorkeling the house reef The thing about visiting the Maldives is that it can
and also participated in one of the snorkeling tours. be a long process to actually get to your hotel or
We set off to a remote island where we were able resort. Each hotel is located on a private island so
to snorkel around and see completely different getting there requires a seaplane transfer or speed
underwater scenery. We even swam with a few sea boat…and that’s all after you arrive at the internaturtles!
tional airport in Male, the capital city of the Mal...but if you snorkeling isn’t your thing, yet still want dives. Our flight from Singapore landed into Male
to see all the beautiful marine life, just look over the at 11:30AM and we then had to wait for a seaplane
water and guaranteed you’ll see numerous specials transfer to take us to the hotel. Fortunately, we were
wandering around. The long bridge connecting the greeted by a Conrad team member at the airport
two islands was the perfect place to spot manta rays, and brought to a large comfortable lounge to relax
reef sharks and a few other exotic fish.
in while we waited for our transfer. There were large
Until our stay at the Conrad, I had never seen a couches to sprawl out on, a delicious light buffet of
manta ray in their natural habitat. One night as we snacks and plenty of drinks to choose from. When
were walking along the long bridge, we suddenly we finally arrived at Conrad Maldives around 4PM,
we saw a large mass dancing around. We rushed completely exhausted, yet totally in awe.
over to the light and sure enough, a pair of mantas
were doing their dance. So keep your eyes open and
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know that staring into the ocean for long periods of
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time, can be quite rewarding. You never know what
you’re going to see.