U.S. News Insider Tip: If seeing mantas and whale sharks at Hanifaru Bay is on your bucket list, choose a resort in Baa Atoll, such as Anantara Kihavah and Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa ...

There are few experiences as humbling as swimming alongside a whale shark. Despite their size—growing up to 40 feet ...

A snorkeler was swimming in the Maldives when a school of nurse sharks surrounded her. Sindy Claire Bondoc was exploring the ...

Beneath the Maldives azure waters is ... Visitors also have the opportunity to swim with some of the largest fish in the sea - manta rays and whale sharks. The Indian Ocean surrounding the ...

These five island escapes provide unique opportunities to swim with magnificent marine creatures. Make this a memorable experience.

Home to mind-boggling biodiversity, the Maldives particularly excels on the megafauna front – great hammerheads, whale sharks ... lesser known locations to swim with manta rays in the Maldives ...

Scientists don’t know why the animals go so deep. Sharks lack a swim bladder that keeps other fish buoyant, so one idea is that whale sharks free-fall toward the seafloor to rest. In 2007 ...

the Maldives is not just for relaxation—it’s also an adventure hotspot. From swimming with whale sharks and manta rays to deep-sea diving and night snorkeling with bioluminescent plankton ...