Maldives Travel Guide

The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls stretching south of India's Lakshadweep islands between the Minicoy and the Chargos archipelagoes, and about seven hundred kilometres (435 mi) south-west of Sri Lanka in the Laccadive Sea of Indian Ocean. The twenty-six atolls of Maldives encompass a territory featuring 1,192 islets, two hundred and fifty islands of which are inhabited.
The inhabitants were Buddhist, probably since Ashoka's period, in the 3rd century BC and possibly Hindu before that. Islam was introduced in 1153. The Maldives then came under the influence of the Portuguese (1558) and the Dutch (1654) seaborne empires. In 1887 it became a British protectorate. In 1965, the Maldives obtained independence from Britain (originally under the name "Maldive Islands"), and in 1968 the Sultanate was replaced by a Republic.
The Maldives is the smallest Asian country in terms of both population and area; it is the smallest predominantly Muslim nation in the world. It is also the country with the lowest highest point in the world.

1. Resort Snorkeling

2. Wildlife on Manafaru

3. Biyadoo Island

4. Hulhumale

5. Maldive Victory

W Retreat & Spa Fesdu Island
Location
W Retreat and Spa is located in the middle of the North Ari Atoll, on the Fesdu Island and is placed to the west of Male. Hop on a sea plane in Male, soar over the turquoise Indian Ocean for 25 exhilarating minutes and you are here.
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