The Maldives Blog

Maldives is a fascinating country with thousands of years of history and culture. Marco polo referred to the Maldives as ‘(the) Flower of the Indies’, while Ibn Batuta, the famous 14th century Arab traveller, called it in his chronicles ‘one of the wonders of the world’.

Scattered across the equator in the middle of the Indian Ocean, the necklace of islands that form the Maldives offer a rare vision of a tropical paradise. Palm fringed islands with sparkling white beaches, turquoise lagoons, clear warm waters and coral reefs teeming with abundant marine flora and fauna, continue to fascinate visitors.

Truly a natural wonder, the islands rarely exceed two meters in height. The 1,190 islands, consisting of 26 atoll formations, are spread over an area of some 90,000 square kilometers
The Maldives Blog gets in-depth about all things Maldivian, covering the arts, entertainment, culture, travel,tourism, news and its people.