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. Read more…
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