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Maldives Snorkeling Safari: Discover Vibrant Marine Life and Mesmerizing Reefs
4.9
67 Ratings
Malé
Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari in the Maldives and explore vibrant marine life and mesmerizing reefs. Join an experienced guide to discover reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, and more!
Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari in the Maldives and explore vibrant marine life and mesmerizing reefs. Join an experienced guide to discover reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, and more!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kaafu Atoll - Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari via speedboat. After a Responsible Snorkeling briefing, we’ll explore three top snorkeling spots near Male’. The sites we visit depend on weather and ocean currents, but they may include Coral Garden, Kurumba House Reef, and Full Moon Reef. You’ll have the chance to see turtles, reef sharks, rays, and other marine life. The ocean always holds surprises.
- Kaafu Atoll - Embark on a thrilling snorkeling safari via speedboat. After a Responsible Snorkeling briefing, we’ll explore three top snorkeling spots near Male’. The sites we visit depend on weather and ocean currents, but they may include Coral Garden, Kurumba House Reef, and Full Moon Reef. You’ll have the chance to see turtles, reef sharks, rays, and other marine life. The ocean always holds surprises.
What's Included
- Buoyancy aids
- All Local Tax
- Local accredited and experienced snorkeling guide
- Fish ID Card
- Snorkel equipment
- Buoyancy aids
- All Local Tax
- Local accredited and experienced snorkeling guide
- Fish ID Card
- Snorkel equipment
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Pick Up from airport, hotels in Hulhumale, Malé or the cruise jetty at a charge of $25 two pax.
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Pick Up from airport, hotels in Hulhumale, Malé or the cruise jetty at a charge of $25 two pax.
- Gratuities
Additional Information
The Maldives’ coral systems are renowned for hosting reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, sting rays, and a plethora of other sea creatures. This guided 3-hour venture, organized by the foremost Hulhumale tour agency according to TripAdvisor, guides you through three snorkeling locations brimming with a vibrant array of aquatic organisms and…
The Maldives’ coral systems are renowned for hosting reef sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays, sting rays, and a plethora of other sea creatures. This guided 3-hour venture, organized by the foremost Hulhumale tour agency according to TripAdvisor, guides you through three snorkeling locations brimming with a vibrant array of aquatic organisms and picturesque corals – the perfect getaway from the bustling areas of Male or Hulhumale. Uncover the underwater marvels of the Maldives with a knowledgeable and certified snorkeling guide.
Your professional guide will not only serve as your ‘lookout,’ helping you spot sea residents you may have missed, but will also aid less experienced or apprehensive snorkelers, ensuring your gear fits securely and you feel confident in the water.
We are committed to environmental conservation and aim to educate both guests and locals in the hopes that we can mitigate any harmful effects and safeguard this country’s unique natural beauty for future generations to appreciate.
We also offer personalized tours upon request.
- We do provide snorkeling equipment on all our tours but please feel free to bring along your own mask and snorkel. Not only will you be assured your mask fits your face properly and is comfortable and less likely to have leakage, it will also lower any health associated risks. We find that peace of mind goes a long way.
- Things to bring: Face Mask, Dry bag, beach towel, sunscreen, water, snacks, camera
- What to wear: Swimwear, loose lightweight clothing, sunglasses, sun hat
- Tour is not suitable if you are staying on a private island resort.
- Safety has always been important to our business, this is why our guides are Emergency First Responders & Life Guard Certified. We are pleased to offer safe travel and hygiene standards as required by the World Travel & Tourism Council and Maldives Safe Tourism Guidelines.
Location
Lakudi Jetty
Tour is not suitable if you are staying on a private island resort.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(67 Ratings)
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Christineph5732be
Apr 14, 2025
Top recommendation 😃 - Great trip! Highly recommended! We had a lot of fun and saw a lot. Communication with Ruth and our guide Kamey was also great 👍
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James
Mar 18, 2025
Highly recommended & reliable tour operator! - This tour operator really came through for us when another one canceled and left us hanging at 9am. Ruth was a real professional and found a way to save the day for our group and got us going by 1030am. Really appreciate her determination for delivering value when it's needed. I'm a business owner myself this is what it takes and this is why Secret Paradise is one of the trusted and highly rated operators in Maldives. And her guide Sha Mohamed is just amazing, very patient, calm and helpful throughout our snorkeling adventure. 10 out of 10 for this operator, highly recommended!
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Ingrid_b
Mar 11, 2025
Fabulous snorkeling safari - We had a fabulous snorkeling experience with Secret Paradise Maldives. Our very nice and friendly tourleader and snorkeling guide Kamei picked us up at the cruise jetty on time. With only a group of 8 people in a small, but comfortable boat we went to 3 different snorkel spots. We got to see many different species of colorful fish, sharks, rays and other sea creatures. The water was very clear with high visibility. Kamei took good care of all of us and pointed out the most interesting marine life. As an extra bonus he took some amazing videos, he sent to each of us. Only after each snorkeling the way back in the boat was a bit challenging. The ladder was quite high and the steps not very comfortable. But all the crew were very nice and helped us to get in. I highly recommend Secret Paradise Maldives and would take them for a tour again.
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Travel02265845504
Feb 26, 2025
A perfect place, especially for snorkeling and diving enthusiasts - It was a great experience. At the first stop very many sharks (black tip reef sharks), colourful butterfly fish, at the next stops - reefs full of live corals. Excellent contact, knowledgeable guide, thank you and recommend:)
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33gerryl
Jan 1, 2025
Excellent Maldives Snorkeling boat trip - We booked this activity for our visit on a cruise ship. There were 4 retired couples on board a modern speed boat. We were picked up at the pier by Archie, put into 2 taxis and driven to the boat. A ten minute boat ride got us to the first snorkel spot and provided with mask, fins and floatation vest. We were well prepped as to our dive along a reef edge. There were two guides in the water with us; one leading and the other following. We spotted small sharks, clown, zebra fish and others. After about a half hour we got back into the boat to go to the second site. There we saw rays, eels and other different fish. The third spot was a leisurely drift snorkel along another reef where we just floated in a slow current along the reef to the boat. The boat driver and two divers were very attentive to our various swimming abilities. We all felt very safe, supported and enjoyed the experience and highly recommend it.
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Bellevuesummit
Dec 18, 2024
best in class tour operator - I can understand now why this activity gets so many 5-star reviews. The operator is highly responsive to needs and best interests of customers to ensure best-in-class service and experience. We seek advice of how to store luggage before our transport to our resort island. They responded promptly and gave really good advice. On the day of bad weather, for the safety and best interest of customers, they cancelled the trip. We have received refund in less than 24-hour. We really appreciate all the great service and ease of mind booking this activtity on viator often with the highest rated operators like this. Thank You!!!
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378raminaa
Dec 14, 2024
Perfect adventure - Shark was an amazing instructor!
He taught us so much about ethical practices and showed us nurse sharks, turtles and different kinds of fish. We enjoyed the adventure and learnt a lot about Maldivian sea life.
We recommend Secret Paradise to everyone!
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Vishal_a
Dec 9, 2024
Phenomenal trip organised by Paradise - Saw turtles just about a metre away, sting ray, nurse shark, and uncountable other variety of fishes at 3 different reefs. Also, we were lucky enough to spot a few dolphins from the boat just when we started. The tour guide was a pro and provided all the required info before the start. There was perfect support from the guide and crew during the sessions. The sea was a bit rough on the day but the guide was the the front with another crew memeber at the back during the session to make sure of the safety. Also, they keep the group size low, 5 in our case, which makes the comfort and safety top priority. I don't think there is any other company apart from Paradise which will provide such an experience. Will definitely go for this trip again in the next trip.
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Helena_h
Dec 3, 2024
Wonderful snorkeling adventure with rays and sharks! - It was a wonderful adventure to snorkel between lots of different tropical fishes and rays. We even saw a black tip shark. On the boat we saw a turtle.
The crew was very friendly, professional, helpful, and caring to make it a memorable excursion. The boat brought me to three spots in the northern Male Atoll where we had enough time for snorkeling. It was absolutely an amazing and well-organized adventure.
I can really recommend this excursion to everyone. I wouldn't have wanted to miss it!
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Sandy_l
Oct 16, 2024
Archie - Guide Archie was fantastic! Best fish sittings I’ve ever had snorkeling. He was very patient with my getting back to comfortable snorkeling after a number of years. Archie is a real asset to Secret Paradise.
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