Located 42 km from Male’ in the North Ari Atoll - a 25 minute seaplane journey away from the airport - Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon is an island that is central to one of the most famous diving hot spots and natural house reefs in the country. This island, filled with coral sand beaches and clusters of palm, is a haven for travellers with an enticement for adventure, as you could take dips in the crystal shallows of the baby blue waters that are home to rainbow shoals of fish brushing through the gaps between your fingers and or explore the secrets held by the deep blue wonders of the Indian Ocean. 

Visiting the multiple underwater oases located near Ellaidhoo Maldives should easily be a top contender on anyone’s bucket list. Key dive sites nearby such as Orimas Thila, a location home to varying species of big fish, guitar sharks, barracuda, rays, corals brushed with a palette of pastels and bright hues of reds, oranges and yellows etc, and Fish Head, another spectacular hotspot where large grey reef sharks, tuna, large Napoleons and schools of barracuda spend hours swimming along the dark blackened corals, adding a bit of drama to your dive, leaves you desiring for longer stays below the glorious depths of the navy blue seas. Along with this, for a bit of a thrill, the Fesdu Wreck, a sunken fishing trawler, a 30 metre long sanctuary now homing hoards of marine life, with the company of moray eels, groupers and more, is what anyone would consider to be an extraordinary dive. 

Taking the plunge into this diver’s paradise is easily the most fantastical experience and the resort’s long-time dive centre partner, Dive & Sail and their team of international diving instructors are on hand to smoothen this process for you. Dive & Sail are also on hand with the necessary equipment including SeaQuest BCDs, aqualung regulators with octopus and console, Suunto dive computers, masks and many more, so when you are geared up and prepared to launch yourself into the most incredible underwater utopia, a safe and beautiful journey awaits right at your feet.

Ellaidhoo Maldives by Cinnamon is one of the best places to go to in order to relax but with a tinge of excitement and adventure. It is the perfect place to be bold, let your hair down and take the plunge to one of the greatest journey’s of your life. It is truly a diver’s paradise.