Here is an extraordinary experience: diving with the majestic Manta rays. A hotel offers you a unique opportunity to live this moment in the heart of a preserved nature reserve.
Did you know that a group of Manta rays is called a “squadron”? And from May to November, travelers are likely to swim with these huge squadrons of majestic sea creatures in an atoll unique in the world. This little atoll is rightly recognized as one of the best places in the world to dive with mask and snorkel with Manta rays. It is therefore ideally located near a deep channel, a kind of motorway for planktonic larvae from the west and eastern Indian Ocean. This plankton is what hundreds of MANTA rays come to eat each year.
Imagine swimming in crystal clear waters, surrounded by one of the most fascinating ocean shows: the annual rally of MANTA rays. This is precisely what a hotel offers by taking advantage of its presence near a UNESCO biosphere reserve: the BAA atoll. The hotel baptized these days, the “Manta Hot Dates”. Although there is never a guarantee with wild fauna, the experts of the Four Seasons Resort Maldives in Landaa Giraavaru and the Manta Trust promise to do everything to observe them as well as possible.
Mantas specialists in the Mantas of Maldives conservation program (founded by the Manta Trust) have been studying resident MANTA rays from the BAA atoll for two decades. Using their tides, plankton forecasts, lunar phases or their knowledge of the travel of local Manta rays, they have already predicted the best dates to observe the Mantas rays – specific days between May and November. We thus find several slots, for example from May 10 to 14, from May 25 to 29, from June 9 to June 13, or from 8 to 12 Uillet, from August 7 to August 11 but also two slots in September, two in October and finally two in November 2025.
During this period, visitors will be able to participate in diving sessions with mask and snorkel, guided by experts. Beyond diving, lucky participants will also be able to observe dolphins or even participate in coral protection and development workshops. A golden opportunity to actively get involved in preserving this fragile marine ecosystem in the heart of a unique landscape.
The Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru, nestled in the heart of a UNESCO biosphere reserve, is thus the ideal place to realize this dream. With its luxurious villas placed on stilts, this extraordinary establishment promises you an unforgettable experience. So, ready to dive into the heart of a preserved nature and to swim with the Manta lines?