Manta and whale shark season in the baa atoll is may to october when you can go on snorkeling trips no diving allowed to hanifaru, most resorts in the baa atoll arrange trips. The best season to visit manta rays in maldives is from may to november as in this season only large groups of manta rays are there. The recommended months for confirmed liveaboard departures are from november to may but the maldives scuba diving holiday season runs all year round. Diving operators in the resorts and guest houses offer both types and take you to the sites with their boats.
Declared a unesco world biosphere in july 2011, the atoll is home to nine core protected areas including hanifaru bay and baathala, two renowned manta ray hotspots within easy reach of the resort. Baa atoll, maldives for manta ray lovers, there is no better place to be in october than the maldives. The rain showers in the maldives during the rainy season dont need to be feared. Divers coming in october and november will get a unique chance to observe thousands of mating groupers. October is a popular time to travel to the maldives as the wet season ends this month though there are still 16 rainy days in a month. Fantastic underwater topography, with dramatic overhangs and swimthroughs. The monsoon runs from may to october, peaking around june.
Diving in the maldives hanifaru manta expedition 2019. Its with great excitement that we announce this years manta ray season has officially kicked off. November manta ray season comes to an end at hanifaru bay. October is a hot and rainy time for sunbathing in maldives. The manta season, here at hurawalhi is about to kick off, and expectations are high this year for some further incredible experiences for our guests. The occasional plankton bloom will reduce visibility but attract manta rays. The addu atoll is the only location in the maldives where mantas with over 5 meter of wingspan are known to exist. Manta rays around hurawalhi maldives, october 2017 youtube. Snorkeling or diving with giant sea devilfish is usually highly regarded and is the top must do in the travel bucket lists. From may to october on the eastern side of the atolls, due to the high plankton concentration.
The abundance of plankton around the archipelago is an ideal breeding ground for the worlds biggest fish, which stays at the maldives for the whole year. Best time to visit maldives 2020 month by month breakdown. If you wish to come outside of november to may it may be more difficult to find a departure date that suits you. Swim with manta rays when at innahura resort maldives. Sep 02, 2019 then there is the main rainy season of the maldives. Help turn previously empty reef flats into thriving coral ecosystems. Generally, they can be spotted all year round since winter is a good time to observe them on the western side of maldives atolls, and during summer they are abundant on the eastern side. Apr 16, 2019 diving in the maldives hanifaru manta expedition 2019 blue force fleet. Best time to see manta rays in baa atoll, maldives 2020 rove.
The manta season runs from may to december, with best months from late july to early october. October is the maldives wettest month, with high humidity and full days of rain. It is located in the baa atoll maldives where it is estimated that 5000 reef mantas the largest. The best time to visit hanifaru bay is between june and early october. October 7 11 october 22 26 november 5 9 november 21 25. May is the beginning of the southwest season in the maldives and is one of the best times to spot manta rays. Each year from may to november, the maldives experiences a southwest monsoon. Read our detailed atoll tips below addu, south ari, baahanifaru, where sightings are almost guaranteed. The maldives is one of the few places where you can see manta rays in massive numbers. Typical of the tropics, when it rains in the maldives, it pours down heavily for a short time and then clears up just as quickly. The best time for sightings here is between may and november some divers even recommend late july to early october. However, you need to know where and when to spot them. Manta season best time to swim with manta rays in maldives. These graceful giants are one of the worlds largest fish, and absolutely mesmerising to see swimming in the wild in the warm tropical waters around our island.
The best place to see manta is hanifaru bay in baa atoll, the only unesco biosphere reserve in the maldives. This is not typical for the species, who prefer to migrate following the planktons movement. You can expect to enjoy eight hours of daily sunshine. Manta rays in the maldives maldives magazine maldives. Manta ray scientist for a day four seasons hotels and. Snorkel with congregations of feeding manta rays and whale sharks at hanifaru bay. Snorkel with manta rays in the maldives tropic breeze. Swimming with manta rays in hanifaru bay is an experience to cherish for a life. You could encounter these gentle giants in majority of the dive sites between june to november. Oct 05, 2017 october 7 11 october 22 26 november 5 9 november 21 25. The best weather and the best time to visit the maldives is between november and april. May 01, 2019 one of my favourite times to visit the maldives is manta season.
The most frequently run and most popular is the best of the maldives, starting and ending in male. Just two shifts of amount of precipitation and direction of winds. Swimming with manta rays in maldives manta rays in maldives. April marks the last month of the dry season in the maldives, but dont let that deter you from visiting this phenomenal diver destination. Diving in ari atoll and rasdhoo, maldives dive the world. Shoulder season in belize boasts calm waters and short but frequent rain showers. Expect long days of brilliant sunshine and temperatures in the high 20cs low 30cs. Rest of the year is time of northeast monsoon with dry and sunny days. The best areas for whale shark encounters are ari atoll, and gaafu and thaa atolls in the south. Maldives has a tropical climate with high temperates throughout the year, as with most tropical destinations there are both dry and rainy seasons, although even during the wetter months there are usually plenty of hot perfect sunny days and any rainfall usually comes in.
This is manta feeding season so there are usually more mantas during these months. May 11, 2020 take an exhilarating speedboat trip to hotspots where you can snorkel with mass gatherings of manta rays and whale sharks june to october. Best time to see whale sharks in maldives 2020 when. Baa atolls unesco world biosphere reserve welcomes the most famous manta ray gathering from june to october. Channel your inner jacques cousteau for an incredible journey of discovery into the underwater world of two of the oceans most majestic creaturesmanta rays and whale sharks. Best time to visit hanifaru bay, unesco biosphere reserve. The season of manta rays at four seasons resort maldives at. Swimming with manta rays in maldives manta rays in. Donkalo thila in west ari, rangali madivaru in the south west, and kudarah thila in the south east. Enjoy some of the best thila dives in the maldives unesco biosphere reserve. Baa atoll is the best place in the maldives to swim and scuba dive with the manta rays. Best time to see manta rays in the maldives prodivers maldives. In the maldives, you can spot manta rays during diving excursions as well as on snorkeling swimming trips.
You may also spot manta rays in south ari during the northeast monsoon from september october to may the peak viewing time is february april. Scuba diving or snorkelling with manta rays is often cited as a. When is the best time of year to visit the maldives. Join the maldives only fulltime manta ray research project. The maldives are hot and sunny all year round, with average temperatures of 23. The manta season is considered to be between may and november, during the southwest monsoon current in the indian ocean. One of the best places to dance underwater with manta rays in the maldives is hanifaru bay in baa atoll. Probably from the fact that the manta trust was sited at landaa giravaaru they dived at hanifaru when you could dive there. The monsoon season runs between may and october, peaking around. Also consider one of our other suggestions for october. It is not meant to replace the faq about the weather but may prove to be a useful supplement to it when deciding whether to plan your trip to the maldives for a particular month. Consider visiting maldives in the months of january, february, march, april, for the best beach weather. The rainy season in the maldives runs from early may through middecember, with the southwest monsoon season in the southern atolls officially being in july and august.
That, however, does not mean that october is without its downpours. Exclusive to four seasons resort maldives at landaa giraavaru, home to the maldivian manta ray project, your thrilling day of. Its an ideal time for a holiday as the temperatures dont stray much from a steady 27c with peaks of 29c at the hottest part of the day. Hanifaru bay is a unesco protected area where the mantas go to feed and clean. Like many other tropical areas, many of these rainstorms come quickly and leave just as quickly. Experience available during the manta ray season from june to october. There are several places for frequent manta sightings when diving in the maldives, but ari atoll leads the way with several cleaning station hot spots. Maldives weather in october male forum tripadvisor. You are very likely to have few rainy days during your stay. Calculated using the lunar calendar, future dates include 29 october 2019, 20 october 2020 and 9 october 2021. November in the maldives is the end of the wet season with short showers in the afternoons and otherwise bright, sunny days. From may to october prevails southwest monsoon which brings windy and rainy weather. The best channels for diving in the maldives with reef sharks are at lhaviyani, north and south male, vaavu, meemu, laamu and gaafu probably the best. Almost everyone who visites to the islands heard that there are manta rays in the maldives.
The wet season is finally coming to a close when the year trundles on to october in the maldives. This is the last month of the maldives surfing season, with the southwest monsoons, which occur between may and october, providing outstanding surfing the northern and central atolls. The season of manta rays at four seasons resort maldives. The waters of the pristine baa atoll around four seasons resort resort maldives at landaa giraavaru are some of the richest in the maldives. Best time to see manta rays in baa atoll, maldives 2020. You might and there are never any guarantees be able to snorkel with mantas from reethi beach in baa atoll between may and october if baa is your destination of choice. When youre ready to take your oceanic study to new depths, freedive into the indian ocean to observe these spectacular sea creatures in their natural underwater habitat.
You can expect to spot eagle rays, napoleon wrasses, the giant trevally, barracuda, manta rays, and the very rare whale shark. One of my favourite times to visit the maldives is manta season. In particular, youll want to head for hanifaru bay in baa atoll. Usually running from midoctober through to march or april, this time of the year can provide the most frequent manta ray encounters. It goes without saying that the longer you stay the more chance of getting some good weather. With an aim of improving awareness of manta rays and marine conservation among the maldivians, the manta trust in conjunction with the baa atoll unesco biosphere reserve office organized the first ever festival in the maldives. Diving in the maldives hanifaru manta expedition 2019 youtube. Hot, dry weather returns to the maldives as the wet season ends in october. Snorkel with manta rays in the maldives tropic breeze holidays. The 10 best liveaboard destinations to go diving in october. The maldives is a spectacular destination for sightings of manta rays and whale sharks.
May 22, 2017 even during the southwest monsoon, the maldives rarely experiences extreme weather conditions. Maldives are located near to equator so climate here have tropical monsoon type. Ocean watersport at hurawalhi maldives has been regularly taking guests on manta rays adventures across the lhaviyani atoll. Nov 21, 2016 small impression emperor maldives manta madness liveaboard october 2016 on board mv emperor serenity. Therefore nothing can be more depressing than coming to the resort just to find out that now is not the manta ray season. Therefore there are no seasons in their usual sense. Mid may to mid october is when these majestic creatures grace hanifaru bay with their impressive presence. Maldivesperfect for sunbathers, a period from december to april is a tourist season with room rates at their peak. Cruise crystal waters, record environmental data and freedive beside these gentle giants.
The maldivian manta ray project, the only full time manta ray research project in the maldives, is based at four seasons landaa giraavaru but can also arrange excursions for guests staying at other resorts. The festival took place on the 24th of november 2018 and was dedicated to the manta rays. While theres never really a bad time to spend a holiday in the maldives, there is however a better time to visit. Swimming with manta rays maldives four seasons landaa. Maldives is the home to some of the best reefs and underwater life in the world and manta rays are an exceptional treat here.
Manta ray scientist for a day luxury hotels four seasons. Traveling to the maldives a monthbymonth guide to the. Diving in the maldives is generally good all year round, but underwater visibility, water temperatures and marine life changes depending on the season. During the rainy season may t0 october, the western side of an atoll is better for scuba diving. Because the maldives is in the equatorial belt, severe storms and cyclones are extremely rare events. Take an exhilarating speedboat trip to hotspots where you can snorkel with mass gatherings of manta rays and whale sharks june to october. Diving with manta rays the 10 best places on earth. October is an excellent month for swimming in maldives with very warm sea temperatures. We did a two week liveaboard and a few days at embudu village. Generally, they can be spotted all year round since winter is a good time to observe them on the western side of maldives atolls and they are abundant on the eastern side during summer. With regard to the weather there are two distinct seasons in the maldives, the dry high season northeast monsoon begins in november and runs through april, the wet or rainy low season begins in may and lasts through october. In general, from november until april a higher number of manta rays can be spotted on the western side of the maldive atolls.
The lagoon water is crystal clear for diving in maldives in october, with visibility ranging from 20 to 40 metres. Oct 24, 2015 its with great excitement that we announce this years manta ray season has officially kicked off. Maldives, maldives october weather holiday weather. Visibility in the sea water is slightly reduced due to the plankton in the water, however, diving is very enjoyable, as you will spot manta rays and whale sharks gathering to feed on plankton. The purpose of this thread is to collect your experiences of weather in the maldives in the month of october. Needless to say, our resident marine biologists from the manta trust are rubbing their hands in expectation. And for schooling hammerhead sharks, hammerhead point at rasdhoo atoll, northeast of ari, is. Maldives seasons and itineraries explorer ventures. Snorkelling and diving biyadhoo in september and also in early october. Get the latest coronavirus covid19 updates for the maldives with current travel advice, statistics and online resources below are average maximum temperatures at popular destinations in the maldives in october. Best time to visit maldives 2020 month by month breakdown situated around a thousand kilometers from the asian continent, the maldives is an island nation thats all about clear blue seas, white sand beaches, vibrant culture, and beautiful underwater scenery from coral to marine life like manta rays. You might and there are never any guarantees be able to snorkel with mantas from reethi beach in baa atoll between may and october if baa is your destination. Diving in the maldives hanifaru manta expedition 2019 blue force fleet. In other months its really hard to find manta rays here.
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