Swim or snorkel the inner reef, kayak the lagoon or head offshore for a day or night dive in the Lhaviyani Atoll, which features a dive site containing two wrecks – look out for manta rays and more than six species of shark as well as an abundance of reef fishes.

Lhaviyani Atoll comprises about 52 islands of which only five are inhabited.

Where to stay…
Kuredu Island is home to the multi-award winning Kuredu Island Resort, which features a range of beach and overwater villas as well as cosy, thatched-roof bungalows.

The resort offers a wide range of leisure activities including a spa, golf, cycling, beach volleyball, tennis, badminton, parasailing, wakeboarding, windsurfing, catamaran sailing, kite surfing and PADI-accredited scuba diving courses.

By Maldives standards, Kuredu Island Resort is large (around 300 bungalows and villas), and the nightlife in Kuredu with six restaurants and a number of bars is a bit livelier than some of the other Maldives resorts.