Imagine for a moment being suspended in a paradise of turquoise blue, far from reality, where time and space don’t matter anymore.

Imagine being away from it all, the clearest, most beautiful colored water all around, the sun shining down, its rays flirting with the waves on the water, warming your skin, kissing it, caressing it.

Imagine a thousand islands and more spread out on a clear blue equatorial ocean, beckoning, whispering to you to come and shed your cares and be revived by Nature with all the trappings of luxury around you.

Imagine fish playing with you in the crystal clear water, coral waiting to impress you with their beauty and breezes that could not be more fresh or invigorating.

Imagine no more. Just take a flight to the Maldives and head away from the world to a paradise beyond compare; Islands where you can lose yourself to the wonder of Nature; Islands that offer you the best of snorkeling, other water sports, swimming or just lazing around; Where the food just tastes better, the drinks more potent, the flavors more pronounced.

The wonder of the Maldives has to be seen and experienced to be believed. It is the best form of escape – as you will realize once you get there. The trouble is, you won’t want to leave – the Maldives weaves its spell on you, making it quite an effort to leave. This archipelago of 1190 islands has about 100 luxury resorts – most of them are one to an island. As these islands lie around the equator, they are blessed with sunshine for almost all of the year. You can fly there from Colombo – Sri Lanka, Bangkok – Thailand, Singapore or Thiruvananthapuram – India and the first sight of the islands from the air will make you gasp. From the airport, you are taken to your island by speedboat or seaplane and there, the escape begins. It’s all very casual in all the resorts and you’ll find that beachwear is the usual wear to be seen around.

What will amaze most people who come here is the very great care that the locals take of the environment – no fishing close to the islands, no polluting the waters, no scaring the fish. Maybe that’s why they come to look at you – rubbing noses with you, almost asking where you’re from.

The beaches are super, squeaky clean and white, leading you into waters that sparkle. This is where you can commune with Nature – everything around seems so well looked after and happy. Above you, the blue sky, at eye level, the shimmering blue water and below that, the wonders of the deep. Take a trip down there and feast your eyes on the reefs with their wealth of marine life, so graceful, so colorful and so natural.

It’s a holiday not to be missed. The only danger is that it spoils you for everything else. With memories like these, however, there will always be a part of your mind that captures and holds these blue dreams forever. Magic like this can never be forgotten. Yes, the Maldives is magical and it just gives you so much more!!