the Maldivian archipelago located 300 miles southwest of the tip of India and 450 miles west of Sri lanka is a beautiful string of 1,190 low-lying coral islands scattered across the equator in the vast expanse of the Indian ocean, giving us a rare glimpse of what is aptly described as a tropical paradise.

Just consider this – sparkling white sun-kissed beaches, crystal clear lagoons studded with profusely-colored corals, azure war seas with an undisturbed, exotic marine life, palm-fringed islands, the pervading serenity, all of it summarized by the famous Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta on describing Maldives as “One of the Wonders of the World”