Maldives

The Maldives, often known as the Maldive Islands, is an autonomous island republic in the north-central Indian Ocean. It consists of a network of roughly 1,200 small coral islands and sandbanks arranged into clusters, or atolls (about 200 of which are inhabited). It is a string of 26 natural atolls stretching across the Indian Ocean southwest of India and Sri Lanka, exuding an almost mystical beauty. This is mostly owing to the brilliant blue seas that surround them.

The Maldives, with its dreamy white beaches lined with palm trees, turquoise lagoons, and a breathtaking and diverse underwater world, invites you to spend a memorable vacation there. The islands are tranquil havens, and the country's natural nature will astound you. If slipping into the crystal-clear, warming sea is a must-do for your ideal tropical holiday, the Maldives is the place where water makes up 99 percent of the island nation. Surprisingly, it also threatens to inundate the low-lying island nation's borders. Male is the capital, but most are the uninhabited atolls, where luxury resorts and aquamarine waters surround bone-white beaches. Swimming with manta rays and whale sharks, as well as big-game fishing, are popular activities in the Maldives.