Luxury Maldives Voyages

A UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and one of the planet's great marine sanctuaries. Baa's Hanifaru Bay draws seasonal gatherings of manta rays and even whale sharks that funnel in to feed, snorkelling among them is unforgettable. This is where SeaDream comes into its own: no resort jetty, just our marina folding down over gin-clear water, letting you swim, kayak and dive coral bommies that the big ships can never reach.

The Maldivian capital is a jewel-box of colour before the atolls unfold. Visit the coral-stone Old Friday Mosque with its lacquered interiors, the golden- domed Grand Mosque, and the bustling fish market where the day's tuna is landed. Then the real magic begins: SeaDream drops the marina and the whole Indian Ocean becomes your resort, no transfers, no crowds, with reef to snorkel straight off the yacht in impossibly clear turquoise.

Remote Uligan in the far north offers a rare, uncommercialised welcome. Fishing dhonis bob in the lagoon, villagers greet you with garlands and drumming, and the reef beyond drops into some of the Maldives' most pristine, seldom-dived water. There isn't a resort in sight, which is precisely why it suits an intimate yacht. SeaDream anchors in the turquoise lagoon, opens the marina, and hands you an atoll almost no cruise traveller ever sees.