Gili Lankanfushi, the establish of sustainable, barefoot extravagance in the Maldives, has exposed its most awe-inspiring underwater adventures, accessible constant at the castaway-chic eco-resort in Maldives.
Home to a perfect reef teeming with unusual aquatic variety, manta rays, reef sharks and turtles, Gili Lankanfushi provides some of the most unspoilt diving and snorkeling opportunities in the Maldives, with the opportunity to attain a choice of PADI certifications including the PADI Bubblemaker path for the youngest of aquatic adventurer. For the more eco-minded, the ability to participate in Gili’s Coral Lines sustainability initiative await, while surfing, paddle-boarding, boat trips and a range of other watersports provide nonstop fun above water.
Gili Lankanfushi’s underwater adventures include:
Scuba Diving
Set inside a stunning house reef and situated just moments away from some of the country’s most famous dive sites, Gili Lankanfushi provides an unrivalled chance to explore into the underwater world. The resort’s PADI-certified Ocean Paradise Dive Centre, with its multilingual instructor and state of the art equipment, caters to divers of all ability; offer a range of diving experiences as well as the chance to inclusive a variety of bucket-list PADI certifications.
Divers can take their underwater passion to new depths and find out North Male’s top five most famous dive sites – HP Reef, Okobe Thila, Nassimo Thila, Banana Reef and Lankan Finolhu Manta Point – encountering lively corals, schools of shining fish and splendid manta rays as they go.
Specialized Open Water and Advanced Open Water divers can discover to their heart’s satisfied, with Gili’s thrice-daily pitching boat trips, where visitors can dive up to a utmost of 20m (Open Water) or 30m (Advanced Open Water) and discover the unseen marine life treasures that call the genuine of waters home.
Water babies aged eight and up can plunge their fin into the globe of scuba with the PADI Bubblemaker experience, where a PADI pro will guide them to take their first breath underwater within shallow, safe and fully supervise waters – ignite what is sure to befall a lifetime excitement for the sport.
Snorkelling
For those who favor a more calm approach to sea life-spotting, snorkeling around Gili’s house reef can’t be crushed. Here, guests require simply slide on a snorkeling mask and a couple of fins and head straight to the 15-metre snooze zone at the edge of the reef, where they will realize glowing coral walls occupied by small sharks and colorful schools of fish, turtles and rays. Guests can wish to go it alone or be lead by the island’s local marine biologist, who will assist them recognize the array of aquatic life on guided trips, passing day and night.
Further afield, the team can organize boat rides to a range of world-renowned snorkeling sites within remarkable distance of the island, where snorkelers can spot larger variety include manta rays and sharks, with the itinerary modified to individual facility.
Watersports and Excursions
Beyond diving and snorkeling, a nonstop choice of water sports and aquatic excursion await at Gili Lankanfushi. Those wishing to up skill in the water will revel in the chance to assist in lessons in paddle boarding, windsurfing, wakeboarding, catamaran sailing and water-skiing, accompanied by the island’s most qualified pros, or basically employ the equipment of their selection and take to the sea alone.
Above deck, a sequence of memorable group and secretive boating excursions can be arranged, from dolphin cruises, sunset fishing trips and romantic champagne voyages à deux to local island visit to soak up a genuine piece of Maldivian life.
If surfing is more one’s thing, Gili Lankanfushi’s world-class Tropicsurf instructor are on island 24/7, ready to help guests realize their surfing ambition. Before heading out to the marine, instructor will discuss the client’s current skill point and goals – whether they want to just stand on the board or hang-ten, waft and repeal like Kelly Slater – create a programme that is totally bespoke.
Coral Lines Project
Sustainability is at the heart of Gili Lankanfushi’s vision, with an importance on preserving the natural surroundings, protecting the fragile marine ecology and leaving only footprints after. Thanks to the island’s Coral Lines project, guests can now get concerned in the island’s sustainability initiatives through their stay.
The Coral Lines project provides a nursery environment for new corals to grow, bolstering the house reef and monitoring fitness and survival types crossways coral genotypes. Guests can participate in the famous maintenance project, where they will learn about coral reef reinstatement and remedy, visit the nursing coral on rigging and can still accept a coral.
Conservation is taken sincerely at Gili Lankansushi, with the island regularly hosting visiting scientists and academic studying the coral reef ecology. The island’s dedicated marine biology team monitor the health and biodiversity of the nearby coral reef ecosystem, measure light strength and sea exterior temperature, identify and tracking manta ray and turtle populations, remove enveloping Crown of Thorns starfish, and calming guests about the underwater world through lecture and guide snorkeling trip.
Gili Lankanfushi enjoy an unspoilt island location in the Maldives’ North Malé Atoll, just 20 minutes by speedboat from Malé Airport. Completely suitable for couples, families, solo travelers and groups alike, the resort combine rural eco-design, supreme service and stunning usual scenery with a laid-back-luxury, ‘no news, no shoes’ idea.
Nightly charge at Gili Lankanfushi start from £1,070/$1,440, based on two adults division a Villa with breakfast integrated.
