If you take a look at any of the best-ranked scuba diving destinations in the world, often the Maldives sits pretty high on the list. The warm, sparkling waters of the Indian Ocean provide the perfect conditions for a thriving underwater world filled with marine life including turtles, rays, eels, dolphins, and sharks.

Almost all of the Maldives Resort have their own PADI certified dive centre where you can enroll in a number of dives and courses. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never even dived in your life, as these centres will have classes to teach newbies. Some even have special training pools where you can learn the techniques and get comfortable with breathing underwater before you actually go out for a shallow dive.