Expanding into new waters, the Explorer Ventures Liveaboard Fleet adds an incredible itinerary in the Red Sea, and a new yacht in the Maldives.

Spectacular big animals, idyllic atolls and sumptuous luxury are the key words that define a dive vacation to the Maldives, an unforgettable Indian Ocean island country.

Jason deCaires Taylor unveils a new underwater art exhibit in the Maldives, called the Sculpture Coralarium at Fairmont Maldives.

Dive alongside manta rays and sharks one day, then explore beautiful coral reefs the next during your liveaboard vacation to the Maldives on the Four Seasons Explorer luxury cruise ship.

From pelagic animals and tiny underwater critters to magnificent underwater structures and even an underwater museum, these 15 sights are best viewed by scuba divers.

Maldives Dive Travel, Four Seasons Explorer

The Maldives, an island nation south of India, is best known among divers for abundant pelagic life, from whale sharks and oceanic mantas to Napoleon wrasse and hammerheads.

Where to go scuba diving with big animals like sharks and manta rays according to our readers in *Scuba Diving's* 2020 Readers Choice Awards.

Divers looking for crystal clear water, sunshine on their shoulders, and big marine life encounters, look no further.