Swimming with Whale Sharks in the Maldives

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Swimming with whale sharks in the Maldives requires careful timing and preparation, offering a unique opportunity to observe these gentle giants while contributing to conservation efforts through photo tracking.

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• Swimming with whale sharks is an elusive bucket list item for adventurous travellers who come to the Maldives.
• It requires fortunate timing, weather and of course, whale shark sightings – COMO Maalifushi prepares you for luck when it strikes.
• You’ve had your briefing ahead of time, where you were taught how to interact with the whale sharks: maintain at least three metres from the body and at least four metres from their powerful tails.
• You’ve been fitted for your wetsuit, which hangs labelled and ready to go alongside snorkels, towels and torches.
• You were given a simple brick phone and told to wait for only one caller: our marine team, between 6.00pm and 10.00pm.
• You have fifteen minutes to get to the Marine Sports Centre.
• The wind whips across dark waves; the boat ride is about 20 minutes east from our resort.
• The crew pulls up next to the fishing boat that spotted the whale sharks and it’s already a sight you’ll never forget: two usually solitary behemoths feeding vertically side by side.
• They are sharks, but feed through their gills on tiny creatures like plankton.
• There is almost no one else in the area besides your group of 14 that includes snorkellers, observers and professional guides.

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