Not all islands of the Maldives can to boast of the active underwater life. If you need the wonderful gold sand, clear blue water and complete absence of underwater creatures, you will find it on the most Maldives islands.
But if you prefer snorkeling or diving and like to dip in natural “aquarium” and feel yourself the part of the world where the life was born, than this photo-post for you.
Ladies and gentleman let me present…
The Underwater Life of the Maldives
Vilamendhoo Island
Part 1: Corals and Shells
The rest of the photos you can see in photo album Underwater life of Maldives
More about underwater life of Maldives:
Underwater Photos from Maldives. Fishes: Small, Big and Very Big.
Chase for the Stingray
Shark breakfast. Vilamendhoo.
Dancing with Manta Rays
January 18, 2012 at 9:55 am
Amazing. Wow – Maldives just moved up a few places on my must-see list! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous photos.
January 18, 2012 at 11:50 am
A lucky journey to you!
January 18, 2012 at 9:59 am
very nice
January 18, 2012 at 10:18 am
Beautiful!! It’s quite cold and snowing where I’m located so I especially appreciate your photos this time of year.
January 18, 2012 at 10:36 am
My thoughts exactly. What a time to post such a warming blog. It’s freezing here.
January 18, 2012 at 11:52 am
Me too in cold and snow.
These are the October’s shots.
January 18, 2012 at 12:13 pm
Wow!!! These pictures you took are amazing! I was in the Maldives in September but I stayed at Iru Fushi which was quite beautiful as well. I went diving and saw the most gorgeous colors but I can’t remember the names of the reefs! What a shame!
January 18, 2012 at 12:17 pm
I have been there in October.
January 18, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Gorgeous! Diving is something I definitely want to learn in the future
January 18, 2012 at 10:42 pm
This the right decision!
January 18, 2012 at 1:32 pm
My “Underwater-photos” look like shit next to this stunning ones
Awesome! I don’t want to dive, but I love to look at this wonderful photos 
January 18, 2012 at 11:29 pm
Oh, no… But Your “above-water” pictures are warm and alive.
This one for example http://wolke205.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/wordless-25/
January 18, 2012 at 1:40 pm
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
January 18, 2012 at 2:07 pm
Wonderful underwater photos, Victor! You have a great skill and eye for beauty. Thanks for sharing these pictures.
January 18, 2012 at 10:40 pm
You have the eye too, for cure
January 18, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Stunning is an understatement.
January 18, 2012 at 10:10 pm
These photos are absolutely breathtaking!! Oh how I would love to have an experience like that!
January 18, 2012 at 10:35 pm
But what hindered?
January 18, 2012 at 10:48 pm
Raising kids and a lack of money, but one day…….
January 18, 2012 at 11:05 pm
Patience. Once in my youth when I was risen two my sons I have worked without holidays 17 years
Now it is my time!
January 18, 2012 at 11:09 pm
Good for you, and you are certainly making the most of it. I love my time with my kids, but I look forward to “my time” too
January 18, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Beautiful pictures!!
January 19, 2012 at 12:57 am
Beautiful! I want to go back!
January 19, 2012 at 1:09 am
Yes, yes, yes. And we’ll go back in this October. Yahoooooo
January 19, 2012 at 6:59 am
Thanks for sharing these treasures. Your talent really takes me there!
January 19, 2012 at 11:45 am
These photographs are beautiful! Did you see any sea turtles in your underwater adventure? That’s my dream!
January 19, 2012 at 12:08 pm
Thank You.
Yes, I did and I will show the photos in the near future.
January 19, 2012 at 2:13 pm
Wow, absolutely amazing!
January 19, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Great Pictures
January 20, 2012 at 1:23 am
Stunningly clear photos, loved them
January 20, 2012 at 2:01 am
Hi Victor, Thanks for following my blog. I’ve enjoyed looking through yours and look forward to reading more and seeing more of your lovely photos. All the best, Kat
January 20, 2012 at 9:25 am
Incredible photos. Makes me wish I could drop everything I’m doing and go snorkeling!
January 20, 2012 at 10:04 am
When You will see the next post – it will be fishes and very big fishes – You’ll want snorkeling much more
January 21, 2012 at 1:59 am
I just love your underwater photos. They are absolutely amazing and so very colorful and vibrant. I love these
January 21, 2012 at 11:32 am
Superb images! A wonderful series!
All the best from Chile…
January 21, 2012 at 1:41 pm
This makes me want to go scuba diving! Great pictures!
January 21, 2012 at 10:25 pm
Snorkeling will be enough
January 23, 2012 at 2:43 am
As always you take magnificent photos. The light is really good. Does that mean the water was shallow, or the sunlight very strong? Or both?
January 23, 2012 at 3:07 am
Thanl You, Marion.
This is Maldives – perpetual summer 
The best corals grow from 0 to 4-5 m. from water surface. And the sun was on its place, of course
January 24, 2012 at 11:05 am
Wow! How wonderful! Now, Maldives will be part of my Bucket List.. But I should learn how to dive first! Thanks for sharing!
January 24, 2012 at 12:26 pm
You need not dive for it, You can snork
January 26, 2012 at 10:03 pm
what an amazing journey and collection of photos
January 27, 2012 at 12:54 am
Your photographs are stunning! I’m glad you’re traveling to so many interesting and beautiful places and sharing what you see with us!
January 29, 2012 at 1:03 pm
Stunning photos! Puts the reefs here in Florida to shame!
January 30, 2012 at 3:37 am
But you have Dominicana not so far off…
February 1, 2012 at 9:21 am
I haven’t dived but snorkeling is like being in another world. Great photos.
March 29, 2012 at 7:31 am
Lovely pics….are these pics clicked while snorkeling or while diving?
And …are these clicked during the day or at night? Did you use a torch if any of them were clicked at night?
My husband and I are visiting Vilamendhoo for 4 days in May 2012 and would love to get some tips on snorkeling.
March 30, 2012 at 8:52 am
While snorkeling and during the day.
Tips:
The best beach is near Beach Villas from 175 to 196, and Jacuzzi Beach Villas – 197-204.
Moray lives opposite about number 200.
Stingreys – 160-170.
Anemones – 220-240.
The reef sharks are everywhere
Check the long coral reef by all means, but there is a strong stream at the end of it. Be careful!
Good luck and give my love to Vilamendhoo.
April 10, 2012 at 1:39 am
Thanks a tonne…that sure is a lot of help!
I am truly excited about seeing the Nemo fish in the anemone. The last I saw good corals was in 2005 in Andamans in India. It was before the Tsunami hit this part of the world and obviously before El Nina robbed the corals of their colour.
Another query: which camera have you used – an underwater one or a regular digicam? If it’s a digicam, does it have a housing or a Dicapac case?
Thanks in advance
April 10, 2012 at 5:18 am
The camera is underwater Canon D10. We have two
May 16, 2012 at 6:01 am
Hey Victor,
Just got back from Vila last night…and I miss the place already.
I managed to snorkel only half the reef. Loved the coral close to the water villa towards the west (rather south west). I did not venture into the deep and I was a little scared, but the shallow had enough and more to keep me happy.
My husband and I went to swim with manta rays and whale shark and were lucky on both occastions
. We also saw a turtle and loads of anemone on our way back from the manta ray excursion. Not to forget, we saw quite a few flying fish on the our way to the whale shark excursion.
At the reef, we saw lovely corals – pink, yellow, blue, red! The sting rays were on the eastern side. We also saw a few star fish there.
The star of the show, for me, is always the anemone…and the peeping clown fish.
We used our canon camera with a dicapac plastic bag, which worked quite well.
I will share the pics with you in the next couple of days.
May 16, 2012 at 8:41 am
It is great!
I am waiting for Your link on the post with these photos.
May 21, 2012 at 12:05 am
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150976113930348.483984.777370347&type=3&l=1d22354ac9
May 21, 2012 at 5:09 am
We used a point and shoot by Canon in a Dicapac bag…The pics aren’t as good as yours, but I think they still are some decent shots!
May 21, 2012 at 5:14 am
Thank You, Sonia.