Baros Maldives is a small exclusive coral island in the Indian Ocean ringed by a sun-kissed beach and a vibrant house-reef, just 20 minutes by speedboat from Maldives International Airport. It is a multi award-winning boutique luxury resort with a long history of outstanding service excellence.

(TRAVPR.COM) MALDIVES - February 26th, 2013 - The Maldives’ Top Resort, As Voted by Trip Advisor Offers a Personalised and Unique Diving Experience

Luxury five-star boutique resort Baros Maldives, recently voted the best hotel in the Maldives by Trip Advisor, offers GCC diving enthusiasts one of the most exceptional diving and snorkelling experiences - a programme that allows divers of all levels to design their own diving schedule.

The ‘Diving by Design’ programme offers guests looking for their next diving adventure one of the most personalised and unique diving experiences when staying at Baros Maldvives, recently acclaimed as one of the most romantic resorts in the world by readers of TripAdvisor; one that delivers the warm, hospitable essence of the Maldives.

Set on a tropical coral island hideaway only a 20 minute scenic boat ride from Male’ Airport, there is no better resort than the idyllic and elegant surroundings of Baros Maldvives in which to hone your dive skills and explore the colourful marine life. With its own oval-shaped, vibrant house reef, and a number of superlative dive sites close to the island, Baros offers an exceptional diving experience, led by a fully qualified and enthusiastic team with nearly 30 years presence in the Maldives who conduct all levels of PADI courses in several languages

The unique ‘Diving by Design’ programme at Baros Maldives enables guests to design their own individual and personalised diving itinerary. This includes unparalleled levels of personal attention and assistance with the Dive Centre’s dive master.

As well as the diving opportunities on its own reef, just a few strokes from the shore, guests can select over 30 world-class dive spots, within a boat ride from the resort. Dive options include an orientation dive, refresher dive, boat diving, house reef diving, night diving, nitrox diving, PADI diving and private diving. Divers enjoy their ‘Diving by Design’ programme onboard their own private 15 metre luxury boat with all comforts provided on board, including refreshments and lunch, if desired.

The Divers Baros Maldives team work in close relationship with the resort’s Marine Centre with its resident Marine Biologist. One of the centre’s main objectives is sustaining and conserving the underwater environment around the island by establishing and implementing environmentally friendly guidelines to protect the marine environment. Divers Baros was the first resort EcoDive Centre in the Maldives, enabling guests to enjoy a personalised diving adventure while knowing they are participating in preserving the captivating natural environment of tropical coral reefs.

Guests can also explore the Baros house reef, which encircles the island and is known as one of the best house reefs in the Maldives, just steps away from their beach front Villas. Divers will discover large coral outcrops which astonishing variety of marine life - the house reef is a nursery ground for black tip sharks, mantas and turtles, which can be seen every day in their natural habitat.

For further information on Baros Maldives, please visit www.baros.com

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