Visit Île aux Cerfs

Wake over a turquoise lagoon with steps down into the reef — the Maldives invented the overwater villa.

The resort bay of the north: catamarans to the islands, snorkelling and the nightlife of the island.

Quiet white-sand beach at the western tip of Majuro atoll, with the clearest water on the island.

Quiet former colonial coastal town.

Beach paradise on the north coast.

Bangka boat trips between limestone lagoons, hidden beaches and the Big and Small Lagoon of Bacuit Bay.

A bare crescent of white sand in the middle of the ocean, yours for an afternoon by dhoni.

Brilliant blue water off Comino.