Any Maldivian atoll does the one-island-one-resort fantasy; Baa, a UNESCO biosphere reserve, adds the wildlife. Between June and November, Hanifaru Bay fills with feeding manta rays — sometimes dozens at once — and resorts run snorkelling trips into the melee. Villas on stilts, sandbank dinners and pathological levels of quiet complete the picture. Skip the seaplane-at-dusk risk by booking flights that land in Malé before mid-afternoon.
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