| About Maldives | | | | Probably because the soil doesn't support the |
| There are about 1200 small islands that are placed in | | | | vegetation most of the trees are coconut trees, |
| the Indian Ocean it is also called pearls of the Indian | | | | vines, banyan trees as well as mangroves. Also found |
| Ocean. The closest countries to the Maldives are | | | | are Breadfruit trees and Bamboos. Flowering plants |
| India and Sri Lanka. | | | | include Frangipani. and Bougainvillea. |
| | | | While there are a healthy variety of birds inhabiting |
| Maldives holds many 6-star hotels as well as cheap | | | | the islands, there are fewer varieties of land based |
| Maldives hotels for accommodation, only the best | | | | animals. Common to the islands are flying foxes, |
| hotels can get permit to build in Maldives. Maldives is | | | | geckos and garden lizards. There are also a couple of |
| one of the rare places where government | | | | species of snake (not dangerous). |
| guarantees luxury to all tourists. | | | | Maldives are a haven for birdwatchers! There are |
| Brief history of Maldives | | | | over 100 species of birds - expect to see crows, |
| Even though there are no certain facts it is | | | | parakeets, and waterhens as well as koel birds. Also |
| estimated that the Maldives have been populated by | | | | present are herons, seagulls and noddys. |
| 1500 BC the explorers from India and Sri Lanka may | | | | Maldives is a popular sea resort and all types of |
| had come to the archipelago. During 1152 there was | | | | islands are suitable for every kind of tourists. There is |
| introduction of Islam; there was a brief period from | | | | something for everybody. For adventurers kind of |
| 1558 to 1573 when the Maldives was taken over by | | | | travelers there is facility of scuba diving, as the sea is |
| Portuguese. There was a period when the island was | | | | rich in marine life that you can explore. As well as for |
| occupied by Britishers. Ultimately Maldives gained | | | | laid back people you can sit back and enjoy the |
| independence at 1965. | | | | nature. Be witness to ever changing moods of the |
| Flora and Fauna in the Maldives Islands | | | | sea while sitting in the white sand or walking around |
| In spite of the lush green palm trees as such there | | | | the coastline. |
| are no other trees that grow flawlessly in the island. | | | | |