The Summer of Manta Cruises washes in at Four Seasons Maldives.

Tuesday 21st of September 2021

hop aboard the fully refreshed Four Seasons Explorer if you're seeking a magical oceanic experience! join experts from the Manta Trust for brand new Summer of Mantas cruises, an all-inclusive 3-, 4- and 7-night itineraries follow the world’s largest known population of manta rays – and their whale shark friends – through the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and into the surrounding atolls until the 31st October, 2021.

Here’s every reason why the Summer of Mantas cruise should be on everyone’s bucket list:

Guests get to travel to manta ray and whale shark hot spots within the Maldives such as Hanifaru Bay – the largest manta aggregation site in the world – where you can see up to a hundred or more manta rays and a couple of whale sharks feeding at a time. At each site they take pictures of each manta’s individual belly spot pattern, which is as unique as a human fingerprint, and immerse guests in the research process, including cross-checking MMRP’s database to find the manta’s name, where else and how many times it has been seen, and whether it has had any previous injuries or pregnancies etc.

With the ultimate goal of providing guests with unforgettable underwater experiences. Whether it’s from having a large manta ray glide over their head to swimming alongside a whale shark – the biggest but most gentle fish in the world. Prepare to depart with the same passion for the ocean and its inhabitants as the MMRP, in turn building your enthusiasm around conservation; it is always great seeing guests finish the trip feeling more inspired about what they can do to help protect the ocean.

Every encounter with a manta ray is exciting! It’s impossible not to be captivated as these curious and graceful fish swim around you. Guests also love getting to know more about the individuals they meet in the water each day, having identified them in the database from the pictures MMRP takes. We’re very lucky here in the Maldives to have the largest known population of manta rays in the world with more than 5,000 individuals identified since 2005, and more new mantas sighted each year. On the rare occasion that it is a newly sighted manta the guest gets to name it, which is exciting too.

Looking into the eyes of a manta ray is like looking into the eyes of an elephant; you see a gentle curiosity and gain a sense of connection that cannot be found with any other creature in the ocean.

And finally, to tie the whole experience together Four Seasons introduced a Special Cruise and Resort Stay Offer

Book a 3-, 4- or 7-night all-inclusive cruise in conjunction with a minimum 3-night stay at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa or Landaa Giraavaru and receive complimentary half board for two persons at the Resort.