Visitors to Maldives enjoy beach sports and water based activities offering great recreation. Many resorts and hotels offer extensive recreation options to keep guests engaged in their favorite pastimes. Tourists can enjoy land sports or water sports as per their inclination.

Water Sports Centre offers complimentary snorkels, masks and fins, equipment for non-motorized water sports, such as sailboats and catamarans. State-of-the-art windsurfing equipment is available at the Water Sports Centre. Motorized water sports equipment is available for rental.

Water activities include catamaran sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, water skiing, jet skiing, scuba diving, parasailing, sailing and diving. Diving is extremely popular and dive schools provide coaching.

Learn snorkeling to discover amazing marine life under the surface of the sea. Even people who have never snorkeled before can learn easily to enjoy the experience. Both beachfront snorkeling and snorkeling excursion trips on dhonis to nearby coral reefs offer underwater pleasures.

Beach volley ball is a popular with most resorts having facilities for the sport as also for badminton and tennis. Bai Bala is an interesting Maldivian local sport. Besides outdoor games like cricket and soccer that are hugely popular numerous indoor sports like billiards, table tennis, basketball and chess can be enjoyed.