Explore the Vibrant Underwater World: Snorkelling Adventures at Baros Maldives

Float serenely above a brilliant undersea landscape, as the sun warms your back and gentle waves ripple over you. Shoals of fish ride the tropical currents, every colour you can imagine, a kaleidoscope before you. A turtle rises languidly from the sea floor. At Baros, you have a marine wonderland within a short swim of your villa.

Snorkelling paradise on your doorstep
Our world-class house reef encircles the island and is known as one of the best house reefs in the Maldives, hosting a breathtaking variety of marine life. The reef is easily accessible, just a few metres from the shore, and perfect for beginners to explore. It gently slopes to a depth of 20m and is home to spectacular coral, harmless blacktip sharks, turtles, rays and many other species.

Wade into the lagoon with your mask, snorkel and fins and discover a world of mesmerising underwater beauty.

Float above a fascinating sea world
The house reef is a nursery ground for blacktip sharks, which can be seen daily. It is also home to nurse sharks, rays, batfish, groupers, tuna and schools of fusilier surgeonfish.

Turtles can often be seen in the shallower waters, and there are also two wrecks for you to explore. With all this just steps from your luxury villa, it is no wonder that guests continue to return to Baros to enjoy the astonishing natural beauty of our bountiful island.

Snorkelling adventures
When visiting Baros, our resident Marine team is available to help you organise your perfect snorkelling adventure.
There are a number of different options for you to choose from:

Discover the Baros House Reef Tour
Explore the world-class Baros house reef on your own, at your leisure, or join a guided house reef tour.
Experience the best house reef in the atoll as our experienced Marine team guides you around the favourite snorkelling spots of Baros.

Fish Expedition with marine biologist
The lifelong learners among us can refine their fish identification skills with a personalised lesson from our resident marine biologist. Learn about the many species of fish that call our house reef home and get ready to identify them on your next snorkelling jaunt.

Snorkelling safari by boat
After you have spent time exploring our world-class house reef, you can easily explore nearby reefs, located a short trip by boat from Baros. Our traditional dhoni, Nooma, is the perfect vessel to take you on this adventure. Sail billowing in the breeze, wooden prow pointed towards the horizon, she is built for adventure. With a sundeck, a private saloon lounge and an air-conditioned double bedroom she has everything you need for an outing across the waves.

Night snorkelling
Once the amber orb of the sun has sunk beneath the horizon, you can plunge into a neon-coloured world of corals. Night snorkelling allows you to experience the wonders of the Baros house reef as it comes alive with fluorescence. Equipped with blue lights and a yellow filter on your mask, witness the phenomenon as certain marine life absorbs part of the blue light and emits a different colour. This spellbinding effect is called fluorescence and reveals unusual yellows, greens, pinks and blues giving you a spectacular experience.

Private snorkelling lessons for beginners
This private one-hour lesson with one of our highly experienced Marine team will teach you everything you need to know about the basics of snorkelling.

Coral sponsorship
Give back to the beauty of the Baros house reef by supporting our Coral Reef Regeneration Programme and sponsoring a coral frame. Our resident Marine Biologist will teach you about the coral propagation methods we invest in for the benefit of our island and its reef. You will be given the opportunity to participate in this by collecting broken, but still living, coral fragments from the seabed and attaching them to coral tables. To commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, you can attach a personalised name tag to record your contribution to sustaining our beautiful reef.

Contact our team at [email protected] and let us coordinate the perfect curated snorkelling holiday experience for you.