What’s the difference between a lagoon and a house reef? Another popular question by travelers is about the house reef.
Islands of the Maldives are formed in such a way that there is always a house reef on one side of the island and the other side is with a lagoon where most of the water sports activities are carried out or enjoy swimming. Usually the reef side of the island is where the waves break. Some reef are shallow some are deep with more colorful corals and fish life. Depth also depends on the tide, normally here in the Maldives we experience high tide two time every 24 hours. Most resorts, the house reef are easily accessible from the shore just few steps into the sea and excellent snorkeling can be found while other resort islands use boats to take you to the edge of the reef where you could experience some brilliant snorkeling.
Resorts such as W Retreat & Spa Maldives and Angsana Ihuru or Baros Maldives are blessed with stunning house reefs, just few steps from your villa while Angsana Velavaru is offering complimentary boat trips to the edge of the reef.
