You have just arrived at the Malé international airport and realizing that there is ample time at your disposal you begin to ponder as to what is to be done with it. Grab this opportunity to treat yourself to some of the most spectacular aerial views of the Maldives, courtesy of the seaplane companies - Maldivian Air Taxi and Trans Maldivian Airways - which operate in these islands.

Their service flights range from airport-to-island shuttles to island-hopping for the adventurous to short sight-seeing flips which provide breathtaking views of coral reefs, islands, and surrounding lagoons. With a little bit of luck, one may also have the chance to see schools of dolphins or manta rays as the flight deliberately skims over the ocean surface. Incoming passengers are met at the Malé airport, their baggages handled, and are then conveyed to their respective destinations. Similarly outgoing tourists are retrieved at their resorts and transported back to the airport.

These companies also offer their seaplanes for aerial photography giving one a chance to capture the natural beauty of these tropical islands, resembling tiny pieces of gems studding a vast aquamarine canvas painted by the ocean, frame-by-frame. A perfect souvenir of a Maldivian vacation. What's more, they also perform government charter services and round-the-clock medevac operations.

If you want to top the icing of your holiday with a cherry, go for the airborne experience, for the Maldives are beautiful not only from beneath the sea but most of all from above it. Make flying a truly memorable and exhilarating experience, an opportunity of a lifetime !