Slip into the waters of the Baa Atoll biosphere reserve and float alongside some of the ocean’s most graceful giants. From Dharavandhoo, the island closest to Hanifaru Bay, our guides and rangers watch the water for mantas, and we set out only once they’ve been spotted. Join two manta watching excursions, and with luck, cross paths with a whale shark too. Back on shore, step from the sand onto your house reef, and end each day with breakfast and dinner. Days shaped by the tides, with the beach right outside your door.