Many resorts and tour operators offer fishing trips – a chance to witness the traditional pole-
and-line technique still used in the Maldivian fishing industry today and try your hand at casting for big game fish. Alternatively, swing by Malé’s fish and produce markets early to see the catch hauled in for hungry shoppers and hunt for souvenirs. If fishy crisps, smoked tuna or tuna paste aren’t to your taste, ‘bounty’, a tasty local snack made of coconut meat, sugar and honey, makes a sweet alternative.
Emma Sparks travelled to the Maldives with support from Shangri-La Villingili Resort & Spa (shangri-la.com/male/villingiliresort). Lonely Planet contributors do not accept freebies in exchange for positive coverage.
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