Overview: The Maldives is an island nation consisting of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean. Comparative studies of the Maldivian oral tradition suggest that the first settlers were Dravidian people from the nearest coasts, probably fishermen from the southwest coasts of the Indian Subcontinent and the western shores of Sri Lanka, like the group today known as the Giravaaru who claim ancestry from ancient Tamils. It is unlikely that the Giraavaru islanders were the...more
Best Time to Visit: The months of December to April are the driest and hence the best time to visit.
