A WORLD OF FITNESS AND FUN!

Katy Sunnassee took her family to Siyam World, the largest resort in the Maldives, for an activity holiday of a lifetime

- Katy Sunnassee

If you equate the Maldives with lying on a sun lounger doing not a lot other than dipping your toes in the water and having a relaxing time, think again.

The Maldives may be synonymous with honeymoons and couples holidays but it if you head to Siyam World, it offers a wealth of activities and fun for all the family.

Siyam World, part of the larger Sun Siyam chain, is the Maldives' largest resort offering excitement and a world full of action. There's everything from go-karting to horse riding, and the Maldives' first and only fixed water park. Spread across a naturally formed 54-hectare island in Noonu Atoll, and a 45-minute seaplane ride from Malé, Siyam World is truly vast - 4k of soft white sandy beach, 6k of reef and 470 villas across 16 categories, offering something for all budgets (and all over-water villas have a slide!). With a maximum occupancy of 1,300, it dwarfs most of the other resorts.

The island is so large that to get from one end to the other you either need your own buggy or Moke (these can be rented) or to catch one of the frequent shuttle buses (although they're more like buggies as they're open sided) from one of the bus stops. All named after a famous city - Tokyo, London, Paris, etc - you can also flag them down along any main route.