Diamonds Atharuga Maldives
A Maldivian gem
A Maldivian gem
Mantas and large pelagics
Dive sites in S Ari Atoll
Hanifaru Bay - UNESCO site
Hanifaru Bay - UNESCO site
Two weeks chilling and diving in Maldives
The Maldives is an archipelago comprising some 1,200 islands, only about 200 of which are inhabited. With 26 atolls, coral reefs and coral islands in the archipelago, it's no wonder this remote destination in the Arabian Sea is famous for its world-class scuba diving. When to dive in the Maldives [...]
Diving in the Maldives
Covid permitting we’re off for a couple of weeks R and R in the Maldives
Sunset Faru This is a shallow inside reef wall with a wreck at the bottom. Holiday Beru This is just of Holiday Island where whale sharks are fairly common but on the first dive we missed the Whale Sharks only to come to the surface and watch everyone [...]
Snorkelling Oblu by Atmosphere at Helengeli Whilst Helengeli was known as an island for divers before it was taken over by Atmosphere it also has fantastic house reefs on both the north and south sides of the island. As both of these reefs are in channels that lead from the open sea to the [...]
Diving Helengeli in the Maldives Helengeli Island has a wonderful reputation worldwide, for its incomparably exotic house-reef & superb Channel Diving, just meters from the shoreline. The island has a unique location at a primary entrance to Male‘ Atoll, in the middle of a Channel (channel on both sides of the island) and is also one of [...]
Oblu by Atmosphere on Helengeli Island in the Maldives We decided upon a recommendation to fly with Qatar rather than Emirates, this involved an extra flight but still was quicker getting back to the UK. Qatar were fantastic and the flight had a superb bar which surprisingly was deserted. The airport in Qatar, as [...]
Mumbai, tiger safari then chill.
Diving Kanifushi in the Maldives There are many dive sites in the atoll but generally the ones dived are the ones closest to Kanifushi and the gallery below shows them. The ones Paul dived were as follows: Medu Faru Kani corner 3 Rocks Kani West Kani Medu Kandu Kani Caves Veyvah Kandu Medu Faru Kandu [...]
Kanifushi in the Maldives After a couple of flights and transfer through Dubai we arrived at Male in the Maldives and were taken to a lounge to await our seaplane transfer to Kanifushi. After boarding the plane the pilot couldn't get it started and although the mechanic, armed only with WD40, managed to start [...]
Manta and whale shark season
Compilation Video - this was an overview of the diving apart from whale sharks and mantas! Whale Shark time - we saw the first one on the first dive there and the second sighting was actually the same one a few [...]
We were fortunate to be in Moofushi whilst it was Manta season so virtually every dive no matter where we were or what we'd seen, seemed to end at a Manta feeding station and that was always the highlife! These clips were taken on different days so some times the light/colours are better than others. [...]