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Diving Maldives
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The warm seas of Maldives have high visibility throughout the year, with water clear
enough to see the passing fish as far as fifty metres away at times. Add to that
the marvellous formation of over 3000 coral reefs and the free flowing tides of
the monsoons. The result of these perfect conditions have created one of the world’s
richest diving coral reef areas.
Over a thousand species of fish and other underwater creatures inhabit the Maldivian
waters. The monsoon tides of the Indian Ocean create a collection of small marine
creatures as well as microscopic plant cells. This in turn creates a hub for all
kinds of underwater species who gather in these waters lured by the abundance of
food. In the Maldives you will get to see everything. From tiny shrimp and groups
of colourful swimmers to the magnificent mantas and sharks, a careful eye will give
you enough to enrapture you for a lifetime.
The best thing is that you need not be a professional diver to enjoy the Maldives.
All resorts and safari boats give you basic to advanced training using well-monitored
diving facilities of a high standard. Even the most reluctant diver can enjoy the
beauty of Maldivian underwater life on a drift dive with the guidance of experienced
dive instructors. A dive in a house reef is equally rewarding, all you need to do
is swim a few minutes from shore. Due to the countless number of reefs found among
the 26 atolls in the Maldives, all you need to do is travel 15 to 60 minutes by
boat to get to a different dive spot every day.
Dives in the Maldives usually take place along a faru (reef), a thila (a submerged
aquarium like reef, on a channel where the atoll meets the ocean, or on a wreck.
Night diving is particularly beautiful as is a macro dive that lets you see tiny,
interesting and usually disregarded creatures up close and personal.
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