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Giravaru Caves

Type of dive:Driftdive Depth Range :7m - 30m Photography:Wide angle 14mm to standard lens 35mm rcommended for the caves and the snapper schools.

Special Feature:Drop-of with big overhangs and caves. The inside of some caves offer fantastic views of the blue sea from inside them. Big schools of midnight snappers swim among the hard and soft corals and the gorgonians. Pelagic fish and eagle rays are also common in this area.

Embudhu Canyon

Type of dive:Driftdive, Depth Range:8m - 30m , Photography :For the scenario and fish schools use a 14mm - 28mm wide angle lens.

Special Feature:A huge rock in front of the reef creates an exciting canyon with lots of caves and overhangs. Colourful soft corals make this site a delight for photographers with schools of yellow snappers and oriental sweetlips unconsciously posing for the perfect picture. Chances are high that there will be encounters with eagle rays, napoleon and sharks.

Aquarium

Type of dive:Driftdive, Depth Range:10m - 30m , Photography: moderate wide angle - standard lens (20mm- .35mm) for turtles, sharks and napoleon wrasses.
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Special Feature:Drift dive along the outer reef of Lhohifushi Island . Once round the corner, a slope covered with corals goes down to 20m, curling an creating a bay of sorts. A massive coral block here is home to thousands of small fish and countless golden moray eels. Sharks, napoleons and big pelagic are to be encountered in the aquarium. At the sandy bottom, there are sting rays to see.

 

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The Maldives is renowned for its coral gardens and multiple coloured tropical fish that swim lazily in the crystal clear waters. For a visitor, the ideal holiday cannot be fulfilled without a glimpse of these underwater marvels. The turtles, rays, sharks and seaweed growth provides a breathtaking view. It is no wonder, the Maldives is included among the best diving spots of the world. The average visibility is around thirty meters sometimes even extending to sixty meters.Diving possibilities include drift diving, wreck diving and night diving.

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