Dive Review of Ellaidhoo Dive Shop/Ellaidhoo Resort] in
Maldives/Ari Atoll(Ellaidhoo Island)

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Ellaidhoo Dive Shop/Ellaidhoo Resort], Jan, 2008, by Jerry Hobart, N.Y., USA ( Contributor 18 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 3865.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	The Ellaidhoo Resort in the Ari Atoll of the Maldives had an excellent house reef(Ellaidhoo House Reef) and through a system of man made break walls it was very easy to access the open water. The dive shop did an excellent job of explaining the tricky currents which changed daily with the tides. When you wanted to do a shore dive on the house reef you signed up on a board at the dive shop giving your time of entry and expected time of return. If you did not sign out within 15 minutes of your expected return a search party was sent looking for you. Also, the dive shop transported all your equipment to your point of entry and when you finished your dive you simply left your equipment on the beach and the dive shop picked it up and returned it to the dive shop. Every morning there were dive boats available for two tank dives to nearby( 15-50 min.away) reefs in the North Ari Atoll and also one Dhoni was available for a 3 tank dive to reefs that were Manta cleaning stations. Dive shop was excellent in providing anything you needed. Resort was all-inclusive including alcohol and had 78 rooms(water, beach, superior, and standard bungalows). I felt the beach bungalows were the best. Dining was buffet style with a variety of foods, salads and fruits. Many of the foods were highly spiced with curry, but you are in Asia. Transportation was by Emirates from JFK to Dubai and then to Male. If you have a layover in Male stay at the Hulhule Island Resort right next to the airport. You get to the Ellaidhoo Island Resort by a very short flight by seaplane, although there is an alternative slow boat that will eventually get you there.Diving was excellent( lots of fish, healthy soft coral, a few small sharks, turtles and the possibility of mantas. Most diving is drift diving. Bring safety sausage with 15 foot rope and coral hook.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, Cozumel, Florida Keys, Aqua Cat(Exuma Islands), San Salvador, Walker's Key, Nassau, Dominica, Bonaire, Curacao, Grenada, Turks & Caicos, Cayman Islands.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	130 feet and 60 min.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No facilities for cameras on dhoni( dive boat). However, there was a fresh water hose on the dhoni that you could use to rinse your camera. When you got back to the dive shop, there was a designated fresh water rinse tank for cameras, but some of the other divers at the resort used it to rinse their regulators, masks, etc.

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Dive Review of Ellaidhoo Dive Shop/Ellaidhoo Resort] in Maldives/Ari Atoll(Ellaidhoo Island)

Ellaidhoo Dive Shop/Ellaidhoo Resort], Jan, 2008,

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Dive Review of Ellaidhoo Dive Shop/Ellaidhoo Resort] in
Maldives/Ari Atoll(Ellaidhoo Island)