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Maldives Dive Travel: "Diving in the Maldives", Jul, 2007, by Andrew Falconer , WA, AU ( Top Contributor 51 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 10238.
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Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
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Comments	The Maldives are located off the southern tip of India and consist of a large number of small low lying tropical islands. They have become a very popular holiday destination for Europeans, including for diving. In 2007 I was working in Kerala state in India, and took advantage of the proximity and direct flights from Trivandrum to Mahe, to spend a week on a liveaboard dive boat. Location of the Maldives, off the southern tip of India The dive boat itself was rather basic, and I shared a small cabin with non- functioning air conditioning. There were about ten guests on board including a group of three Italian couples. The dive guide left much to be desired, seemingly uninterested, and at one stage reduced an inexperienced lady diver to tears. Underwater things were better, and the highlight was an amazing display by two manta rays, which I assumed was a courting ritual. The Maldives consist of many small islands, which are all only just above sea level School of juvenile barracuda Giant travally Close up of napoleon wrasse Napoleon wrasse with me Manta ray Manta rays performing a mating ritual (?) Inside the liveaboard diveboat Sunset in the Maldives Anemones in the Maldives White tipped shark Schooling yellow fin sweetlips {Some photos from this trip can be found at [ttms999.com link] }
Websites	Maldives Dive Travel
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vanuatu, South Africa, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Cuba, Maldives, Chuuk, Galapagos, Phillipines, Sri Lanka
Closest Airport	Mahe	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather		Seas
Water Temp	26-28°C / 79-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	10-15 M / 33-49 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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