Dive Review of Sub Aqua /Conrad Resort in
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Sub Aqua /Conrad Resort, Jul, 2009, by Bruce Praet, CA, USA ( 1 report). Report 4960.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Although July is "monsoon season", we had excellent weather and water conditions for 9 out of 10 days. Having been diving for 25 years, my wife and I came up from our first dive exclaiming that it was one of the best we've ever done (reef was incredibly alive -- dozens of eels, several turtles, clown fish, lion fish, corals, etc.). Plenty of juvenile and adult reef sharks and the whale sharks were certainly a highlight of the trip. Since they never anchor at a site (slow current drift diving), there is no damage to the pristine reefs. Conrad resort is certainly on the pricey side, but worth every penny with exquisite beachside or overwater villas. Plenty of variety in food and the staff is so attentive at both the resort and the dive operation that I had to get used to the constant (but not overwhelming) and friendly service. Our well traveled kids (ages 6 and 10) were so impressed with the kid's club that they even asked to stay when we returned from diving. Also a beautiful work out facility with latest equipment. Sub Aqua is a top notch dive operation with safety as a top priority (all divers must complete a check out dive) with computers required on all dives. Because of weight limits on the sea plane from Male to our Island (not rigidly enforced), we only packed our own regulators and masks, but found that rental equipment was all new, high end and in great shape (it's assigned to you for entire stay). No extra charge for Nitrox. There is unlimited free shore diving (they'll even carry your tanks to the site), but it pales in comparison to the boat sites. Since this was low season, the 6 pack boats were never full, but staff never canceled a trip (except whale shark trip) because of "too few divers". Although we didn't dive any of the other 1100 islands in the Maldive chain, we'd put Rangali and Conrad near the top of our overall list.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Cayman, Curacao, Turks & Caicos, Belize, Cozumel, Hawaii, Fiji, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, California, Akumal,
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	75-200 Ft/ 23-61 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	As an instructor, I was permitted to dive own limits and all divers required to dive with a computer.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
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
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Dive Review of Sub Aqua /Conrad Resort in Maldives/Rangali Island

Sub Aqua /Conrad Resort, Jul, 2009,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Dive Review of Sub Aqua /Conrad Resort in
Maldives/Rangali Island