Maldives Diving Trip

 

We arrived Male City mid night

 

The water is crystal clean

This is my 2nd leisure dive trip or 1st oversea dive trip, only accumulate 14 dive from the last few months, hopefully my instructor take care of me, will follow him tight all the way 😏

 

This is the size of the mid range Maldives liveaboard that we going to stay

 

Leaving male city 

We live on board on this Southern Cross, 124 feet length & 36 feet width can accommodate 20 paxs

 

"Dhoni" traditional diving boat, this is the boat we use to go diving.

 

 

 

The Maldives archipelago consists of 1190 tiny islands scattered across the Indian Ocean. Only 185 of these islands are inhabited. Can aim to buy one tiny island for retirement 😎

 

This is a private island. 

 

Great food they served.

 

Seaplane landing to a near by resort

 

 

We have plan for night dive today to play with Manta

 

Is only 9 meters depth for this dive

 

 

 

My 1st time to dive with Manta so close

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our dive boat Dhoni

 

View from Dhoni upper deck
 

 

Kudhimaa Wreck

 

Kudhimaa Wreck is a medium sized steel wreck lying very close to the Machafushi house reef. The wreck was purposely sunk in 1998 to provide divers visiting the South Ari Atoll with a wreck. The wreck itself has easy access to the cargo holds on both sides. On and around the shipwreck you can find a school of bat fish, some puffer fish, box fish and the customary large lion fish. Needless to say, the wreck is bursting with macro subjects for budding photographers and film makers. One interesting feature of the wreck is the competition for space that has sprung up on the surface itself. Algae, sponges, sea squirts and corals are all fighting for that valuable piece of metal to start their growth from.

 

 

 

 

 

Spotted Guitar Shark

 

 

This was my deepest dive ever done ~ 36 meter depth  @ Mushimasmingili Thila

 

 

 

 

 

 

Night dive with Nurse Shark & Alimatha Jetty

 

 

 

Got a Sailfish for Shasimi 

 

Approaching to Male City after 6 night L.O.B

 

What a nice private cruise  

 

Male City Fish Market

 

 

 

 

Maldivian Chili

 

# 15

6/10/13

Kurumba (Check out dive)
41 mins, 22.5 meters

 

# 16

6/10/13

Thala Fhala
30 mins, 14 meters

 

# 17

7/10/13

Lily’s Manta point
53 mins, 22.5 meters

 

# 18

7/10/13

Lily’s Manta point
47 mins, 20.5 meters

 

# 19

7/10/13

Fish Head
55 mins, 36 meters

 

# 20

8/10/13

Kudarah Thila
47 mins, 24 meters

 

# 21

8/10/13

Whale Shark Point
40 mins, 21 meters

 

# 22

8/10/13

Kudhimaa Wreck
42 mins, 26 meters

 

# 23

9/10/13

Alimatha Jetty
42 mins, 9 meters

 

# 24

9/10/13

Vashu Giri Kandu
43 mins, 21 meters

 

# 25

9/10/13

Broken Rock
40 mins, 26 meters

 

# 26

10/10/13

Kandooma
40 mins, 26 meters

 

# 27

10/10/13

Miyaru Kandu
42 mins, 27 meters

 

# 28

10/10/13

Vilivaru Giri
52 mins, 21 meters

 

# 29

11/10/13

Sunlight
65 mins, 17.5 meters

 

# 30

11/10/13

Lankan reef
63 mins, 24 meters

 

# 31

11/10/13

Lankan reef
51 mins, 23 meters