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Dive The Maldives – Photos to Inspire You

July 21, 2017 By //  by Michael Leave a Comment

The Maldives is a remote – no question about that! At just over 550 miles (nearly 900 km) Southwest of Sri Lanka and India, The Maldives are not only remote, but can be very expensive to get to.

If you’re coming from Europe to dive The Maldives, it’s not so bad. But if you’re on your way there from North America, settle in for a trip that will take you over 20 hours or more, depending on how lucky you are with flights!

Yet, the trip is worth it because The Maldives is also home to some of the most diverse marine life on the planet. Here are some photos that will inspire you to dive The Maldives!

Michael uses a Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 IV in a Fantasea FRX100 V Housing to take underwater photos.

It’s an excellent dive camera setup.

Morays in the Maldives

During the day, they stay in their caves. They come out at night to hunt!

This is the first time I’ve ever seen two moray eels in the same cave!

Dive the maldives Two moray eels
Two moray eels in their tunnel

Manta Rays in the Maldives

There are several cleaning stations you’ll be able to see when you dive The Maldives.

These areas have a good deal of current. So it’s helpful to have a reef hook with you.

Dive the maldives Manta Ray
A beautiful Manta ray from our second to last dive

Hawksbill turtles

Turtles are always fun. This one is enjoying dinner and was oblivious to my camera.

Dive the maldives - A sea turtle eating at night
A sea turtle eating at night

White Tip Sharks are everywhere

While you’ll likely see quite a few sharks, they tend to keep their distance.

Dive the maldives - A white tip shark
A white tip shark that I couldn’t get close to.

Porcupine fish

One of my favorite fish – they always look like they’re sad because been abandoned.

Dive the maldives - Porcupine blow fish
Porcupine blow fish always look so lonely

Swim through schools of snappers

Just when you think they’re going to scatter, they let you join their school if you take your time.

Dive the maldives - snapper school
Snappers aren’t that shy. They let you swim with them.

Dive The Maldives! Meet Napoleon!

Larger that it looks. This guy was about 1.5 meters long. Very docile creatures with huge mouths!

Dive the maldives - napoleon wrasse
Napoleon wrasses (humphead wrasses) are fairly common

Macro Diving in The Maldives

Michael and Halef both like to hunt for nudibranchs. Often, they concentrate so much that they miss the larger stuff!

Dive the maldives - A tiny nudibranch, about 2 cm long.
A tiny nudibranch, about 2 cm long.
Dive the maldives - Another beautiful nudibranch
Another beautiful nudibranch

Big fish in the Maldives

If you’re really lucky, you’ll see a whale shark – the biggest fish on the planet! This lady showed up on our second to last dive!

Dive the maldives - Whale shark
A whale shark in the Maldives – about 6-7 meters long!

The life under the water in The Maldives is spectacular by almost any measure. We were lucky enough to dive The Maldives on a liveaboard in May.

You can see our review of the Emperor Leo Maldives right here.

Whether it’s any of the dozens of liveaboards that serve The Maldives, a day trip from Male with a local dive shop, or a week or more at a resort, we highly recommend that you put The Maldives near the top of your list of places to dive.

A typical Maldives resort will be able to arrange a dive for you. For example, check out the Kuramathi Island Resort, which operates a dive shop within the resort.

Packing for a liveaboard

If you’re going to spend a week or more on a boat diving, we highly recommend taking a look at our post about Packing for a Liveaboard Diving Trip.

It’ll save you space – and money!


For More on The Maldives: When we travel, we use Lonely Planet in addition to all of the other research we do. We really do love these books and have a shelf full of them! By clicking the image and buying a book at the Amazon.com link below, we get a small referral fee at no additional cost to you.

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Michael
Michael

Michael is originally from Canada but now resides in Atlanta, GA with his husband, Halef, who also writes here. He is a Couchsurfing expert. Michael has traveled to over 50 countries learning how to experience more for less as he travels.

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