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Werner Lau table calendar 2020

The decission has been made and the winners of this year's competition have been announced. This year it was particularly difficult to make a decision. There were just too many wonderful underwater shots. Unfortunately we can only add 12 pictures to our desk calendar. The [...]

Guests Drawing

Blog Bathala - 17.07.2019 It looks like the Sandini family liked diving on Bathala very much. Thanks for the drawing and it was a lot of fun with you...stay tuned and always good air... Valentina, Tofail, Sakib, Ali, Lulu, Joy and Maxim

Nitroooooox!

Blog Filitheyo - 06.07.2019 No matter if you are diving on the house reef or from the boat, you will meet here the white tip reef shark. This shark is not really the fiercest predator from the reef and also not really a hunter. It [...]

Holiday Season

One comes, the other goes. For us it is holiday season too. Here on Medhufushi this means that Mateja is going on her well-deserved holiday. Our compressor and water sports employee Kafrul as well. They will both travel to their home country Slovenia and Bangladesh [...]

Wimpelfische

Blog Filitheyo - 29.06.2019 Just there on the house reef are some schools of Bannerfish waiting for you! They are groups of a hundred just feeding on the plankton passing by and they see snorklers and divers so often that you can really approach them [...]

Turtle rescue

Blog Hondaafushi - 25.06.20196 A few days ago, we found a turtle at the beach that got caught in a fishing net. Luckily this turtle was found and released. Unfortunately not every turtle has this luck.

Good Morning Maaya Thila

Blog Bathala - 25.06.2019 After a longer break we went diving at Maaya Thila again. Well, what to say...the usual madness... 2 eagle rays, 3 grey reef sharks, 2 silvertip sharks, countless whitetip reef sharks and also a turtle...and the whole stuff directly in the [...]

Blue Light Night Diving

Blog Filitheyo - 22.06.2019 Try this new underwater experience! Amaaaazing colors are awaiting you right in front of your bungalow… It is really mindblowing! It is like diving under LSD but it has two advantages: blue light diving is legal and the effects disappear as [...]

first time out with the Dhoni …

Blog Bathala - 22.06.2019 Finally, we go out to dive for the first time with our dhoni and guests. The destination is the Bathala Thila, not much has to be said about this dive site. Those who have been diving here before will now reminisce [...]

Deco-Beer on Bathala

Blog Bathala - 20.06.2019 The first deco beer with our divers...what a joyful sight. Tomorrow we go the first time out with our Dhoni and guests...stay tuned

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the new generation

Blog Hondaafushi - 18.06.2019 May we introduce Lukas? He has just completed his Open Water Diver with us and also participated in our Beach Clean Up. That is our future! Best regards from Hondaafushi

Bathala Update

Sandies Bathala is open for guest since 18 June 2019!   Today we got the information from our base leader Maxim that the island is finally open. The first guests have already checked in at the dive center and we will provide you with pictures [...]

The Mantas are back!

Blog Medhufushi - 16.06.2019 Here we are again, at this time of the year, when I can happily announce the mantas are back. Off course I should also mention that with a lot of plankton around, we were lucky to see  baby whale shark! It was [...]

Map Puffer Fish

Blog Filitheyo - 15.06.2019 This is one of the biggest pufferfish, it can reach a size of 60cm. It is a quite lazy and slow moving fish, grazing on algae and eventually small invertebrates. They have 4 teeth that resemble a beak and feed the [...]

Meet the white tip reef shark

Blog Filitheyo - 08.06.2019 No matter if you are diving on the house reef or from the boat, you will meet here the white tip reef shark. This shark is not really the fiercest predator from the reef and also not really a hunter. It [...]

“Napoleon Wrasse / Cheilinus Undulatus”

Blog Medhufushi - 07.06.2019 I believe it´s time to present, often seen inhabitant of Mantas and more. Thick, fleshy lip fish with a hump over the head also known as Napoleon wrasse. It´s very impressive fish that can grow to up to 229 cm (male) [...]

Sandcastle Competition

Hondaafushi - 02.06.2019 During the rare times when our guests are not diving, they play in our big sand box. Of course is the theme the under water world too.  Laura and Mark are our absolute Sandcastle Champion! Well done guys!

Negative entry from the blue boat

Blog Filitheyo - 01.06.2019 Jumping in the blue and descending directly to 10m,checking if everybody is there and is doing alright is what we call a proper negative entry from the blue boat. We then go down to 20m check again, make our way to [...]

At least we’re making steps forward

Blog Bathala - 28.05.2019 Unfortunately the opening of Bathala was postponed again but our compressors are standing and running smoothly. Island map and teamboard are also hanging, now only the divers are missing...stay tuned

Turtle posing for the photographer

Blog Filitheyo - 25.05.2019 Sijmon had a turtle posing for him during more than 5 minutes at Filitheyo Outside! She kept coming back to him for a new pose and finally went up to take a breath… And we too because we were also getting [...]

Our newest staff member

Blog Bathala - 22.05.2019 Our newest Italian staff member has arrived at Bathala. Fresh from Ko Lanta / Thailand, Valentina now wants to explore the underwater world of the Maldives and is looking forward to the opening of the resort. She speaks Italian, English and [...]

Leaf Scorpionfish

Blog Medhufushi - 19.05.2019 One of the masters in disguise – leaf scorpion fish. The beauty of ugly, with venomous spines off course. Definitely not easy to spot and finding one always feels like finding a hidden Easter egg. They camouflage themselves as leaves to [...]

Biiiig marbled stingray

Blog Filitheyo - 16.05.2019 A very curious and massive marbled stingray kept turning around us at Lighthouse Channel! An amazing dive with loads of sharks and some medium incoming current… Credit: Sijmon de Waal

A little glimpse behind the scenes

Blog Hondafushi - 16.05.2019 Where do you live? This question we get to hear quite often. Therefore we would like to give you a little insight into our home. 😊 All the employees of Hondaafushi have their rooms in the interior of the island. There [...]