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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

Island style…

Blog Filitheyo - 12.05.2019 Hermit crabs use all they can find and suit them to protect their soft body… ALL.

Island Life

Blog Filitheyo - 04.05.2019 Meet Ali the Heron! He is one of the permanent inhabitants of the island and he has a very good taste for choosing his home… and hunting playground! You will always find him on the beach, and he is always ready [...]

The Werner Lau Table Calendar Campaign is back!

For some years now we have been designing our annual desk calendar with your pictures. Over the past few years we have received so many beautiful pictures of you. So overwhelming was the response that we decided to organize another competition this year. Check all [...]

Greet the new amazing Filitheyo Team!

Blog Filitheyo - 20.04.2019 They are young, they are fresh, they are experienced, they love to help, they are funny, they know their job and they are beautiful! Bottom right to left: Bene, Manu, Tobi, Ramjan, Harun Rear right to left: Flo, Lucas, Mika, Wade [...]

Supply Dhoni für Bathala

Blog Filitheyo - 17.04.2019 The whole stock of Bathala was stored here on Filitheyo. Now there's plenty of space again, because finally things are starting to happen ... today our Supply Dhoni left for Bathala with all the equipment and Tobi on board. Yeah!!!

Deco Beer

Blog Filitheyo - 10.04.2019 The famous beer after the dive! Meet the main bar crew near the reception and savor a fresh drink in a relax environment! And meet the diving staff in the evening after diner for a chat…

Welcome back to Paradise!

Blog Filitheyo - 29.03.2019 Das könnten die Worte sein, die du hören wirst, wenn du vom Tauch Trip auf die Insel zurückkehrst. Dies ist unser Hafen. Hier fahren die Boote ab und kommen zurück. Hier kann man eine Gruppe von Baby-Schwarzspitzenriffhaien beobachten wie sie umherschwimmen [...]

Interdive Frankfurt

Hello fellow divers! As of 2020, Werner Lau will no longer be exhibiting at the BOOT in Düsseldorf, but instead will be present at the new Interdive in Frankfurt. The trade exhibition only has a duration of 5 days and will be held from the […]

Sheena Sun Deck

Blog Sheena - 22.03.2019 This is one of the many places where you can spend some relaxing time on the Sheena. Comfortable sun chairs and sun beds are awaiting you. Our guests come there to enjoy the sun and the warm breeze, read a book, [...]

Isn’t it just perfect …

Blog Filitheyo - 15.03.2019 ... the view at the front of the dhony at Two Brothers channel. Crystalline water and pristine reefs are waiting for you under the surface. We even had the very rare pleasure to meet a 2m bowmouth guitar shark on that [...]

Meet Harish – our Sheena Captain

Blog Sheena/Filitheyo - 08.03.2019 Here is our MY Sheena Captain, Sir Harish! Harish has been working as a Captain in the Maldives for over 20 years now. He is the lucky father of two pretty girls… And MY Sheena is his third child. He knows [...]

two newcomers!

Blog Filitheyo - 08.03.2019 They are two, they are new, they are here for you! Meet Manuela and Wade our two new colleagues on Filitheyo! Women first of course: Manuela is our new Edelweiss from the capital city of Switzerland, Bern. She is one of [...]

Diving honeymoon

Blog Filitheyo - 01.03.2019 Mickey and Mel just got married and came to our paradise island to enjoy some great diving during their honeymoon! They brought their wedding costumes with them and wanted to have a group picture with our awesome team! A lovely and [...]

Double new delivery

Blog Filitheyo - 22.02.2019 They are back! Bene and Mika have come back from their (diving, what else?) holidays at the beginning of February and will be pleased to welcome you at the dive base. During their vacation they went to the Philippines and to [...]

Mika on Tour

Blog Filitheyo - 21.02.2019 Mika and Béné are back from their holidays and have taken over the base again. Last week Mika was allowed to join the MY Sheena tour in order to get to know the procedure, because the base management Filitheyo is responsible [...]

A Bridewhale – one of the reasons to join our checkdive…

Blog Filitheyo - 01.02.2019 “That boat is pretty close to our reef … Wait - Is it submerging ? OH MY GOD !”. These thoughts were going through the mind of our instructor, as a BRIDEWHALE was passing him and his group of divers. The [...]