Paradise snorkeling

Maldives: Paradise snorkeling

Filitheyo Island Resort

There are a few places in the world that enthrall the visitor upon arrival as the Maldives do. Maldives is surrounded by natural beauty which is simply breathtaking. Maldives has the ability to totally mesmerize the visitor by its beauty and perfection.

It is the same for divers or snorkeling lovers. Infact it is a paradise for water lovers, with such a wide variety of life to explore.


                                                                                          Coral reef close to the beach: essential!

The Maldives is the heaven for divers. The underwater scenery is just as spectacular as those above the surface and the richness of the fauna is simply unbelievable. The best way to explore the underwater world of the Maldives is to choose the island. It is very important to make sure to have a "house reef" (house reef) a few flipper strokes from the beach. You will indeed spend a lot of time in the water so it is advisable to take a boat along.

If you have no idea about diving or snorkeling, this is the best time to start. For snorkeling, you do not even need to know how to swim. You will automatically float (clothing a life jacket) above the reef once on site like some of our Asian friends, who do not have the culture of swimming as European, and be floating above the reef. 

Watch out for sunburn!

To begin you do not need complicated equipment. Maldives hotels will lend or lease a mask, snorkel and flippers. Consider wearing a t-shirt special watersports certified UV protection (rather take in a light color, you will have less hot). They dry very quickly and are still more comfortable than a t-shirt in cotton. It costs less than 10 euros in a store like "Decathlon" and believe me you will thank me for having recommended this investment because the sun of Maldives is rather "beefy in tough." Also do be a little extra cautious with the buttocks and thighs, as this is often where the sun attack ... wearing shorts is certainly less sexy, but is highly recommended. If you decide to apply sun cream to protect the skin, please use a lotion that will not damage corals (without chemical filter). It is a bit more expensive than conventional lotions but it is in my opinion a sign of respect towards the corals. We stayed at a hotel, I recently visited under the guidance of a German friend. I had the chance to dive in some of the sights and practice my favorite sport, namely snorkeling.

                                                                                            The wall is clearly visible on this photo

Filitheyo is located in the north Nilandhe atoll. This magical island is surrounded by a fall - a kind of wall - which falls between 35 and 90 meters below the surface. Swimming above the falls is pretty amazing wildlife. It is amazing for us regulars Atlantic and the Mediterranean to see so many colorful fish. The waters in this area are full of turtles, eagle rays, surgeons fish, lionfish, moray eels, parrotfish, triggerfish. With a little luck you will also see a big beast like a shark! 

I already saw some sharks "there are SHARKS"? Uh, yes, the Maldives, there are a lot of sharks around the islands but they are rare, small and harmless. Witnessing a Shark is not a regular scene, it is very rare occurrence and you would probably need a lot of luck on your side. The vast majority are black tip sharks from 80 cm to 1 meter 20 long. It’s a brain mechanism that people have developed after watching Spielberg’s movies, but in reality you’ll take a liking to this kind of meetings.

Lulu the turtle ...

Filitheyo offers a base of highly professional diving instructors supervised by the Werner Lau. Two new French instructors were on the island (Thomas and Bertrand) and they seemed to be pretty happy to advise me. Lovers of scuba diving will discover several of the 30 proposed sites. There is also a recent wreck (2009) located up to 32 meters underwater. Nurse sharks (no it does not bite, they usually sleep at the bottom) and the lines are already benefiting from this refuge.

                                                                                              Class - an advanced diver diving!

I really had great times at Filitheyo water and I do not regret this trip at all. It was a fun experience. I feel more relaxed and chill now. I had to spend some money, but I guess it was worth it. It is advisable to refer to antilogvacations for cheap touring packages and guidance